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Book Description

Publication Date: November 12, 1991

Beneath a Single Moon is an extraordinary collection of the work of forty-five contemporary American poets—with over 250 poems and thirty essays on the influence of spiritual practice on the practice of poetry. Included are works by John Cage, Diane di Prima, Allen Ginsberg, Jane Hirshfield, Andrew Schelling, Gary Snyder, Anne Waldman, and others.

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#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } Beneath a Single Moon is an extraordinary collection of the work of forty-five contemporary American poets—with over 250 poems and thirty essays on the influence of spiritual practice on the practice of poetry. Included are works by John Cage, Diane di Prima, Allen Ginsberg, Jane Hirshfield, Andrew Schelling, Gary Snyder, Anne Waldman, and others.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This ambitious anthology includes poems and essays by 45 contemporary American poets who are practicing Buddhists. They represent a refreshingly wide range of poetic styles, from the looseness of John Cage and Allen Ginsberg to the more formal verse of Jane Hirschfield and Olga Broumas. The book also offers the reader an introduction to the diversity of American Buddhism. The poetry is uneven in quality; from the impenetrable ("of tea/how a fox/ under/ jagged rocks/ this shirt/but not an/ empty sack") to the more accessible ("I rub the dark hollow of the bowl/ with garlic, near to the fire enough/so that fire reflects on the wood,/a reverie that holds emptiness/ in high regard." An introduction by Gary Snyder is included. For Buddhist studies as well as contemporary poetry collections.
- Kathleen Norris, formerly with Lemmon P.L.,
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

A Bracelet Of Turquoise From Aguilar by Jane Augustine
Cloud, Rock, Scroll: 1. Rock Rose by Jane Augustine
Cloud, Rock, Scroll: 2. Rock Lily by Jane Augustine
Cloud, Rock, Scroll: 3. Wraiths by Jane Augustine
Cloud, Rock, Scroll: 4. Sky by Jane Augustine
The Stand-in Under Duress, Sels. by Steve Benson
The Stand-in Under Duress, Sels. by Steve Benson
Big Mood by Stephen Berg
No Word by Stephen Berg
Oblivion by Stephen Berg
To The Being We Are by Stephen Berg
Awakened! by Bob Boldman
Haiku by Bob Boldman
Haiku by Bob Boldman
Lumens: After Yes by Olga Broumas
Lumens: Bridge by Olga Broumas
Lumens: Each Love by Olga Broumas
Lumens: Primitive by Olga Broumas
Lumens: Teacup by Olga Broumas
Mercy by Olga Broumas
Prayer With Martial Stance by Olga Broumas
Sweeping The Garden by Olga Broumas
Wedding Song by Olga Broumas
Themes & Variations, Sels. by John Cage
Three Mesostics by John Cage
Toyama 1982 by John Cage
Desire, - Affection With An Occasion, Really by Alan Davies
The Dialectical Thinker Stands A Step Back by Alan Davies
Reality Rears Its Ugly Head by Alan Davies
I Ching by Diane Di Prima
Letter To Jeanne (at Tassajara) by Diane Di Prima
Tassajara, 1969 by Diane Di Prima
Trajectory by Diane Di Prima
Visit To Katagiri Roshi by Diane Di Prima
Down To The Bone by Patricia Donegan
For Tu Fu's Bones by Patricia Donegan
Haiku by Patricia Donegan
Half-open by Patricia Donegan
The Perfect Dialogue by Patricia Donegan
On Thinking by Norman Fischer
The Tooting by Norman Fischer
Untitled Poem #37 by Norman Fischer
Guessing Toward Clarity by Nelson Foster
Lovers' Reunion At The Cavalier Motel by Nelson Foster
Pieces From The Night by Nelson Foster
Santa Rosa Plum by Nelson Foster
The Chinese Poems: 1 by Daniel Frank Gerber
The Chinese Poems: 22 by Daniel Frank Gerber
The Chinese Poems: 34 by Daniel Frank Gerber
The Chinese Poems: 35 by Daniel Frank Gerber
The Chinese Poems: 41 by Daniel Frank Gerber
The Chinese Poems: 43 by Daniel Frank Gerber
Love For Instance by Daniel Frank Gerber
Two Clouds by Daniel Frank Gerber
The Way Back by Daniel Frank Gerber
Affirmations by Margaret Ferguson Gibson
Beginner's Mind by Margaret Ferguson Gibson
In The Mountains, I Listen by Margaret Ferguson Gibson
Making Salad; After Eihei Dogen by Margaret Ferguson Gibson
A Ripple Of Deer, A Metamorphosis Of Bear, A Metaphor by Margaret Ferguson Gibson
Returning To The Country For A Brief Visit by Allen Ginsberg
Thoughts Sitting Breathing by Allen Ginsberg
' What Would You Do If You Lost It?' by Allen Ginsberg
Why I Meditate by Allen Ginsberg
Amnesia by Susan Griffin
Born Into A World Knowing by Susan Griffin
Ocean by Susan Griffin
Torture by Susan Griffin
A Dragon In The Clouds by Sam Hamill
Gnostology by Sam Hamill
Helenic Triptych by Sam Hamill
Ten Thousand Sutras; After Hakuin's Meditation Sutra by Sam Hamill
Thirty-one New Yellow Daffodils by Sam Hamill
Watching The Waves by Sam Hamill
After Reading Takahashi by James Harrison
Counting Birds by James Harrison
Dogen's Dream by James Harrison
The Idea Of Balance Is To Be Found In Herons And Loons by James Harrison
Kobun by James Harrison
Walking by James Harrison
Mythos Of Logos by Michael Heller
Photograph Of A Man Holding His Penis by Michael Heller
Today, Somewhat After Dante by Michael Heller
Water, Heads, Hamptons by Michael Heller
If You Know Me At All by William Heyen
In A Ch'ing Dynasty Painting By Chu Lien by William Heyen
Redwings by William Heyen
The Return by William Heyen
Witness by William Heyen
In That World, The Angels Wear Fins by Jane Hirshfield
Inspiration by Jane Hirshfield
November, Remembering Voltaire by Jane Hirshfield
Recalling A Sung Dynasty Landscape by Jane Hirshfield
The Stone Of Heaven by Jane Hirshfield
Crisp Blue Shirt by Mary Kean
Magpie by Mary Kean
Parachute Sestina by Mary Kean
Poetry by Mary Kean
Reality by Mary Kean
Sphinx by Mary Kean
Horse by Robert Kelly
Maitreya by Robert Kelly
Melencolia; After Albrecht Durer by Robert Kelly
Objections To The Unsatisfactoriness Of Cyclic Existence by Robert Kelly
6 Gitanjali For Iris by Jackson Maclow
Mahakala by Jackson Maclow
Printout From 'the' by Jackson Maclow
Rinzai On The Self ..., Sels. by Jackson Maclow
Rinzai On The Self ..., Sels. by Jackson Maclow
Rinzai On The Self ..., Sels. by Jackson Maclow
Cold Places by S. J. Marks
Losing Myself by S. J. Marks
November Woods; For Masao Abe by S. J. Marks
To Go Through Life Is To Walk Across A Field by S. J. Marks
The Birdcarver by David Mckain
Brushfire by David Mckain
Coppers by David Mckain
Opening Day by David Mckain
Witching by David Mckain
Allow by Barbara Meier
Nuns by Barbara Meier
Sonnets From The War Zones: Nicaragua: 1. by Barbara Meier
Sonnets From The War Zones: Nicaragua: 10. by Barbara Meier
Sonnets From The War Zones: Nicaragua: 11. by Barbara Meier
Sonnets From The War Zones: Nicaragua: 3. by Barbara Meier
Vertebral Mountains by Barbara Meier
Mountains And Rivers by Dale Pendell
Woodcutting by Dale Pendell
Atoms by Anthony Piccione
Ice Fishing by Anthony Piccione
Opening The Cabin At Mid-winter by Anthony Piccione
Outside by Anthony Piccione
Trying To Read In My Study by Anthony Piccione
Two Poems After Winter: 1. A Small Prayer To Everything by Anthony Piccione
Two Poems After Winter: 2. This Day Of Spring ... by Anthony Piccione
Visit From A Friend by Anthony Piccione
Further Fingers For The Further Hand by George Quasha
Morphic Resonance by George Quasha
A Nod To The Numen by George Quasha
Thomas's Secret Sayings by George Quasha
The Field & Garden Of Circe, Sels. by Jed Rasula
The Hollow by Jed Rasula
The Table by Jed Rasula
Vowels by Jed Rasula
Haiku by Alexis Rotella
Haiku by Alexis Rotella
A Cycle Of Hoops For The First Snow, Sels. by Steve Sanfield
A Cycle Of Hoops For The First Snow, Sels. by Steve Sanfield
A Cycle Of Hoops For The First Snow, Sels. by Steve Sanfield
The Pearl, Sels. by Leslie Scalapino
Storm Furrows by Andrew Schelling
Tablet: 24 by Armand Schwerner
Threads by Armand Schwerner
Fall Melon by Larry Smith
Immersion by Larry Smith
Seeing by Larry Smith
Waves by Larry Smith
Zen Garden by Larry Smith
As For Poets by Gary Snyder
At White River Roadhouse In The Yukon by Gary Snyder
The Bear Mother by Gary Snyder
For Nothing by Gary Snyder
Little Songs For Gaia: 18. by Gary Snyder
Little Songs For Gaia: 20. by Gary Snyder
Myths And Texts: Hunting: 16 by Gary Snyder
Piute Creek by Gary Snyder
Raven's Beak River At The End by Gary Snyder
Riprap by Gary Snyder
Song Of The Taste by Gary Snyder
Surrounded By Wild Turkeys by Gary Snyder
Without by Gary Snyder
Mudra by Will Staple
Nanao Speaking by Will Staple
Neither The Speaker Nor The Spoken ... by Will Staple
Raven by Will Staple
Theforestforthetrees: 1. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 2. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 3. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 4. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 5. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 6. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 7. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 8. by Charles Stein
Theforestforthetrees: 9. by Charles Stein
June 5, 1987 by Lucien Stryk
Latest News by Lucien Stryk
Misty Morning by Lucien Stryk
Translating Zen Poems by Lucien Stryk
Willows by Lucien Stryk
Afternoon by Takahashi Shinkichi
The Pink Sun by Takahashi Shinkichi
Time by Takahashi Shinkichi
Words by Takahashi Shinkichi
The Beautiful Contradictions: 8 by Nathaniel Tarn
Entering Into This by Nathaniel Tarn
The Poet Who No Longer Made Use Of Words by Nathaniel Tarn
Retreat Toward The Spring by Nathaniel Tarn
Flute by John Tarrant
The Marriage Bundle by John Tarrant
The Restoration Of The World by John Tarrant
Spell To Be Recited For Banishing Loneliness by John Tarrant
Why The Gods Screw Things Up by John Tarrant
Helping The Dreamer by Anne Waldman
Makeup On Empty Space by Anne Waldman
Sumungala's Mother Speaks by Anne Waldman
All About Art & Life by Philip Whalen
Opening The Mountain, Tamalpais: 22:x:65 by Philip Whalen
Opening The Mountain, Tamalpais: 22:x:65 by Philip Whalen
Butterfly Effect by John Wolff
The Governors Of Zuni (a Photograph) by John Wolff
Mobius Landscape by John Wolff
Nursery Songs For Two Sons by John Wolff
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®