[New-Poetry] Zen Poetry

[James Cervantes]

Gad.  I completely ignored this due to my misreading: "The abscess is
in." for " The abbess is in."

A world and pain of difference.

- Jim

On 3/15/07, Anny Ballardini <anny.ballardini at tin.it> wrote:
>
> If I were rich enough to be a benefactor I would also support a Zen
> monastery.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jforjames at aol.com
> To: new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:36 PM
> Subject: [New-Poetry] Zen Poetry
>
>
> http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=d1227742-43f0-448a-98dc-05f22c1bdd25
>
> A poetry festival beyond description
>
> Montreal Zen centre launches event as it looks toward a move from benevolent
> landlord Leonard Cohen
> PAT DONNELLY, The Gazette
> Published: Thursday, March 15, 2007
>
> The abbess is in. Her name is Myokyo. She serves green tea and talks of a
> newborn literary festival devoted to Zen poetry and her dreams of raising
> enough funds to secure a larger, permanent home temple (called Enpuku-ji)
> for Rinzai Zen in Montreal.
>
> For 12 years, the Centre Zen de la Main at 30 Vallieres St. on the Plateau
> has been living rent-free, thanks to the generosity of a landlord who also
> happens to be a Zen Buddhist - and a poet, not to mention a pop music icon:
> Leonard Cohen.
>
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