Jim Culleny continues his ongoing service to poetry by posting a wonderful poem over at 3 Quarks Daily, drawn (he says) from a book entitled Adaptations of the Tao Te Ching. (I can’t find the book mentioned anywhere on the ‘Net. Could he be reading—gulp!—an out-of-print paper-based object?) As I remarked in the comment stream, I don’t ordinarily care for “adaptations,” but this one is amazing. Here’s how it opens: The world’s naturally sacred—a holy cup. Its way is blessed.To sip its yield is best. Read the rest here.Read More