More New Books Now Available
Even Clouds Are Geniuses, a biography of Bill Wyatt (1942-2016), has been published by EastBrook Press. The first Zen Buddhist monk ordained at Britain’s Throssel Hole Abbey and a translator of Chinese/Japanese poetry, Wyatt also wrote haiku and haibun that often reflected his Buddhist practice. Even Clouds Are Geniuses offers an account of Wyatt’s life, a collection of his work, a bibliography, and contributions from friends and fellow writers, and includes both color and black and white illustrations. Price: £6.00 plus postage and packing. For more information, contact eastbrookpress@talktalk.net.
Carol’s Chronicles by Carol Pearce-Worthington was recently released. Published independently, its 119 pages include haibun, haiku, tanka, and prose poetry. Available through Amazon.
I’m trying to find The Early Days at Throssel Hole Priory, apparently archived by you. Unfortunately it doesn’t come up when I search for it on this website. Can you please help?
Hi Fred,
That goes back to the early days of cho, in our classic archive. Here’s a link to it:
https://contemporaryhaibunonline.com/chohtmlarchive/ahhv3/Bill_Wyatt2.html
Hi Rich,
Is Bill Wyatt’s interview with Diana Webb in your archive?
Best wishes, Fred
Hello Bill,
The interview was published on May 27, 2008, by Haibun Today; you’ll find it here.
Hi Rich,
I’d like to buy a copy of A Bill Wyatt bio; a collection by Carol Pearce-Worthington but can’t see a way to do so. I’ve looked on Amazon. Could you please advise me.
Fred, try e-mailing Philip Maillard at eastbrookpress@talktalk.net.