Poet Iain Grinbergs draws our attention to the sacred details around us in "Letter to Shunryū Suzuki (from Northampton, England)".
Tag: Zen
Matthew Kohut – Rothko Chapel
Matthew Kohut allows readers to contemplate the contrast of darkness and light in the powerful minimalism of his poem "Rothko Chapel".
Lily Tobias – Dawn Diminutive
The simple purity of Lily Tobias' "Dawn Diminutive" is an elegant invitation to slow down and witness the honeyed radiance of morning.
Beatrice Szymkowiak – Cloudlessness
Poet Beatrice Szymkowiak's stark piece "Cloudlessness" feels as cold and desolate as the imagery it reveals to us.
Kurtis Ebeling – Poppies
In these days of bitter cold, poet Kurtis Ebeling has offered us an imagistic window into idyllic summer with his tranquil poem "Poppies".
David Keplinger – Man Leaves Zen Garden Untended
David Keplinger's beautifully-desolate "Man Leaves Zen Garden Untended" is a masterclass in sacrifice and rewilding.
At Home in the [Burning] World – Haibun by Dane Cervine
An excerpt from Dane Cervine's new book of haibun - a coupling of prose and haiku - that catalogues journeys of pilgrimage.
A Good Hard Look in the Mirror
The use of mirrors for metaphors of awareness in the Zen tradition goes back as far as early Buddhist times.
Daniel Dissinger – blend
Jack Kerouac scholar and poet Daniel Dissinger presents "blend", a work of pacing, breathing, and the consummate wildness of intimacy.
dewdrops: Weekly Haiku
Our weekly haiku offering explores the spiritual relationship between Zen and art and is open to all haiku poets.