Zen Telegrams

His books are treasures, This one is one of the best. They are like misty rain slowly working on our vision of the world.

This book is 79 poems with drawings. There are only a few lines to each poem. "perhaps/only perhaps/ you stand beside me/ in the falling rain." Accompanying each poem is a drawing done in black, what looks to be waterbased paint. Poems and drawings are very simple, very beautiful. "looking into your eyes/ I forget that people die."

Zen Telegrams by Paul Reps offers insight into the spirit. A collection of one page image poems, it can be seen as a commentary on the world in which we live as Reps delves into each subject with only a few words. His simple style sets the mind in motion as his words, gallop, fall, or smear across the page. The result his poems open the soul. This book can be used as a meditative initiative, or a gentle reminder of the world we call home. For either use, it is a collection that is definately a must own because of the power it conveys.