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The poetry of Zen

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Other Authors: Hamill, Sam, Seaton, Jerome P.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Japanese
Chinese
Published: Boston, Mass. ; London : Shambhala, 2007.
Edition:1st paperback ed.
Subjects:
Zen poetry, Japanese > Translations into English.
Zen poetry, Chinese > Translations into English.
Poetry.
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Item Description:Originally published: 2004.
Physical Description:vii, 194 p. ; 18 cm.
ISBN:9781590304259 (pbk.)
159030425X (pbk.)
Author Notes:Sam Hamill has translated more than two dozen books from ancient Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian. He has published fourteen volumes of original poetry . He has been the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Mellon Fund. He was awarded the Decoraci n de la Universidad de Carabobo in Venezuela, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry from Washington Poets Association, and the PEN American Freedom to Write Award. He cofounded and served as Editor at Copper Canyon Press for thirty-two years and is the Director of Poets Against War.

J. P. Seaton is Professor of Chinese at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is the translator of numerous books, including The Poetry of Zen and The Shambhala Anthology of Chinese Poetry , and his poetry translations have been widely anthologized in such books as The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry , The Norton Anthology of World Poetry , and The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry .

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