Paul Reps
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Paul Reps (1895-1990) was an American artist, poet, and author. He is best know for his unorthodox haiku-inspired poetry that was published from 1939 on. He is considered one of America's first haiku poets.
In association with his writing, Reps was also a well-received artist. Many of his books have artwork influenced by Zen Buddhism displayed in association with his writings.
Reps was widely travelled and spent a large amount of his time in Asia. In Japan, his art was widely accepted and he often went there in association with the displays of his artwork in galleries and to reaffirm his Buddhist understanding.
In the later years of his life, Reps made his home on the island of Maui in Hawaii.
[edit] Books
- Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (ISBN 0-8048-0644-6)
- Zen Telegrams (ISBN 0-8048-2023-6)
- Letters to a friend: Writings & Drawings, 1939 to 1980 (ISBN 0-938286-01-3)
- Gold Fish Signatures (ISBN 0-8048-0210-6)
- Square Sun, Square Moon (ISBN 0-8048-0544-X)
- Sit In: What it is Like (ISBN 87-24-56904-3)
- Let Good Fortune Jump on You (ISBN 0-9620812-7-2)
- Big Bath: Poems (ISBN 83-18-86527-6)
- Unwrinkling Plays (ISBN 0-8048-0607-1)
- Ten Ways to Meditate (ISBN 0-8348-0163-9)
- Be: New Uses for the Human Instrument (ISBN 87-458-5386-1)
- Juicing: Words and Brushwork (ISBN 0-385-13250-6)
