The Penguin Book of Zen Poetry [Enriched copy with an original ink drawing and handwritten poem by Saint-Rémy]

Year: 1977
Publisher: Allen Lane, London
Edition: 1st printing of this hardcover edition
Language: EN (Inscription and poem in French)
Pages: 160
Condition: FN
Binding: HC

- "La joie est née avant la lumière, Saint-rémy". (Handwritten poem in India ink by Remy De Muynck on the flyleaf).
- Zen poetry is not merely a record of religious experience, but an attempt to capture the absolute immediacy of the world. It is the art of saying everything by saying almost nothing.