Title: Crow with no mouth
First published: 1989
Description: This is an incredible book of poetry about Ikkyu, a much-revered Zen master from Japan. It isn't your typical Zen/Ch'an poetry though- at times it has the flavor of Bukowski, full of raw descriptions of sex and drinking. He was an old man who fell in love with a blind teenage prostitute. A must read.
Subjects: Adaptations, American Zen poetry, Zen poetry, American, Translations into English
People: Ikkyu (1394-1481)
LC classification: PS3552.E7 C7 1989