Cherry blossom season his here! Please join us for our fifth renga-kai, or “linked-verse gathering”. Renga is a sequence of linked verses, typically created by a group of 2-4 people in a convivial atmosphere. The traditional syllabic pattern is 5-7-5, 7-7, 5-7-5, 7-7, etc. with participants taking turns writing verses. Links may be thematic, imagistic, narrative, or verbal (puns). The roots of renga lie deep in the history of Japanese poetry, but the form has survived and evolved through the emergence of haiku and into modern times and other languages.
We will learn how to write and share renga in a way that is both grounded in our Zen practice of moment-to-moment awareness, and also accepting and fun!
The spring renga-kai will be offered online via Zoom hosted at Blue Mountain Zendo, Mountain Rain guiding teachers’ home in Mission. Long-distance participants are most welcome!
The Zoom link will be posted the week before the event.
Registration: There is no registration fee for this event, but we’ve set up a sliding scale below, so you can donate on line. Your support of Mountain Rain Zen is much appreciated during these precarious times. as we try to keep our sangha practice steady. We do ask that you register in advance, so we have a idea of numbers, Further guidance will be given on the day of the renga-kai.
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