Avocations

Avocationscollects the best of Sam Hamill's prose on poetry over the last 18 years, presenting insightful readings of Kenneth Rexroth, Denise Levertov, Odysseas Elytis, Matsuo Basho, Kobayashi Issa, John Logan and many others together with critical commentary on poetry in translation and the practice of poetry in general.

Against the tide : 1990-91	p. 1
World news today	p. 12
A fool's paradise	p. 38
Writing re : writing	p. 55
A poetry of daily practice	p. 78
Body and song	p. 92
A paradise of one's own	p. 106
The poetry of Kenneth Rexroth	p. 115
Two Buddhist poets	p. 131
Basho's road	p. 146
In the company of Issa	p. 168
Richard Wright's Haiku	p. 177
Salt and honey	p. 181
Listening in	p. 194
Listening to Olga Broumas	p. 203
Listening to W. S. Merwin	p. 209
A little homage to Robin Blaser	p. 214
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