Nothing Works

Nothing Works The First Book In The Nothing Series Is A Book Of Blending And Struggle Similar To The Practices And Philosophies That Are The Subject Of The Poems. The Poems Reflect Personal Study Thought And Practice In Aikido (Zen) Buddhism Meditation And The Tao Combined With A Western Overview. The Book Is A Personal Examination And Exploration In Poetic Format Blending Personal Tales Of Discovery And Direct Experience With More Distant And Imagined Poems. The Poems Are Heavily Influenced By The Styles Of Classical Chinese And Japanese Poetry Particularly The Landscape Tradition Of Chinese Poetry Of Mountains-And-Rivers Which Emphasizes The Wilder Aspects Of Landscape And With Fields-And-Gardens Representing The More Domestic Aspects Of Landscape. The Author Has Added A Third Category He Calls Concrete-And-Steel Based On A More Modern Urban Perspective But Still Inspired By And Honoring The Prior Chinese Poetic Traditions. This Second Edition Has Been Completely Revised And Expanded. All Books In The Series Are Standalone And Do Not Need To Be Read In Any Type Of Order.