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Living at the Monastery, Working in the Kitchen : Poems (Leaping Dog Press Book)
Living at the Monastery Working in the Kitchen Poems - Leaping Dog Press Book Author:Eric Paul Shaffer Living at the Monastery, Working in the Kitchen contains poems of funny, fleeting enlightenment ignited more by close, current, continuous observation of the ordinary than by assuming a permanent pinnacle of wisdom. Written in the voice of Shih-te, cook and janitor at Kuo-ching monastery during the Tang Dynasty and chum to the famed Han-shan (Co... more »ld Mountain), these lines spit fire and savor salt.« less