Roundtable Session In-person November Annual Meeting 2026

Buddhist Poiesis: Roundtable with Jane Hirshfield

Abstract for Online Program Book (maximum 150 words)

This roundtable brings poet and essayist Jane Hirshfield into dialogue with scholars of religion to explore how Buddhist thought informs poetic making, how language gives shape to attention and ethical perception, and how literary form becomes a site for the articulation of insight. Bridging creative and scholarly voices, the session reflects on the generative power of language in both contemplative and literary traditions.