Mountain Tasting
Haiku and Journals of Santoka Taneda
Published on 1. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-935210-03-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book gathers together a wide cross section of haiku with a selection of the diaries of the wandering Japanese poet Santoka (1882-1940). Santoka lived his life in the Zen hermit poetic tradition of Japan that includes Matsuo Basho, Ryokan, and Saigyo Hoshi. The open road was to become both his home and monastery. As he said, "Days I don't enjoy: Any day I don't walk, drink sake, and compose haiku".
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Language
English
Place of publication
Buffalo
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
185 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-935210-03-0 (9781935210030)
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Santoka lived his life in the long zen hermit wandering poetic tradition of Japan that includes Basho, Ryokan and Saigyo. His zen practice was that of solitary walking and begging. The open road was to become both his home and monastery. As he said " Days I don't enjoy: Any day I don't walk, drink sake, and compose haiku". John Stevens is the author or translator of over twenty books on Buddhism, Zen, Aikido, and Asian culture. He has practiced and taught Aikido all over the world. His books include Lotus Moon: Poems of Rengetsu and Wild Ways: Poems of Ikkyu.