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A Poem for Elee
China Elee Poetry Translation

A Poem for Elee

Will Buckingham –

A translation of a poem by Zhang Rong, in memory of Elee Kirk.

The Flaws of Writers
China Wenxin Diaolong Writing

The Flaws of Writers

Will Buckingham –

The medieval Chinese writer on the flaws of writers.

On Vacation: Reeling in the Mind
Creativity Writing Wenxin Diaolong

On Vacation: Reeling in the Mind

Will Buckingham –

Nourishing life to nourish your writing, and nourishing writing to nourish your life.

Giving Thanks at Thirty Thousand Feet
China Travel

Giving Thanks at Thirty Thousand Feet

Will Buckingham –

A thanksgiving gift, from Chengdu Airlines.

The Hard Cross-Cultural Problem in Philosophy
Philosophy China

The Hard Cross-Cultural Problem in Philosophy

Will Buckingham –

The monoculture of the global academy, and the challenge of doing philosophy cross-culturally.

Writing, Work and Ease: Liu Xie
China Creativity Wenxin Diaolong

Writing, Work and Ease: Liu Xie

Will Buckingham –

The Chinese writer Liu Xie on writing without the struggle.

Two Tales of Horse-Training
Buddhism China Philosophy

Two Tales of Horse-Training

Will Buckingham –

Contrasting thoughts on the metaphor of horse-training, from Buddhism and Daoism.

A Centre for Laziness - A Proposal
China Creativity

A Centre for Laziness - A Proposal

Will Buckingham –

Unless we are accustomed to moving across the borderlands between hard work and laziness, then we are not going to live optimally

Strange Happenings in Yangzhou
China

Strange Happenings in Yangzhou

Will Buckingham –

A tale of the unexpected from 11th century China.

On Drinking Tea
Poetry China

On Drinking Tea

Will Buckingham –

A Chinese text on the twenty-four occasions on which to drink tea.

Storytellers and Anthropologists
Anthropology Indonesia Writing Storytelling

Storytellers and Anthropologists

Will Buckingham –

Thoughts on storytelling and anthropology

Boredom, Flow and the Eggs of Experience
Buddhism Creativity Philosophy

Boredom, Flow and the Eggs of Experience

Will Buckingham –

Boredom, creativity and Walter Benjamin