Riddle: Koans, Poems & Question Marks

by Jane Brunette

What if life is a riddle that doesn't need to be solved? This collection of poetry and images captures the open, ephemeral nature of life and of the self -- not as an idea, but as an experience that comes from relaxing in the unknown.

Written during the pandemic when the author suddenly found herself sequestered on a piece of wild coastal land, the work explores her lived experience of openness, humanness, becoming and being in intimate relationship to the natural world.

120 pages, Paperback

Published August 19, 2023

About the author

Jane Brunette teaches and writes about meditation, spirituality and creating a soulful life in challenging times. She created Writing from the Soul, an approach to writing that has sprouted groups around the world, and she mentors individuals in writing and spiritual practice. Trained as a psychotherapist and Buddhist teacher with a deep affinity for Christian mysticism and indigenous perspectives, she travels widely to challenge her social conditioning, living simply in cultures where this is still possible to free her time and her mind for contemplation and retreat. She is the author of two collections of poetry, CARTOON KALI and GRASSHOPPER GURU, as well as THE BIG AND THE SMALL: A SOUL STORY. Her novel, LINEAGE OF THE TREES, is due to be released Fall of 2019. Her websites are writingfromthesoul.net and flamingseed.com.

Reviews

[Mateus Santos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful book... it invited me to a dreamy journey, much like Alice in Wonderland, but with a narrative guided by poetry throughout every page, every sentence, and every photo. Loved it from the first page to the last one and immediately just gave me a lot of inspiration to try and write some poetry. Also, love Jane Brunette. Her wisdom and kindness and creative heart are big big inspirations for my work. Happy to get to know her beautiful writing.