The Poetry Stash: 5August2024

Poetry selections by Ryokan

Today’s selections are from the collection One Robe, One Bowl, The Zen Poetry of Ryokan, translated by John Stevens. The book is available for purchase here.

selections by Ryokan

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Filled only with…”
2.	Begin with “Looking at this scene…”
3.	Draft a haiku. To read more about haiku, click here.
4.	Draft a poem that describes both internal and external landscapes.

5. Photo by Ron Lach via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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