Zen Death Haiku’s

„These are my modern English translations of jisei or Japanese death poems“ Interessant oder Interessant? 

03.01.25

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Many such poems fall into a category called Zen Death Haiku. However, not all the poems here are haiku: some are tanka or waka. And not all the poems have to do with Zen as I apprehend it: some of the poets seem to be seeking enlightenment and a few, perhaps, to have found it, while others seem more agnostic and doubtful of the possibility. What the poets have in common, I believe, is the ability to communicate aspects of what we call the „human condition“ in sometimes stunning poetry of just a few lines.

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