The Old Tea Seller: Life and Zen Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto by Baisao

The Old Tea Seller: Life and Zen Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto

Baisao with Norman Waddell (Translator)

222 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction poetry informative reflective relaxing slow-paced
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Baisao was an influential and unconventional figure in a culturally rich time period in Kyoto. A poet and Buddhist priest, he left the constrictions of temple life behind and at the age of 49 traveled to Kyoto, where he began to make his living by...

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