Speaking of the benefits of solitude, as in the previous post, a pandemic reading list of Chinese and Japanese hermits is always appropriate — even as pandemic continues, and the relevance of some of our favorite hermits continues to prove perennial. An “Isolation Reading List” from a contributor to the Buddhist magazine Tricycle dates from April 2020. (Other favorites can be added, to be sure.)
The five favorite poets are: 1. Hanshan, 2. Hsieh Ling-yun, 3. Saigyo, 4. Ryokan, 5. Shiwu (Stonehouse).
URL: https://tricycle.org/trikedaily/isolation-reading-list/