A Buddha’s Walk published at EDP … May 6, 2009
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Another of my poems went live online today at Every Day Poets. You can read “A Buddha’s Walk” right here, if you are so inclined.
If reading zen poetry makes your ears bleed, you probably should skip it. If, on the other hand, you ignore that warning, read the poem and decide you are interested, then you might want to return to Every Day Poets on May 20, when they will publish an interview with yours truly.
– Steve
‘Elemental Rentals’ published today … March 4, 2009
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I hope no one ends up being prosecuted because of that decision.
Today’s poem is a free-form bit, and probably not really a poem by many people’s standards, etc. etc. yadda yadda. I dunno. I just write them.
– Steve
Review of “Nothing Special: Living Zen” December 1, 2008
Posted by Steve in Books, Reviews, Zen.Tags: Books, Buddhism, Religion, Zen
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“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck
This book has been around for years, but I only got around to reading it recently.
“Nothing Special” is decidedly Western in approach. It is designed in short segments, each relating to a specific idea and all pointed toward applying zen in a practical way to your daily life. There is very little of that obtuse zenspeak stuff about “no-self” and “suchness.” And there is refreshing lack of Sanskrit and Japanese words to stumble over. It’s written by a Westerner, for Westerners. (more…)
