Religion 262 - COLQ: POETRY OF ENLIGHTENMENT

This course will explore ancient and modern Buddhist-inspired poetry from China, Korea, Japan, and the United States. The first half of the course will be devoted to East Asian poetry, and the second half will be devoted to American poetry. We will read selections from such notables as Wang Wei, Han Shan, and Su Shi (China), Saigy?, Ikky?, and Ry?kan (Japan), Ko Un (Korea), and Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Jane Hirshfield, and Dan Gerber (U.S.). Enrollment limited to 20.