{"product_id":"between-the-floating-mist-poems-of-ryokan-9781935210054","title":"Between the Floating Mist: Poems of Ryokan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Just as Ryokan's life is inseparable from his poetry, the translation's clarity of diction is inseparable from the sensitive brushwork on each page. A book to be gazed into again and again.\"--Charlotte Mandel, \u003ci\u003eSmall Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat shall remain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eas my legacy?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe spring flowers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe cuckoo in summer, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe autumn leaves.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ekan\u003c\/b\u003e (1758-1831) was a poet, master calligrapher, Zen hermit, and is one of the most beloved poets of Japan. Instead of becoming the head of a Zen temple, he preferred the simple and independent life of a hermit. Ryokan's poetry is simple, direct, and colloquial in expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e White Pine Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935210054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Ryokan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897055674549,"sku":"9781935210054","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_87f0ee57-5425-418f-b4e5-6b2ce174af81.jpg?v=1712633139","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/between-the-floating-mist-poems-of-ryokan-9781935210054","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}