The sayings in A Zen Forest, translated by Soiku Shigematsu, were selected from Kuzoshi (A Zen Forest Saying Anthology) compiled in the late fifteenth century by the Japanese master Toyo Eichi Zenji
The Unswept Path offers a diverse gathering of American poets who have chosen the haiku as one of the forms in which they write. Each of these poets has worked the territory of the haiku into a perso
Haiku Master Buson is the only translation of the work of this important haiku poet in English. Buson (1716–1783), along with Basho and Issa, is recognized as one of the three Japanese masters of the
Moon Chung-hee’s lyrical poems represent poignant self-examination, evoking moments of bewilderment and hopeful resignation to the passage of time and imprisoning conditions of her life. Her work expl
The devastating hold the Korean War still has on the ordinary citizens of South Korea is revealed here in a novella and four short stories. Although the war happened many years ago, old animosities re
“Dobbs is an astonishing poet. The poetry in Paper Pavilion is by turns lyric and incisive, operatic and sweeping. There is a resonant passion that fills every page. With this heartbreaking and exhila
“The wink of an eye and we are transported to an unexpected realm. In very few impeccable lines, Shua’s micro short stories open new vistas to our perception of dreams, myths, fairy tales, even of our
“Refined, intense, wise, stirring, immediate, subtle, all the charmed qualities gather in Dropping the Bow. These translations are precious jewels. Like the erotic moods they investigate, these versio
How do Bengali women love in times of social transition and political upheaval? These poems look at how Bengali women tell their truths of the heart and mind through their struggles for equality, oppo
The House of Your Dream: An International Collection of Prose Poetry is unique in its diversity and includes voices from Europe, Asia, South America, and the United States. Poets include Nin Andrews,
“Ruy-Sanchez’s works of fiction are always amazing: adventure, poetry, and intelligence in a new geometry of words. . . . His writing has nerve and agility, his intelligence is sharp without being cru
“Here are poems from a new generation of writers who honor the magnetic fields of the real; who feel and think with full and open-eyed passion; who focus heat as the magnifying glass focuses sun: unti
“Ho Kyun’s poetry is in the tradition of his master, the incomparable Tu Fu, while remaining fully his own. Writing nine centuries later, Ho’s poetry strikes many parallels—the experiences of war and
“Baird’s remarkable first collection is besieged by angels, messengers bearing often bitter, sometimes comic, always complicated home (and broken-home) truths. Hers is a well-stocked world inflected b
"As Popa penetrates deeper into his life, it begins to look like a Universe passing through a Universe. It is one of the most exciting things in modern poetry, to watch this journey being made."—Ted H
Good poetry contains the kind of knowledge that resonates in the heart as well as in the mind. The timeless poems in this anthology span two millennia and many different centuries and cultures. What
"These are poems of praise and wonder graced by a delicate touch. In this, her third book, Rich examines and recognizes the constructed geography of our interior lives. And, as a result, we are given
"The cumulative effect of Holly Iglesias' gorgeous prose poems in Angles of Approach is both hypnotic and disturbing. She is witness and actor alike, a citizen of American soil both running from and c
Qustions of geography, ethnic identity, and the corssing of cultural borders keep company with poetic form in this first collection of work.“These poems will wound you and haunt you, but the larger kn
