Paul Reps



Paul Reps (1895–1990) was anAmerican poet, artist, and prose author. He is best known for his unorthodox haiku-inspired poetry that was published from 1939 onwards. He is considered one of America's first haiku poets.

Life
In association with his writing, Reps was also a well-received artist. Many of his books have artwork influenced by Zen Buddhism displayed in association with his writings.

Reps was widely travelled and spent a large amount of his time in Asia. In Japan, his art was widely accepted and he often went there in association with the displays of his artwork in galleries and to reaffirm his Buddhist understanding.

In the later years of his life, Reps made his home on the island of Maui in Hawaii. In the two years before his death, he lived at the Haven Institute with his friends Jock McKeen and Bennet Wong.

Publications

 * Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings (ISBN 0-8048-0644-6)
 * Zen Telegrams (ISBN 0-8048-2023-6)
 * Letters to a friend: Writings & Drawings, 1939 to 1980 (ISBN 0-938286-01-3)
 * Gold Fish Signatures (ISBN 0-8048-0210-6)
 * Square Sun, Square Moon (ISBN 0-8048-0544-X)
 * Sit In: What it is Like
 * Let Good Fortune Jump on You (ISBN 0-9620812-7-2)
 * Big Bath: Poems
 * Unwrinkling Plays (ISBN 0-8048-0607-1)
 * Ten Ways to Meditate (ISBN 0-8348-0163-9)
 * Be! New Uses for the Human Instrument (ISBN 0-8348-0058-6)
 * Juicing: Words and Brushwork (ISBN 0-385-13250-6)