An essential collection from the leading figure of Chinese poetry translation presenting work of insight humor and musicality that continues to resonates across thousands of years.Red Pine is one of the worlds finest translators of Chinese poetic and religious texts. His new anthology Dancing with the Dead The Essential Red Pine gathers over thirty voices from the ancient Chinese pastincluding Buddhist poets Cold Mountain Hanshan and Stonehouse Shiwu as well as Tangdynasty luminaries Wei Yingwu and Liu Zongyuan.Dancing with the Dead also includes translations from such religious texts as Pumings Oxherding Pictures and Verses and LaoTzuampamp8217s Daodejing as well as poems and woodblock illustrations from Su PoJenampamp8217s Guide to Capturing a Plum Blossom one of the worldampamp8217s first printed books of art.ampamp8239ampamp160Throughout the book poems are accompanied by footnotes providing historical context and each section includes a new and illuminating introduction chronicling Red Pineampamp8217s relationship to the poetampamp8212discovery travel scholarship. Dancing With The Dead is more than a book it is a journey part travel essay part road map part guided meditation.