The Mountain Poems of Meng Hao-janThe first full flowering of Chinese poetry occurred in the illustrious Tang Dynasty, and at the beginning of this renaissance stands Meng Hao jan (689 740 C. E.), esteemed elder to a long line of Chinas greatest poets. Deeply influenced by Chan (Zen) Buddhism, Meng was the first to make poetry from the Chan insight that deep understanding lies beyond words. The result was a strikingly distilled language that opened new inner depths, non verbal

In this quietly powerful tribute to the last thread connecting her to the world out of which she was born

But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life-changing begins

common and uncommon rhythms

revealing how the hubris of all-too-human experts undermined — perhaps irreparably — public faith in elite policymaking

Masturah Alatas has attempted to portray Syed Hussein Alatas’ life through the art of his writings so that readers may know him

Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen

whose life is changed forever by an encounter with advanced tax law

This volume contains several other essays

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As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii

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The recent spate of protest action involving art even seems inspired by the book — people have said as much online — and the resonances keep coming