Between the Floating Mist

"Just as Ryokanrs"s life is inseparable from his poetry, the translationrs"s clarity of diction is inseparable from the sensitive brushwork on each page. A book to be gazed into again and again."-Charlotte Mandel, Small PressWhat shall remain as my legacy? The spring flowers the cuckoo in summer, the autumn leaves.Ryo kan (17581831) was a poet, master calligrapher, Zen hermit, and is one of the most beloved poets of Japan. Instead of becoming the head of a Zen temple, he preferred the simple and independent life of a hermit. Ryokanrs"s poetry is simple, direct, and colloquial in expression.