Pathways

"Behind her best poems is the echo of the Bodhisattva Vow, and at the same time the realization that all the combinations called reality are fleeting by nature."-Kenneth Rexroth 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 and is the author of 11 collections of poetry.Shiffert, Edith is the author of 'Pathways ', published 2005 under ISBN 9781893996373 and ISBN 1893996379.