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Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter Paperback – January 20, 1995

by Lucien Stryk (Translator), Takashi Ikemoto (Translator)

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This anthology, jointly translated by a Japanese scholar and an American poet, is the largest and most comprehensive collection of its kind to appear in English. Their collaboration has rendered translations both precise and sublime, and their selection, which span 1,500 years, from the early T’ang dynasty to the present day, includes many poems that have never before been translated into English. Stryk and Ikemoto offer us Zen poetry in all its diversity: Chinese poems of enlightenment and death, poems of the Japanese masters, many haiku the quintessential Zen art and an impressive selection of poems by Shinkichi Takahashi, Japan’s greatest contemporary Zen poet. With Zen Poetry, Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto have graced us with a compellingly beautiful collection, which in their translations is pure literary pleasure, illuminating the world vision to which these poems give permanent expression.

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January 20, 1995
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This superb anthology, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind to appear in English, is the work of an American poet and a Japanese scholar.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grove Press; First Edition (January 20, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0802134076
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802134073
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.45 x 0.47 x 8.21 inches

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- #467 in Haiku & Japanese Poetry
- #1,317 in Zen Spirituality
- #2,623 in Inspirational & Religious Poetry (Books)

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An excellent collection of Asian poetry for anyone into this poetic form.

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It has been said by that grand master of prose, William Shakespeare that “brevity is the soul of wit.” This is probably why the Asian poetry forms such as “Haiku” have become so popular ever the years. I love all kinds of poetry, with the exception of the long, drawn out, never ending and boring modern free verse form which seems so popular with pseudo-intellectuals today. My favorite poetry form is Japanese Haiku, but I do love all types of Asian poetry.

I purchased this volume (Zen Poetry: Let the spring breeze enter translated and edited by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto) at a bargain price on Amazon. I have read numerous books on Asian poetry over the years but I was pleasantly surprised to find many of the poems in this collection were new to me. This soft cover book is organized into four parts and an afterword. Do not pass up the preface, introduction and a note on the translation in the first part of this book. It explains in detail what is meant by the term “Zen Poetry” and other issues.
Part one covers Chinese poems of enlightenment and death. Part two has poems of the Japanese Zen masters. Part three deals with Japanese Haiku. Part four has poetry by Shinkichi Takahashi, a contemporary Japanese master. The afterword is about the death of a Zen Poet, Shinkichi Takahashi.

If you are into the relationship between Asian poetry and Zen this book is for you. I found the material thoughtful and enlightening.

Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy haiku)

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A nice collection of Zen poetry and haikus

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I spent an afternoon reading this and was enthralled by the various poets, most of them from the 17th, 18th and 19th century. The Zen Buddhism philosophy is always at the heart of these writing, as well as a love of nature. I really like the haiku, especially the work of Basuo. Haikus always require an economy of language, to take a moment and encapsulate it into seventeen syllables.

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Now and Zen

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Poetry is a delicate dance between reality and eternity
This is best experienced in Zen poetry, where the present is eternal and the eternal is ever present.
This book is graced by a generous portion of the modern Japanese poet Shinkishi Takahachi, whose works are based in reality of sparrows and trains and a woman' s thigh, but who notes that these things exist in time for a billion years.
Recommended, especially for the section by Takahashi.

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It was less about actual poetry than I thought it would be. I gave it three stars because the product was delivered in good condition.

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Like a refreshing cup of tea

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This book provides an accessible point for Zen poetry. There is enough of a preface and intro to give some background and some real experience of someone who has sought out n Zen ..“Now I go to meet Gempo Nakamura .// and like all Zen masters disciplined in movement, he begins preparing tea”
This spans 1400 centuries, and was introduces the Zenist Death poems “Seventy-six; done/ With this life --/ I’ve not sough heave, / Don’t fear hell” The Poems of the Japanese Zen Masters for eg. Ryokan (1757-1931_ Without a job of ambition left/ I let my nature flow where it will”. The Japanese Haiku, and I think the selections from Issa (1763-1827) are among my favorite “Owls are calling, / “Come, Come, “/ to the fireflies.
The final chapters are about a more contemporary master Shinkichi Takahashi .. and these poems are startling and sometimes a little darker “She often talks of suicide./ Scared, I avoid her cold face.” But also beautiful “Snow in withered field, noting to touch. / Sparrow’s head clear as sky.” The final afterward is a tribute to him.

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