Ben Howard
Ben Howard’s most recent books are Entering Zen (Whitlock, 2011), a collection of seventy-five essays on Zen practice, and Leaf, Sunlight, Asphalt (Salmon, 2009), his sixth collection of poems. His blog “One Time, One Meeting,” may be found at www.practiceofzen.wordpress.com He is Emeritus Professor of English at Alfred University, where he leads the Falling Leaf Sangha, a Zen practice group for students and the community.
Reading List
Darkness and Light
The darkness around us is deep. — William Stafford Still and all, Stafford kept on going, morning after morning at his table. I see him now, sitting in my armchair, eyes half-closed, resting his fertile mind. You never know, he …
Adagio
Call it if you must an instrument, this meter that has served me through the decades, its pulse an echo of my temperament, its low-relief a match for my reserve. But who is playing whom, I’d like to know, feeling …