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National Treasure: Gary Snyder

by Sean Elder| May 8, 2020

National Treasure: Gary Snyder

Beat hero, steward of the earth, Zen Buddhist, and poet Gary Snyder turns 90 on May 8. He looks back on an honorable life at the leading edge.

Zen Buddhist poet and novelist Ocean Vuong awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”

by Lilly Greenblatt| September 27, 2019

Zen Buddhist poet and novelist Ocean Vuong awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”

The Vietnamese-American Zen Buddhist poet and novelist Ocean Vuong has been named one of the 2019 fellows of the MacArthur Foundation.

The Life-Changing Words of Mary Oliver

by Rick Bass| August 12, 2019

The Life-Changing Words of Mary Oliver

In this Lion’s Roar archive article, Rick Bass looks at Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day,” which asks, “What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

Smokey the Bear Sutra

by Gary Snyder| August 2, 2019

Smokey the Bear Sutra

In 1969, poet Gary Snyder wrote his “Smokey the Bear Sutra,” imagining Smokey as the Great Sun Buddha giving a discourse, in the style of a Buddhist sutra. Fifty years later, the message of the sutra continues to resonate.

Maryland’s Poet Laureate on How Poetry Slows You Down

by Haleigh Atwood| May 30, 2019

Maryland’s Poet Laureate on How Poetry Slows You Down

“People find out who they are by writing,” says Maryland poet laureate Grace Cavalieri. At 86, Cavalieri tells Haleigh Atwood, she’s still writing.

Who Was Otagaki Rengetsu?

by Grace Schireson| April 11, 2019

Who Was Otagaki Rengetsu?

Grace Schireson on the life, art, and poetics of the Zen nun Otagaki Rengetsu, a woman “humbled by life’s blows as well as its beauty.”

W.S. Merwin, US Poet Laureate and Zen Buddhist, dies at 91

by Lilly Greenblatt| March 16, 2019

W.S. Merwin, US Poet Laureate and Zen Buddhist, dies at 91

W.S. Merwin, the American poet, environmental activist, and two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, died Friday March 15 at his home in Haiku, Hawaii, on the island of Maui. He was 91.

The Oral Tradition of W.S. Merwin

by Susan Dunlap| March 16, 2019

The Oral Tradition of W.S. Merwin

The poet W.S. Merwin died on March 15, age 91. In this essay, published in Lion’s Roar magazine in 2011, Susan Dunlap contemplates Merwin’s poem “Vixen.”

How to Do Gatha Practice

by Zachiah Murray| October 19, 2018

How to Do Gatha Practice

By reciting the short verses known as gathas, says Zachiah Murray, we transform any activity into an opportunity to awaken to our true nature.

Ursula K. Le Guin on Housman’s Classic Poem “From Far”

by Ursula K. Le Guin| January 24, 2018

Ursula K. Le Guin on Housman’s Classic Poem “From Far”

Ursula K. Le Guin unpacks the rhythm and wisdom of A.E. Housman’s classic poetry.

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