{"product_id":"the-mountain-poems-of-stonehouse","title":"The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Washington State Book Award in Poetry Translation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Poems of Stonehouse\u003c\/i\u003e [is] a tough-spirited book of enlightened free verse.\"--\u003ci\u003eKyoto Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouse--considered one of the greatest Chinese Buddhist poets--used poetry as his medium of instruction. Near the end of his life, monks asked him to record what he found of interest on his mountain; Stonehouse delivered to them hundreds of poems and an admonition: \"Do not to try singing these poems. Only if you sit on them will they do you any good.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly revised, with the Chinese originals and Red Pine's abundant commentary and notes, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Poems of Stonehouse\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential volume for Zen students, readers of Asian literature, and all who love the outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter eating I dust off a boulder and sleep\u003cbr\u003eand after sleeping I go for a walk\u003cbr\u003eon a cloudy late summer day\u003cbr\u003ean oriole sings from a sapling\u003cbr\u003ebriefly enjoying the season\u003cbr\u003ejoyfully singing out its heart\u003cbr\u003etrue happiness is right here\u003cbr\u003ewhy chase an empty name\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStonehouse\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1272 in Changshu, China, and took his name from a cave at the edge of town. He became a highly respected dharma master in the Zen Buddhist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRed Pine\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's leading translators of Chinese poetry. \"Every time I translate a book of poems,\" he writes, \"I learn a new way of dancing. And the music has to be Chinese.\" He lives near Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stonehouse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44816581787690,"sku":"9781556595561","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44816581820458,"sku":"9781556594557","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/the-mountain-poems-of-stonehouse-8332749.jpg?v=1789040827","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/the-mountain-poems-of-stonehouse","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}