Crazy Cloud Ikkyu: Versions and Inventions

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Ikkyu (1394-1481) was a Japanese monk and Zen master who demounced many of his fellow monks and ridiculed orthodox Zen practices. In this volume, acclaimed poet Stephen Berg presents freely adapted versions o many of Ikkyu’s most compelling poems as well as new poems inspired by Ikkyu.