Book Review: Requisites
Raymond Lam
16 February 2026
An exquisite collection of poetry from Sri Lankan author Ramya Jirasinghe, focused on the sensory aspects of life and spirituality
Book Review: Gazing at the Moon: Buddhist Poems of Solitude
Raymond Lam
20 September 2021
A new translation of one of Japan’s seminal poet-monks
Gendun Chophel (1903–51): Tibet’s Maverick Scholar and Poet
Tsering Namgyal
15 May 2020
Counting the ripples of a celebrated intellectual legacy
Japanese Buddhist Poetry: Bearing the Weight of Being
Gereon Kopf
2 March 2020
Insight through skillful means into the depths of the human…
The Mind in Language: Jane Hirshfield’s The Beauty
Caitlin Dwyer
22 November 2017
I found myselfsuddenly voluminous,three-dimensioned,a many-roofed building in moonlight. So writes Jane Hirshfield in her collection The Beauty (Knopf 2015). She is describing a startling moment
Buddhism and Creative Writing, Part One
David Brazier
26 August 2016
The exploration of the relationship between creative writing—especially poetry—and Dharma practice carries with it a multitude of questions. Can such writing be considered a part of
Tensions Between Literary Creation and Buddhist Practice—Ramya Jirasinghe Talks about Poetry, Dharma, and Why She Writes
Raymond Lam
20 May 2016
During my years of watching and analyzing the Buddhist world, one observation has consistently come to mind: Buddhists have been slow to make art for