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Write Death Poems Sweatshirt

Write Death Poems Sweatshirt

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Crafted from a blend of 80% cotton and 20% polyester fleece combining comfort and durability (Not a Gildan!)

Most of us in the West are denying death, and this hoodie serves as a living reminder that we should all be writing death poems.

Jisei (or death poems) originated in Zen Buddhism and were later integrated into Chinese and other Asian cultures. The first recorded Death Poem was written in 686 A.D. Below is one of the greatest Japanese poets Basho's Death Poem

 

sick on my journey,

my dreams go wandering

on this withered field

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