Call Me By My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh by Thich Nhat Hanh

Call Me by My True Names gathers more than fifty poems by Thich Nhat Hanh. The collection moves through war, displacement, peace work and spiritual practice, drawing on the poet’s experience as a Zen teacher and advocate of compassion.

For readers interested in Buddhist poetry and the relationship between an inner life and public responsibility. These poems offer a different way into the author’s work than his instructional guides to mindfulness and meditation.