Between the Floating Mist: Poems of Ryokan

"Just as Ryokan's life is inseparable from his poetry, the translation's clarity of diction is inseparable from the sensitive brushwork on each page. A book to be gazed into again and again."--Charlotte Mandel, Small Press

What shall remain
as my legacy?
The spring flowers
the cuckoo in summer,
the autumn leaves.

Ryokan (1758-1831) was a poet, master calligrapher, Zen hermit, and is one of the most beloved poets of Japan. Instead of becoming the head of a Zen temple, he preferred the simple and independent life of a hermit. Ryokan's poetry is simple, direct, and colloquial in expression.

Author: Ryokan
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: White Pine Press (NY)
Published: 04/01/2009
Series: Companions for the Journey (White Pine Press) #17
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.2lbs
Size: 6.80h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781935210054