Poetry. Art. Asian Studies. INK ON PAPER consists of twenty terse, lyrical poems in contemplation of works by great Asian scroll painters. Spanning a period from the fourth to the nineteenth centuries, the paintings are done in many different styles, ranging from the Confucianist precision of Ku K'ai chih to the spontaneity of the Zen priest Sengai. These great masterpieces of Chinese and Japanese art suggest how much variety is possible in ink painting, an art that, in its purest form, is strikingly simple. Wilson's poems reflect that variety and simplicity, bringing us closer to the paintings and taking the spirit of the paintings with him into experiences of contemporary life. "These poems and paintings prove a compassionate and delicious company. Their reflective perceptions of the common world make a securing place for all to enter"-Robert Creeley.