Paul Reps' Timeline

Simple Timeline of Paul Reps Life

Date		Event
9/15/1895		Paul Reps is Born in Cedar City, IA
1920		Attends Dartmouth College
1935		reps visits with eastern spiritual teachers. "I've been several times in India. And I've spent part of 14 years in Japan, some on the China mainland." My farthest ski jump was only 72 feet, and in judo only a brown belt.
1939		More Power To You – Poems Everyone Can Make (cloth) is Published by Preview Publications
9/1/1948		Reps Meeting Bill Segal on a trip to Japan they are greeted by a group of some 40 admirers.
1951		UNKNOT THE WORLD IN YOU (paper) Sequoia University Press
1952		An exhibit of picture poems in Japan hanging from bamboo structure as washing. The wind helped everything to move. It was a great success.
1957		Zen Flesh, Zen Bone is Published (cloth, slipcased) Charles Tuttle Co. consisting of: 101 Zen Stories 1939; The Gateless Gate 1934; 10 Bulls 1935; Centering 1955
1960		Big Bath is Published
1962		Zen Telegrams is Published (paper) Tuttle
3/13/1962		It was terrifically hot in Hong Kong, all Chinese present admiring the poems. In a day I was in Frankfurt,the next day got my VW camper in Hamburg and the next day in Denmark. Am presently living in Molde, Norway.
6/1/1963		Reps Playshops in Colorado
1964		PICTURE POEM PRIMER (paper) Liu/American Fabrics
10/7/1964		reps in Hilo, Hawaii.
1965		Unwrinkling Plays is Published(paper) Tuttle
5/1/1966		Reps Resides in Seattle and Vancouver
1967		Square Sun Square Moon is Published(paper) Tuttle
1967		ASK A POTATO is published (paper) American Fabrics
3/1/1967		Exhibits of work in Good Konst Gallery, Goteborg, with a lot of publicity from the newspapers and many enjoyed the showings. Also gave a talk at the Great Konstmuseum.
5/12/1967		Gives talks in Boulder , Colorado
1969		Gold and Fish Signatures is Published (paper) Tuttle
1969		10 Ways to Meditate is Published (hard cover/mahogany boards) Walker/Weatherhill
1969		Builds a Dark/Light House in Paauilo Hawaii -- enjoys living there,years later selling it back for same price he paid.
1971		BE! is published (paper) Walker/Weatherhill
9/9/1974		With this cheerful news I advise you of my arrival in Victoria and departure for Zen Center San Francisco for month of October.
1975		SIT IN is published (paper) Zen Center Press
9/1/1977		Hawaii Reps Playshops with Rick & Annie Bernstein
1978		Juicing is Published (paper) Doubleday
3/1/1980		Reps Resides in Waimea, Hawaii
12/1/1981		"Reps -- Letters to a Friend" is Published
9/1/1986 - 1990		reps resides in Waimea til just before passing; often planning to journey elsewhere; but finding it difficult to leave Hawaii
2/15/1990 - 3/18/1990		last departure from Hawaii goes to Vancouver, Canada
3/18/1990 - 7/12/1990		last departure from Vancouver; moves to Los Angeles to escape late winter cold
7/12/1990		Reps dies in Los Angeles, CA two months before 95th birthday

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