William Martin

The Daily Tao is an invitation to choose peace over distraction, flexibility over fear, and wisdom over turmoil. Written in 400 BCE by the Chinese sage Laozi, the Tao Te Ching is a potent source of wisdom that speaks to spiritual seekers across faith traditions and secular lines. Inside the Daily Tao, you'll find a reading from the Tao Te...

The Sage's Tao Te Ching, 20th Anniversary Edition by Hank Tusinki and William Martin offers a profound free-verse interpretation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, one of the world's most widely read books of wisdom. This interpretation subtly and powerfully captures the complex emotions connected with growing older. It encourages today's sages to recognise their inestimable worth in a youth-centric...

William Martin (1925-2010) was a poet of extraordinary vision and musicality. Thoroughly grounded in his native North-East England, its pit communities and industry, his song-like poems nevertheless traverse a vast geographical and historical landscape. They range from deep Celtic and Anglo-Saxon sources to the mythology and sacred sites of India, via a passionate political engagement that never limits song to...

The Sage's Tao Te Ching, 25th Anniversary Edition by William Martin conveys timeless wisdom that resonates with readers today. Originally composed twenty-five years ago, this free-verse interpretation of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching captures the complex emotions connected with growing older. In China, the sage has been celebrated for thousands of years, and Martin’s work reminds us of the sage’s...