(Frontispiece). Calligraphy "Death" by Hakuin. (Seep. 6.) ---,,------------------- --------- JAPANESE EATH POMS Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death compiled with an Introduction and commentary bv YOEL HOFFlvlANN -' CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan