100 poems by Buddhist monk Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) from his Kanshi (journal) poems. Revered worldwide for his simplicity, wit, and carefree spirit, Ryokan is presented here in original Chinese, Japanese, and in these fine translations by poets Mei Hui Liu Huang and Larry Smith. Their previous works include Songs of the Woodcutter: Zen Poems of Wang Wei and Taigu Ryokan and Chinese Zen Poems: What Hold Has this Mountain?
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100 poems by Buddhist monk Taigu Ryokan (1758-1831) from his Kanshi (journal) poems. Revered worldwide for his simplicity, wit, and carefree spirit, Ryokan is presented here in original Chinese, Japanese, and in these fine translations by poets Mei Hui Liu Huang and Larry Smith. Their previous works include Songs of the Woodcutter: Zen Poems of Wang Wei and Taigu Ryokan and Chinese Zen Poems: What Hold Has this Mountain?
This collection of rare poems from Taigu Ryokan are the work of 10 years of translation by my co-translator Mei Hui Liu Huang and myself...all of the work blessed by Ryokan's great spirit...humble, comic, and wise.