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More copies of this ISBN:Moment to Moment: Poems of a Mountain Recluseby David Budbill
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Alternating between the loveable irrascibility and self-mocking humor reminiscent of the poet Cold Mountain (Han Shan), Budbill's poems view the modern world from the viewpoint of a New England hermit-scholar. Remarkable for their generous spirit, accessibility and biting criticism, these poems present a poet of strong mind and voice. "Budbill both informs and moves. He is, in short, a delight and a comfort."- Wendell Berry "Budbill writes out of the real, contemporary, New England, not from the past, not from the cellar holes. He speaks from the New England which is Appalachia - poverty, exploitation, and good people."-Donald Hall David Budbillis the author of numerous books of poetry, ?ction, and drama, and is an occasional commentator on NPR's "All Things Considered." With bassist William Parker, Budbill performs a duet collaboration entitled "Zen Mountains / Zen Streets." He lives in rural Vermont. About the AuthorFor the past thirty-five years, David Budbill has lived on a remote mountain in northern Vermont. His awards include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Vermont Arts Council. A former commentator on NPR's All Things Considered, his poetry is featured frequently on Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac. Table of ContentsWhat it is like to read the ancients — How he writes — Always in these ancient Chinese paintings — the road to buddhahood — Thirty years — Another kind of travel — Quiet and seldom seen — North is nowhere — Stillness, absolute, profound — How — Where live — Nothing much — When came to Judevine Mountain — In the ancient tradition — The progress of ambition — Like the clouds — The three goals — Bathroom reading: after a poem by Han Shan — Three — After reading Meng Chaio's "Seeing off Master Tan" — What would it be like? — Which of them sees more clearly? — No trail — Variation a theme by another recluse who also thought about ambition and the self — Alone and lonely — Three decades — The story of Chi Mu Chian — Another lie — As in Ryokan's brushwork — You false masters of serenity — The music of my own kind too — For Wang Wei — Home — An unassuming grandeur — When get depressed — My fifty-eighth birthday I write two poems: first one: what keeps me here? — My fifty-eight What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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