COLD MOUNTAIN TRANSCENDENTAL POETRY is a collection of 33 original translations of poems by the T'ang zen poet, Han-shan. The introduction includes a biography of the poet and a brief history of the poems. Those readers familiar with Burton Watson's and Gary Snyder's translations will find most of these poems to be new.Though simple and childlike, the poems are majestic and have the power to lift the reader for a brief glimpse of the heaven where the poet lives. The poems are rich with metaphor, and each has been well polished. Click "preview this book" and you can read the entire collection! I hope you enjoy them as much as I've enjoyed the process of bringing them to you. Wandering Poet