Mike O�Connor is a poet and translator. He has published three volumes of his own poetry in addition to translating two volumes of the work of Buddhist poet Chia Tao. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington. Other books by Mike O�Connor: When I Find You Again, It Will Be in Mountains, Where the World Does Not Follow.

Red Pine (Bill Porter) won the 1996 PEN West Award for Guide to Capturing a Plum Blossom, and is a well-known translator of classical Chinese philosophy and poetry, including translations of the Platform Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, and the Lankavatara Sutra. He has lived in Taiwan and Hong Kong and traveled extensively in China. He lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

Preface
Introduction (Andrew Schelling)

Chia Tao (779843)

Translations by Mike O'Connor

Introduction
The Poems
Notes
Bibliography

Chi-chi (864937)

Translations by Burton Watson

Introduction
The Poems
Notes

The Nine Monks and Chih Yuan, Poet Monks of Early Sung China (late tenth century)

Translations by Paul Hansen

Introduction
The Poems
Notes

Han-shan Te-ching (15461623)

Translations by Red Pine

Introduction
The Poems
Notes
Bibliography

Shih-shu (late 17th centuryearly 18th century)

Translations by James H. Sanford

Introduction
The Poems
Notes

Ching An (18511912)

Translations by J.P. Seaton

Introduction
The Poems
Note

Epilogue
Index of First Lines
About the Contributors