“A more severe, more harassing master”: A Comment on Stevens
My more patient reading of Stevens, driven by the hope I can read him on his terms as opposed to the countless arguments of commentators, is bearing fruit. My reading … Continue reading
August 30, 2014 · 2 Comments
Buson’s Chisel Splendid in the Tao
Here’s a haiku by Buson (1716-1783) by W. S. Merwin and Takako Lento from Collected Haiku of Yosa Buson (Copper Canyon Press 2113), p 102: A stonemason cools his chisel … Continue reading
August 27, 2014 · 2 Comments
Poetic Investigations 