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Tag: Zen

Featured Poetry

Phach Huynh – Traces

September 13, 2026September 11, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Ho Chi Minh City poet Phach Huynh reveals all the stories and presences which are held in the lonely silences with his masterful "Traces".

Tagged absence, loss, memories, memory, Poem, poet, Poetry, presence, Quiet, restraint, Silence, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Vietnamese Poet, Zen4 Comments
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 14th Sekki

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Trent Thomson

14th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND

Tagged autumn, calendar, fall, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Halina Goldstein – How to Play the Gong

September 6, 2026September 5, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Spiritual teacher and poet Halina Goldstein unfolds a rhythm of vibrancy, glory, and emptiness with her poem "How to Play the Gong".

Tagged Buddha, buddha nature, empowerment, gong, music, Poem, poet, Poetry, rhythm, spiritual music, ZenLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 13th Sekki

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 Trent Thomson

13th Sekki poems by BENJAMIN TANNER LLOYD, SHAOMEI YU and ELLIOT DIAMOND

Tagged autumn, calendar, fall, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, ZenLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 12th Sekki

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 Trent Thomson

12th Sekki poems by JOYCE RITCHIE, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, summer, ZenLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 11th Sekki

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 Trent Thomson

11th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, summer, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Gene Hyde – Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi

July 19, 2026July 18, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

Poet Gene Hyde meditates on the transcendence of a day's collapse into dusk with his "Evening Meditation with Charles Lloyd on the Hi-Fi".

Tagged awareness, Meditation, music, observation, Poem, poet, Poetry, reflection, spiritual jazz, spiritual music, Zen1 Comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 10th Sekki

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026 Trent Thomson

10th Sekki poems by JOSPEH PALMER, ELLIOT DIAMOND and COLEMAN DAVIS

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, summer, ZenLeave a comment
Featured Poetry

Francis Weeks – Unfinished

June 28, 2026June 27, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

In five brief lines, Francis Weeks' "Unfinished" has encompassed life, death, and the endless continuation of life.

Tagged birth, change, continuity, Death, life, living, loss, Poem, poet, Poetry, unfinished, ZenLeave a comment
Weekly Haiku

A Year of Kō: 9th Sekki

June 25, 2026June 26, 2026 Trent Thomson

9th Sekki poems by MADISON WILLIAMS, COLEMAN DAVIS and ELLIOT DIAMOND

Tagged calendar, Haiku, ko, micro seasons, Poem, Poetry, Seasonal, summer, ZenLeave a comment

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    Spiritual teacher and poet Halina Goldstein unfolds a rhythm of vibrancy, glory, and emptiness with her poem "How to Play the Gong".
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