'Every Cloud's a Dream' is a collection of poetry that reflects the writer's varied moods, ranging from nostalgic romanticism to childhood innocence and even pensive contemplations. The poems hope to stir the readers to dwell on the reflections evoked by these emotions.

Lessons on love and Dharma, with commentaries on 3 essential sutras of Mahayana Buddhism—from the celebrated monk who introduced mindfulness to the Western world“Just might be my favorite book of [Thich Nhat Hanh].” —Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the BonesIn Cultivating the Mind of Love, Thich Nhat Hanh gives a most unusual Dharma teaching: the story of his first love. He pairs these personal memories with his i...

1 STRAY birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh. 2 O TROUPE of little vagrants of the world, leave your footprints in my words. 3 THE world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song, as one kiss of the eternal. 4 IT is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom. 5 THE mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and l...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. In this series we look at individual poets who have shaped and influenced their craft and cement their place in our heritage. In this volume we venture to the East. To met a poet who speaks a common language of love and mysticism which continues to convey valuable insights into...

Li Po (701-762) is considered one of the greatest poets to live during the Tang dynasty—what was considered to be the golden age for Chinese poetry. He was also the first Chinese poet to become well known in the West, and he greatly influenced many American poets during the twentieth century.Calling himself the "God of Wine" and known to his patrons as a "fallen immortal," Li Po wrote with eloquence, vividness, and often playfulness, as he extols the joys of nature, wine, and the l...

Kenji Miyazawa is undoubtedly one of Japan's most highly regarded writers of fantasy fiction. Book 1 of Tales From A Japanese Dreamland is an introduction to Kenji's writing through his well-known poem Ame-ni-mo makezu and the story of Kenju, which can be thought of as an extension of that poem.Kenju's Forest PlaygroundKenju is different from other kids his age, and he gets teased a lot. But Kenju can see things all around that others can't. One day, completely out-of-the-bl...

This collection of contemporary poetry is written in four languages: English, Urdu, Persian & Punjabi, with a stunning presentation of background images that compliment the poems. He writes the traditional Ghazal along with experimenting with other contemporary styles of poetic form. All poetry and photo paintings are created by Tahir Khan Arzani. Includes also a thoughtful introduction composed by Brenda Jane Sherburn. A phenomenal book that you will enjoy reading time and time again.

“Rexroth’s readings from the Japanese master poets are breathtaking in their simplicity and clarity.”—The New York TimesI go out of the darknessOnto a road of darknessLit only by the far offMoon on the edge of the mountains.—Izumi ShikobuOver the years, thousands of readers have discovered the beauty of classic Japanese poetry through the superb English versions by the great American poet Kenneth Rexroth. Mostly...

Among The Wasps Silence is the first haiku collection by Eduardo Ribeiro. Here are gathered, within Zen threads, twelve dozen haiku of classic inspiration in homage to a tradition ranging from Basho to Santoka. However, haiku, as poetry, as Zen, are alive so don´t be surprised to find cars and plastic amidst flowers and cuckoos or a, sometimes dark, sense of humour twisting nature contemplation.

It is unclear the exact year of Sant Tukaram's birth although 1577 and 1597 have both been cited by scholars. It is clear that he was born in a small village called Dehu in Maharasthtra in India to Bolhoba and Kanakai, a lower Sudra class family and had two brothers. Despite this status the family were comfortable and respected within their community but when Tukaram was 13 his father became ill and shortly after both his parents died. Economic hardship followed and further tragedy occurre...

A collection of nineteen Haiku Poems, a form of Japanese Poetry. A haiku expresses a single feeling or impression and contains three unrhymed lines of , five, seven and five syllables .Fresh, exciting and powerful poems on Love, Hope, Vision ,Ties, relationships and God, they leap boundaries.

Dating from the early decades of the third century C.E., the Ainkurunuru is believed to be the world's earliest anthology of classical Tamil love poetry. Commissioned by a Cera-dynasty king and composed by five masterful poets, the anthology illustrates the five landscapes of reciprocal love: jealous quarreling, anxious waiting and lamentation, clandestine love before marriage, elopement and love in separation, and patient waiting after marriage.Despite its centrality to literary a...