Chanoyu for (the) Fall Chanoyu para el otoño (en caída)

By Rolando Pérez

Chanoyu for (the) Fall / Chanoyu para el oto o employs a variety of

Japanese poetic forms to explore the interplay of light and dark-

ness, presence and absence, shadows, subtlety, and the unsayable

(yūgen). These forms allow the author to pursue a disciplined at-

tention to thought and feeling (kokoro), revealing the depths hid-

den within ordinary experience.

At one level, this volume reflects on autumn and the quiet descent

of leaves, light, and time. Yet because the English word fall signi-

fies both a season and the act of falling, it inspired Rolando P rez

to create a work concerned not only with autumn but with the

many kinds of falls (furu) that shape a human life-losses, trans-

formations, endings, and renewals.

The result is a distinctly Western meditation composed in the mi-

nor key of yūgen, where what remains unspoken often carries the

greatest resonance.

Chanoyu for (the) Fall / Chanoyu para el oto o is the fourth and

final volume of the quartet Chanoyu for the Seasons/Chanoyu para

las estaciones.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887276394
• ISBN13: 9781887276399
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Cool Grove Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"