Thich Nhat Hanh. Anger. 2001.

"Yeah, I, um, eat organic produce, because, like, normal produce contains too much, um, rage?"

A prolific Buddhist Monk lays out a lyrical argument for emotional health, healing broken relationships, and vegetarianism, as a series of overlapping metaphors along with tangible, precise instructions for dealing with interpersonal conflict.

ANGER AS

garbage
flowers
potaotes
fire
a knot
a formation
a seed
a squalling infant (this one is the most revealing)

While the profundity of certain of the sentences may have escaped me, I appreciated the journey. I noted that Hanh is not a big proponent of divorce, and never suggests dealing with chronic conflict by suspending a relationship, which in more abusive relationships perhaps ought to be an option to consider. My favorite moment is when an earnest diciple tells Hanh that he's writing a book about him and Thomas Merton, and the ego-proof Hanh tells the guy to write a book about himself instead, and continues to make fun of this guy (and Thomas Merton) throughout the book.