The Sound of Life, A Volume of Zen Poems

The Sound of Life, A Volume of Zen Poems is Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim’s 16th book of poetry. In The Sound of Life, Great Zen Master Kim writes about the sounds that surround us in our lives. He examines the ways that things make sound and how all things are interconnected. The powerful images of these poems evoke portraits of things that are familiar but with a different kind of illumination. The poems render a variety of different styles and objects. Some are expressive and full of imagery. Others are spare and direct, following the straight and clear Dharma of Zen.