Poetry

Particularly irreligious poems by the Tibetan monk, Gendun Chophel (CE 1903-1951), in for form of the classical "alphacrostic." Transcreated to our English ABCs by StevenRAJ..

Tantric feasts, plus weddings and more!

Each poem of the collection is an image of liminality between sacred and profane; vessel and contents. These "love" poems are sometimes peaceful, and sometimes fierce; ironic and uncanny. Compositional styles include the classical ode, blues, rock, free-form, pithy, and prosaic.

Spontaneous three-liners in the tradition of zen and beat poetries

Prosimetric stories that pop along the way.

The Liberation of Scholar Prince Earnest Priest, an hagiography of Gendun Chophel of Tibet (1904-1951) by Gnostic Ocean (1905-1975). Priest's life and liberation is detailed including direct quotes from his own vernacular. Headings and scholarly notes are included by the translator, StevenRAJ.

Learn for ourselves the foundations and wondrous applications of pop haiku. From Japanese Zen to the Kerouacian pop, learn the principles of haiku (and try it out, too!).

A literary assessment and pop phenomenology on the discipline of "transcreation." A broad overview of the emerging field with an emphasis in sacred and ecstatic literary transcration.

This article can be used as a source for an ocean of haibun, an accessible and traditional literary form. Engage the prompt at the end of the article and write haibun to your heart's content.