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Cold Mountain Poems - Zen Poems of Han Shan, Shih Te, and Wang Fan-chih (2009) by J. P. Seaton (transl.); Han Shan, Shih Te, Wang Fan-chih is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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actual title of this edition: Cold Mountain Poems - edited and translated by J. P. SeatonThe incomparable poetry of Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and his sidekick Shih Te, the rebel poets who became icons of Chinese poetry and Zen, has long captured the imagination of poetry lovers and Zen aficionados. Popularized in the West by Beat Generation writers Gary Snyder and Jack Kerouac, these legendary T’ang era (618–907) figures are portrayed as the laughing, ragged pair who left their poetry on stones, trees, farmhouses, and the walls of the monasteries they visited. Their poetry expressed in the simplest verse but in a completely new tone, the voice of ordinary people. Here premier translator J. P. Seaton takes a fresh look at these captivating poets, along with Wang Fan-chih, another "outsider" poet who lived a couple centuries later and who captured the poverty and gritty day-to-day reality of the common people of his time. Seaton’s comprehensive introduction and notes throughout give a fascinating context to this vibrant collection.

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Author

J. P. Seaton (transl.); Han Shan, Shih Te, Wang Fan-chih

Publisher

Shambhala Publications, Incorporated

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780834821873

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Religion, Poetry

Rating

4.2 / 5 (61 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14