Crazy Wisdom Poetry Series: Poetry of Zen Master Ikkyu

Crazy Wisdom Poetry Series at Crazy Wisdom Tearoom , hosted by Joe Kelty and Ed Morin • Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7-9 p.m. • Free. Call Ed at 668-7523; eacmorso@sbcglobal.net or cwpoetrycircle.tumblr.com.

Fourth Wednesdays: Featured Reader for 50 minutes, Open Mic Reading for one hour • All writers welcome to share their own or other favorite poetry. Sign up begins at 6:45 p.m.

July 22 • Zen Master Ikkyu (1394-1481) • Ikkyu turned the eye of enlightenment to politics, pine trees, meditation, sex, and wine. He influenced Japanese calligraphy, Noh theater, tea ceremony, and rock gardening. Kidder Smith (scholar) and Sarah Messer (poet) present their translations from Having Once Paused, Poems of Zen Master Ikkyu.