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How to Walk Through a Poem

August 01, 2022 by DAVID M KATZ in Zen, Shundo Aoyama Rōshi

While a walk in the Japanese alps doesn’t directly concern the reading of a poem, it can suggest by analogy how to walk through one, so to speak.

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August 01, 2022 /DAVID M KATZ
Zen, Shundo Aoyama Rōshi
Zen, Shundo Aoyama Rōshi
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Beyond the Perfect Poem

June 23, 2022 by DAVID M KATZ in Zen

“When the line wavers and characters are omitted and sufficient empty white space surrounds the work, the effect is superior.”

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June 23, 2022 /DAVID M KATZ
Zen
Zen
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