Zen & Senryu

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Release Date: 2004

Label: Locust Music

Side A, ZEN POEMS. Poems from the literature of Zen Buddhism. Translations by R. H. Blyth ("Haiku", 4 vols. Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1949-52); D. T. Suzuki ("Essays in Zen Buddhism", Vol. 1. Rider, London, 1949); Alan Watts ("The Way of Zen". Pantheon, New York, 1957); Nyogen Senzaki and Paul Reps ("Zen Flesh, Zen Bones". Charles Tuttle, Rutland, Vt., 1957).

Side B, SENRYU. Satirical poems in the haiku form. Translations by R. H. Blyth Senryu, Hokuseido Press, Tokyo, 1949).

For ease of listening, each zen poem has been individually track marked. Following a short introduction are 42 untitled zen poems in total. The Senryu poems (44-48) are track marked as originally presented on lp by the following themes: 44. Man & Women, 45. Love & Marriage, 46. Children & Animals, 47. Professions, 48. Miscellanious Subjects.