Good poetry contains the kind of knowledge that resonates in the heart as well as in the mind. The timeless poems in this anthology span two millennia and many different centuries and cultures.
What they share is a living spirit that can help us change the way we see ourselves, and the world.
The great Japanese poet Basho referred to his practice as Kado, the way of poetry. He thought of poetry as a way of life and source of enlightenment and suggested that as poets we "don't follow
in the footsteps of the masters but seek what they sought."
