Rusty Ring

Matsuo Bashō (芭蕉) was a wandering Zen hermit of the Edo period, as well as an accomplished poet. Popularly considered the father of mo...

Winter solitude— In a world of one colour The sound of wind. Bashō

"I don't seek to follow in the footsteps of men of old... rather, I seek the things they sought." Matsuo Bashō (Photo...

"Most good poetry is written by people whose fathers told them to shut up." Nelson Bentley (Photo of Matsu...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (that's a sic on that missing Oxford comma, good buddy) has been an underground holiday favouri...

Kobayashi Issa is my all-time favourite poet. Regular readers will find this tediously typical, for though he's one of Japan's ...

In Meditation in the Wild: Buddhism's Origin in the Heart of Nature , Charles S. Fisher writes: "Buddhism was born in the for...

"Bashō, am I you?" "Ie," grumbles the old man. " Tora-san desu yo." (Photo of Tor...

I collect Authentic Christian Pop artists , that is, devout Christians whose lyrics centre on practical application of Christ's values,...

I'm not sure he'd appreciate the label, but Claude AnShin Thomas is the most prominent hermit of our generation. Though an orda...