This excerpt is taken from??by Red Pine. English reprint permission provided by translator. All English copyright reserved by translator.
Cold Mountain [Han Shan]?was a hermit in the Tang Dynasty, who produced hundreds of poems, which were later collected and associated with his name.
Red Pine [Bill Porter]?is a noted translator of numerous Taoist and Buddhist poems and s¨±tras. Among his other works are??and?. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Porter taught at 91Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in the , Ukiah, California.