More about the book
Here is a unique contribution to the field of poetry: a new collection of works by America's foremost Buddhist meditation master, Chogyam Trungpa. These poems and songs--most of which were written since his arrival in the United States in 1970--combine a background in classical Tibetan poetry with Trungpa's intuitive insight into the spirit of America, a spirit that is powerfully evoked in his use of colloquial metaphor and contemporary imagery. Most of the poems were originally written in English--clearly the result of the author's own perceptions of new forms and media offered to him by a different culture. Each poem has its own insight and power, which come from a skillful blend of traditional Asian subtlety and precision combined with a thoroughly modern vernacular. Several of the author's calligraphies accompany the collection.
Book purchase
First Thought, Best Thought, Chögyam Trungpa, Allen Ginsberg, Trungpa Tulku
- Language
- Released
- 1983
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Damaged
- Price
- €66.23
Payment methods
No one has rated yet.
- Subtitle
- 108 Poems
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Chögyam Trungpa, Allen Ginsberg, Trungpa Tulku
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications
- Released
- 1983
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN10
- 087773092X
- ISBN13
- 9780877730927
- Series
- Description
- Here is a unique contribution to the field of poetry: a new collection of works by America's foremost Buddhist meditation master, Chogyam Trungpa. These poems and songs--most of which were written since his arrival in the United States in 1970--combine a background in classical Tibetan poetry with Trungpa's intuitive insight into the spirit of America, a spirit that is powerfully evoked in his use of colloquial metaphor and contemporary imagery. Most of the poems were originally written in English--clearly the result of the author's own perceptions of new forms and media offered to him by a different culture. Each poem has its own insight and power, which come from a skillful blend of traditional Asian subtlety and precision combined with a thoroughly modern vernacular. Several of the author's calligraphies accompany the collection.