Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

Japanese Death Poems by Yoel Hoffmann presents a curated window into jisei, the Japanese tradition of composing a final poem at the approach of death. Drawn from Zen monks, haiku poets, and other writers shaped by Buddhist and literary disciplines, t...

Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
Yoel Hoffmann
Japanese Death Poems by Yoel Hoffmann presents a curated window into jisei, the Japanese tradition of composing a final poem at the approach of death. Drawn from Zen monks, haiku poets, and other writers shaped by Buddhist and literary disciplines, t...

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