What a revelation it is to strip away hundreds of years of civilization and to enter, briefly, a life of true simplicity. With Matsuo Basho's (1644-1694) travel diaries and his Zen-inspired haiku poetry you will journey through ancient Japan with a master poet as your guide. A minimalist in the extreme, Basho unfailingly expresses life's brevity and beauty in poems of just three lines. Within his words, ageless wisdom.
(Sharron Calkins - bwl 104 Spring 2022 ) |