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American poet Hortensia Anderson, known for her devotion to Zen and an exquisitely pure Eastern style of work (particularly in haiku, haibun, renga) has recently died. She'd lived most of her life in New York's East Side where she'd been undergoing kidney dialysis treatment for many years. Tributes to her can be found here and here.
My own connection to her was slight and mostly through online Eastern writing groups. Hers was a strong and active presence I'd admired from a distance; her writing was of the highest quality. I was introduced to both the person and work by poet-editor Karina Klesko, who'd kept up a very active friendship and collaboration with Hortensia for many years.
To Hortensia's family and many friends I extend my own personal condolences.
"Out of all that death so much life has come" (Cid Corman)
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