"Whisper of the Land"

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Excerpts from "Whisper of the Land"

I will always be a traveler, on the way to somewhere.

I fell in love easily. An old, but grand Japanese farmhouse, half hidden, yet half open to the surrounding country landscape, flirted with my soul.

My physical garden is the center of my universe. I spend a lot of time in it. My spiritual garden, however, is symbolically as wide as I dare to wander. The garden in the heart is not just a bridge, but a revolving door connecting the inner and outer lives…

MORE TO COME…SEE SAMPLE PAGES BELOW



Read the first Chapter "Morning Meditation" on the Book Daily Website!

An excerpt from one of my essays in "Whisper of the Land" titled “Smiling with Light” featuring episodes in Kyoto is
now available to read at the Writers in Kyoto (WiK) website. Please have a look!

From the WiK Facebook page:
“One of our members who lives outside Kyoto but has a special connection with it is Edward Levinson on the Boso Peninsula. As well as being a gardener with a spiritual bent, he is known as a photographer and has exhibited in a variety of venues. In addition he writes essays and pens haiku. In the latest addition to the WiK webpage, 'Edo' as he is known writes of his connection with Kyoto and with trees, and one tree in particular. It is extracted from his engaging memoir, Whisper of the Land, together with an example of the haiku and photography that adorn his book.”
Thanks "Writers In Kyoto".

READ IT HERE : https://www.writersinkyoto.com/2021/10/smiling-with-light/

“Writers in Kyoto”「ライターズ・イン・京都」のウェブサイトに「ぼくの植え方」岩波書店 のエッセイ集から京都について『光に輝く微笑み」の抜粋が掲載されています。英語ですけれど、どぞうご覧下さい。

Read A Specially Selected Excerpt (with photos) chosen by the editor at the
Books On Asia Website.

Read some Specially Selected Excerpts (with photos) chosen by the editor at the Kyoto Journal Website

An essay from the book, "Soil with Soul", was published in
Kyoto Journal Issue # 83 "Food".
This is a paid subscription online magazine.

My 'creative non-fiction' essay (an excerpt from my book "Whisper of the Land") is in the Spring 2015 issue of the online magazine "The Font - Literary Journal for Language Teachers". A chance to read a whole essay!

"Whisper of the Land" SAMPLE PAGES
(Note: screen shots from PDF, not the real book)

book intro PDF


book smiling light PDF

book whisper PDF BATH

book whisper PDF birds