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“Bodhisattva of Korean poetry, exuberant, demotic, abundant, obsessed with poetic creation . . . Ko Un is a magnificent poet, combination of Buddhist cognoscente, passionate political libertarian, and naturalist historian.”—Allen Ginsberg

"Korea's greatest living Zen poet."—Lawrence Ferlinghetti





Flowers of a Moment is a treasure trove of more than 180 brief poems by a major...more
Hardcover, 140 pages
Published November 1st 2006 by BOA Editions Ltd.
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Gordon
Feb 06, 2008 Gordon rated it 5 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition
Who'd have believed the Holocaust could be covered in a haiku-length poem? Ko Un does this and more.
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Gary
Mar 23, 2008 Gary rated it 5 of 5 stars  ·  (Review from the author)  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: people who like rumi, mary oliver, zen, etc
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one hundred eighty five
brief poems
each setting off in an unpredictable direction
plus illustrations
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