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Rice Eyes: Enlightenment in Dogen's Kitchen    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2200 words. Published on February 22, 2011. .

A poetic presentation of Dogen's essay Tenzo Kyokun, Instructions to the Cook, by Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan. 'Rice Eyes' is a metaphor for the non-dual world, the essential Buddhist experience of oneness. Dogen uses the role of Tenzo, or head cook, to demonstrate how to live, work, and experience a spiritual life that brings benefit to everyone.
Snow Falling in Moonlight: Odes in Praise of Dogen's Shobogenzo    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2090 words. Published on February 22, 2011. .

Dogen (1200-1253) is the father of Soto Zen. Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan has transformed twelve of his spiritual essays from the Shobogenzo (The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye), into poems about non-dual wisdom, luminous mind, loving kindness, and Zen practice.
The Path    by Silent Temple
Price: $11.99 USD. 17830 words. Published on April 10, 2011. .

The Path offers a beautifully poetic vision of an unorthodox spiritual journey spanning nearly a decade and a half. The author, Silent Temple, is neoZen in his orientation but also subtly existential and unbounded in his sensibilities. The book is beautifully illustrated by the author, as well. A must read by Western and Eastern audiences for its insights, depth of vision, and artistic mastery.
Monks, Beasts & Dreams on Heavenly Terrace    by Alexander Goldstein
Price: $12.99 USD. 143640 words. Published on November 27, 2011. .

This book's pages form the record of events that really happened in the Tang-period China (the 8th century) at Guo-qing Temple secluded on Mount Tian-tai. For this no extra charge has been made with the exception of delightful insight into the background of the four figures: three eccentric persons and the forth—the unnamed tigress, a creature on the back of which Chan monk Feng Gan usually rode.
Taste of Hanshan (Cold Mountain)    by Alexander Goldstein
Price: $12.99 USD. 31560 words. Published on February 15, 2012. .

Han Shan and Shi De are two inseparable characters in the history of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, forming one of the most favourite subjects of Oriental fine arts: Shi De is often pictured with a broom, and Han Shan with a scroll to represent two of many paths to Enlightenment—honest labour and scriptural studies. Their poems became famous Chan quotations to be a compulsory reading for Chan practitioners.
Nature's Chorus - Reflections Amongst the Trees    by Michael Higgins
Price: Free! 1500 words. Published on August 15, 2012. .

A beautiful, brief collection of 15 nature inspired poems as told through the eyes of an awakened man. Enjoy!
Hypnagogic Exploits: To Say This is the Way One Man Went: Selected Poems (part 2)    by Kevin Shlosberg
Price: $1.99 USD. 2940 words. Published on September 29, 2012. .

20+ poems either inspired by or hijacked from my dreaming mind. It's not center-justified poetry, if you know what I mean. rich in imagery. light in rhyme. Fun times guaranteed!
Afterwards: To Say This is the Way One Man Went (Part 4)    by Kevin Shlosberg
Price: $1.99 USD. 3760 words. Published on October 5, 2012. .

The final installment of "To Say This is the Way One Man Went: Selected Poems 1999-2012." This chapbook rounds out the journey w/ reflection, contemplation, and humor. This is not center-justified poetry, if you know what I mean. Nor will you find much rhyming within. 20+ poems.
To Say This is the Way One Man Went: Selected Poems 1999-2012    by Kevin Shlosberg
Price: $2.99 USD. 10760 words. Published on October 7, 2012. .

90+ poems, approx. 100 pp. themes include (but not limited to): road-going, cats, crows, dreams, papayas, travel, zen, drugs, sex, rock n' roll, blood, domesticity, mountains, love, triangles, love-triangles, solipsism, art, friendship, scholarship, dictatorship, pigeons, and puppetry.