The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy

How did I even run across this book? I wandered across it at B&N at our school's book fair held there last spring and I've been reading on it ever since.

What kinds of poems are in this book? Lots you already know, if you've read much poetry of impermanence, mindfulness, and joy, like Basho and Ryokan and Robert Frost's “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and Issa and Frank O'Hara and, of course, Ron Padgett and Billy Collins. I liked impermanence, but I loved mindfulness and joy.

It's a keeper.