Ink on Paper

Ink on Paper

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As if done with sumi ink, these verses by John Wilson are meditative responses to the landscapes of great classical masters. Each poem faces a reproduction of a work by an artist of mythic stature, among them Sesshu, Sesson, Buson, Musashi, Sengai, Shih K'o, Korin, Ku K'ai-chih, Kusumi Morikage, Taiga, and Kung K'ai. The succinct loveliness of the poems seems often as acut...more
Paperback, 64 pages
Published November 1st 2001 by City Lights Publishers
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Yvette
A visually pleasing experience--this is a beautiful book. Wilson interprets Sumi-e paintings with an acute sense of the story-teller. His poems show how sound and inviting his reflections are to the reader, who can see for him/herself the beauty of what's drawn on the page.
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