An overview of American Buddhist poetry: its genesis and typical features and differences from Asian Buddhist poetry

• Main Author: Somboon Pojprasat
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Liberal Arts
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Buddhist poetry; The Journal
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/9947
• Institution: Mahidol University

American Buddhist poetry is an interesting genre which has enjoyed its increased readership since the early nineties. However, it is more perplexing than clarifying, especially when read in juxtaposition with Asian Buddhist poetry. One might experience difficulties in the interpretation of underlyin...