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What Book!?: Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop

of Gary Gach (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Peter Coyote (Foreword)

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An instant classic, now in its 6th printing, this visionary project gathers intersections of the Buddha and the Bard from 1950–today. Topics included the Three Jewels, pacifism, social engagement, innovation, nature, song, and silence. What Book? contains forms ranging from picture poems and calligraphy, guided meditations, and journals, to conceptual and performance art, arias, and haiku. Contributors include Beats, Fluxists, kids, luminous obscure, Nobel Laureates, zen priests, veterans ... O taste & see.:.

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 272 pages
  • Publisher Parallax Press
  • Publication Date May 1st 1998
  • First Publication 10/30/98
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780938077923
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Poetry & Essays
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