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1. 1. Japanese Death Poems

   Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

   

   A compact anthology and study presenting classical Japanese death poems (jisei) alongside contextual commentary and translations, tracing how poets, monks, samurai, and others confronted mortality through succinct, imagistic verse; the volume situates these final statements within Zen, literary, and historical traditions, explores recurring themes of impermanence and acceptance, and offers interpretive notes that illuminate language, form, and cultural resonance while allowing the poems’ spare emotional power to speak for itself.

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