Winner of the 2015 Washington State Book Award in Poetry Translation The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse is a toughspirited book of enlightened free verse.Kyoto Journal The Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouseconsidered one of the greatest Chinese Buddhist poetsused 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. Newly revised with the Chinese originals and Red Pines abundant commentary and notes The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse is an essential volume for Zen students readers of Asian literature and all who love the outdoors. After eating I dust off a boulder and sleep and after sleeping I go for a walk on a cloudy late summer day an oriole sings from a sapling briefly enjoying the season joyfully singing out its heart true happiness is right here why chase an empty name Stonehouse 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. Red Pine is one of the worlds 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. show more