Pathways

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"Pathways draws together a selection of Edith Shiffert's poems spanning six decades . The poems reflect moments of transcendence, pathways through inner and outer landscapes, and the Buddhist and Taoist sensibilities in which she has immersed herself. Edith Shiffert has lived in Kyoto, Japan since 1963. She is the author of eleven collections of poetry including: When On the Edge, New and Selected Poems, and In the Ninth Decade. In addition she has co-translated several volume of poetry from Japanese including An Anthology of Modern Japanese Poetry and Haiku Master Buson."--Publisher's website.