Between the Floating Mist: Poems of Ryokan

by Ryōkan

Book Overview

"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. Ryo kan (1758-1831) was a poet, master calligrapher, Zen hermit, and is one of the most beloved poets of Japan. Instead of becoming the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193521005X
• ISBN13: 9781935210054
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: White Pine Press (NY)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 6.8"