COLD MOUNTAIN Transcendental Poetry

COLD MOUNTAIN Transcendental Poetry

COLD MOUNTAIN Transcendental Poetry , Price: $2.99 - COLD MOUNTAIN Transcendental Poetry is a revised and expanded edition containing 77 original translations of poems by the T'ang Zen poet, Han-Shan. The introduction includes a unique auto-biography of the poet, written with information gleaned exclusively from the poems. The poems were found written on the rocks in a remote region in the Tien Tai Mountains in southern China. They tell the story of a gentle recluse and of his long life on Cold Mountain as a "guest" of nature, living in a cave and foraging for food. Though simple and childlike, the poems are majestic and have the power to lift the reader to share a moment in the poet's heaven.

Altogether, there are more than 300 Cold Mountain poems. Within the total there are three distinct groups: the biographical poems, about the poet's life before he arrived at Cold Mountain; religious and political poems, generally critical of conventional wisdom and those who embrace it; and the transcendental poems, about his life at Cold Mountain. This collection contains only the transcendental poems.

These poems are rich with metaphor. Each has been carefully translated and polished. And the poetry is close to the heart of Cold Mountain.

"I just finished re-reading the 'Cold Mountain' poems. I love where they put your head." Penelope Rose, staff, Pier 5 Law Offices, San Francisco

"This translation of 'Cold Mountain' is Wandering Poet's gift to the Western world. We are greatly enriched by it." J. Tony Serra, counter culture lawyer

"I found that reading these transcendental poems was very peaceful. When you are looking for deeper meaning in your life 'Cold Mountain' is the perfect book to help you find it." Paige Lovitt, Reader Views ...Continue reading for COLD MOUNTAIN Transcendental Poetry