The Gateless Gate and Polishing the Moon Sword is a collection of poems inspired by Zen and Japanese folk traditions. The first section, The Gateless Gate, contains poem-responses to the 48 Zen koans of the Mumonkan, following a long Zen tradition of composing poems as a spontaneous, personal response to koans. The second section, Polishing The Moon Sword, retells traditional Japanese folk tales through prose poems.
- | Author: Dane Cervine
- | Publisher: Saddle Road Press
- | Publication Date: Dec 05, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 152 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Philosophy
- | ISBN-10: 0996907483
- | ISBN-13: 9780996907484