Robert Weis

Pico Iyer talks with Robert Weis about his new book, Aflame, and the beauty of sitting quietly alone.

Tracing the steps of the spiritual seekers of Japan's mountains.

Review of a collection of free verse poetry and photographs mainly of bonsai trees.

Report on a convivial and literary gathering.

An excerpt from the self-published volume A tiny nature – recollections of poems and trees.

An excerpt from the poetry book Rêves d’un mangeur de kakis.

A visit to a garden that was experienced during the writer's long-awaited first trip to Japan.

Description of an outing in the Kumano Mountains.

Weis writes on how he spends his first day upon return to Japan.

A meditation on the beauty and impermanence of sakura.

A spring walk from Ohara to Kurama-dera.

Photos and description of a modern day pilgrimage.

A description of a trip to Shiraishi Island.

Writers in Kyoto