# A Zen Wave

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- Book: [A Zen Wave](https://www.bookquiver.com/matsuo-basho/a-zen-wave) ([A Zen Wave.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/matsuo-basho/a-zen-wave.md))
- Authors: [Matsuo Bashō](https://www.bookquiver.com/matsuo-basho), [Robert Aitken](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-aitken), [W. S. Merwin](https://www.bookquiver.com/w-s-merwin)
- Publisher: counterpoint
- ISBN: 978-15-9376-008-3
- Pages: 178
- Published: 2003-10-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself by brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. The haiku verse form is a superb means of studying Zen modes of thought and expression, for its seventeen...