The dharma of poetry How poems can deepen your spiritual practice and open you to joy
Book - 2021
"Exploring poetry as a spiritual practice, with example poems from contemporary and historical poets, particularly as they relate to Buddhism. Includes meditations on poems and writing prompts for readers to experiment with on their own"--
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- Published
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Somerville, MA :
Wisdom Publications
[2021]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xiv, 167 pages ; 17 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781614297208
- Introduction
- Part 1.
- 1. Poetry as Spiritual Practice
- 2. The Sacred Pause: Frost, Ryokan, Wright
- Meditation: Walking/Stopping
- 3. Seeing Clearly: Buson
- 4. Elizabeth Bishop and the Art of Self-Forgetfulness
- Meditation: Space and Timeless Awareness
- 5. Intimate Attention: Saigyo
- 6. Listening: William Stafford and Denise Levertov
- Meditation: Mindfulness of Sounds
- 7. Mirror Poems: Rexroth, Amnions, Issa, Zagajewski, Frost, Komunyakaa
- Meditation: Entering the Poem
- 8. Sympathetic Joy: Chuang Tzu
- 9. Cautionary Tales: Kay Ryan and Ellen Bass
- 10. Wisdom and Compassion: Walt Whitman
- Meditation: Sit Like a Tree
- Part 2.
- How to Lead a Dharma and Poetry Discussion
- Writing Prompts
- 1. Making Friends with "Ordinary" Objects
- 2. Accepting What Comes
- 3. Seeing from a Nonhuman Perspective
- 4. Dissolving the Sense of a Separate Self
- 5. The Sacred Pause
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Poetry Resources
- Credits
- Index
- About the Author