Zen Telegrams is a collection of Reps's picture-poems," works of calligraphic art and minimalist poetry that first fascinated Japanese,then attracted Western viewers. A lesser artist trying to combine English text and Eastern art might have failed, but Reps was a rare talent, accomplished in a wide variety of literary genres and art forms and his unique work appeals to a universal audience.
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Zen Telegrams is a collection of Reps's picture-poems," works of calligraphic art and minimalist poetry that first fascinated Japanese,then attracted Western viewers. A lesser artist trying to combine English text and Eastern art might have failed, but Reps was a rare talent, accomplished in a wide variety of literary genres and art forms and his unique work appeals to a universal audience.
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Paul Reps, the compiler, was an American who lived in many countries, including India, Norway, and Japan, and studied many of man's efforts to find and realize his true spiritual stature. He was the author of several books of poems and prose. He once said that he felt "the equal of each grass blade and pebble and believe that it is possible to be happy though human and grown up."
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Zen Telegrams offer peace and thought,
By "signell" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zen Telegrams (Paperback)
Zen Telegrams by Paul Reps offers insight into the spirit. A collection of one page image poems, it can be seen as a commentary on the world in which we live as Reps delves into each subject with only a few words. His simple style sets the mind in motion as his words, gallop, fall, or smear across the page. The result his poems open the soul. This book can be used as a meditative initiative, or a gentle reminder of the world we call home. For either use, it is a collection that is definately a must own because of the power it conveys.
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Beautiful and Simple,
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This book is 79 poems with drawings. There are only a few lines to each poem. "perhaps/only perhaps/ you stand beside me/ in the falling rain." Accompanying each poem is a drawing done in black, what looks to be waterbased paint. Poems and drawings are very simple, very beautiful. "looking into your eyes/ I forget that people die."
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Paul's work is great,
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His books are treasures, This one is one of the best. They are like misty rain slowly working on our vision of the world.
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innocently Joy is Pine drinking luminous dew as if nothing had happened Read the first page New!
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innocently Joy is Pine drinking luminous dew as if nothing had happened Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (Shambhala Pocket Classics) by Paul Reps in Back Flap
- Zen Miracles: Finding Peace in an Insane World by Brenda Shoshanna on page 49, and page 110
- What Book!?: Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop by Gary Gach in Back Matter
- Abandon Hope: The Way to Fulfillment by Justin Stone on page 125
- Heightened Awareness: Toward a Higher Consciousness by Justin Stone in Back Matter
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