{"product_id":"mountain-poems-of-stonehouse-the","title":"Mountain Poems of Stonehouse, The","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Washington State Book Award in Poetry Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Poems of Stonehouse\u003c\/i\u003e  is] a tough-spirited book of enlightened free verse.--\u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouse--considered one of the greatest Chinese Buddhist poets--used poetry as his medium of instruction. Near the end of his life, monks asked him to record what he found of interest on his mountain; Stonehouse delivered to them hundreds of poems and an admonition: Do not to try singing these poems. Only if you sit on them will they do you any good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly revised, with the Chinese originals and Red Pine's abundant commentary and notes, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Poems of Stonehouse\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential volume for Zen students, readers of Asian literature, and all who love the outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter eating I dust off a boulder and sleep\u003cbr\u003eand after sleeping I go for a walk\u003cbr\u003eon a cloudy late summer day\u003cbr\u003ean oriole sings from a sapling\u003cbr\u003ebriefly enjoying the season\u003cbr\u003ejoyfully singing out its heart\u003cbr\u003etrue happiness is right here\u003cbr\u003ewhy chase an empty name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonehouse\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1272 in Changshu, China, and took his name from a cave at the edge of town. He became a highly respected dharma master in the Zen Buddhist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Pine\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's leading translators of Chinese poetry. Every time I translate a book of poems, he writes, I learn a new way of dancing. And the music has to be Chinese. He lives near Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33010978783332,"sku":"9781556594557","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/mountain-poems-of-stonehouse-the","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}