Slender Volumes locates the cypress trees of Buddhist folklore in Aotearoa and the teachings of the Zen tradition along its foreshores. Elaborating on kōans collected by poet-philosopher Eihei Dōgen, each poem fastens together centuries and distances to find insight in everyday things: seagulls on a handrail, insects drinking from a pan of water, sump oil glistening in a white bucket. Clear-sighted and compassionate, Slender Volumes recovers what it means to be intimate with our surroundings and to meet the particulars of our world with perfect curiosity.
Slender Volumes locates the cypress trees of Buddhist folklore in Aotearoa and the teachings of the Zen tradition along its foreshores. Elaborating on kōans collected by poet-philosopher Eihei Dōgen, each poem fastens together centuries and distances to find insight in everyday things: seagulls on a handrail, insects drinking from a pan of water, sump oil glistening in a white bucket. Clear-sighted and compassionate, Slender Volumes recovers what it means to be intimate with our surroundings and to meet the particulars of our world with perfect curiosity.
Pages - 192
Binding - Paperback
Publisher - Spoor Books
Publication Date - 2024-11-11
ISBN - 9781067018900
