시인의 병풍≫
詩人의 屛風···················5
달 뜨는 동산의 音樂················8
가을······················11
욕망이 피는 아침·················13

≪몸은 지상에 묶여도≫
雪嶽韻·····················19
굴헝······················21
몸은 지상에 묶여도················23
울음소리로 몸을 꿰매고··············24
山賊 1······················26
불타는 영혼의 노래················28
영혼의 피리···················34

≪나의 나무가 너의 나무에게≫
나무 안의 절···················39
별을 지켜 선 밤··················41
별을 보며····················43
한 詩人·····················44

≪하늘 문을 두드리며≫
12·······················47
14·······················48
27·······················49
46·······················51
58·······················52
93·······················53

≪별까지 가면 된다≫
절망······················57
깨어 있는 저녁··················58
내 몸이 비어지면·················60
외로운 사랑···················62
풀잎의 노래···················63
벌레 껍데기의 노래················65

≪새벽 꽃향기≫
우물······················69
하늘은 나의 집··················70
빈산이 젖고 있다·················71
피리 1······················72
피리 3······················73
못난 서정 시인··················74
새벽 강·····················76
외롭지 않은 홀로·················77

≪시간의 샘물≫
시간을 쓸어 내며·················81
하늘까지 가려 한다················83

≪절정의 노래≫
그냥 둔다····················87
산구름꽃····················88
莊子 나비····················90
산양······················92
새벽길·····················93
지리산 밤····················94
그와 나·····················96
절정의 노래 1··················98

≪벌레 시인≫
큰 노래·····················103
산길······················105
벌레 시인····················106
바람이 쓸어 놓은 길···············108
지상의 작은 행복················110

≪산시≫
눈물······················115
문답법을 버리다·················116

≪내 몸에 우주가 손을 얹었다≫
우파니샤드···················119
하늘길·····················120
백담사·····················122
흔적······················123
강물······················125
벌레······················127
미시령 노을···················128
고요하다····················129

해설······················131
지은이에 대해··················148
엮은이에 대해··················150

이성선은 30여 년의 긴 시작(詩作) 기간 동안 비교적 고르고 일관되게 우주와 자연을 노래해 온 시인이다. 그에게 자연은 유일한 벗이요, 생의 중요한 일부이자 전부였다고 해도 과언이 아닐 것이다. 하지만 그가 아무리 자연 친화와 우주의 신비를 노래해 시의 순결성과 순수 서정을 지향해 왔다손 치더라도, 그리하여 다소 현실에서 멀어져 도피적이고 방어적인 모습을 취했다 할지라도 그 역시 한 인간으로서 근원적 고뇌와 죽음에 대한 두려움, 생에 대한 욕망을 완전히 놓아 버리진 못했음을, 그 역시 준열한 내적 투쟁을 끊임없이 치러 왔음을 우리는 그의 작품들을 통해 알 수 있다. 그러나 시인은 끊임없이 고뇌하지만, 결코 어둠과 외로움에 굴복하지 않는다. ≪시인의 병풍≫ 외 열 권의 시집에서 이성선의 시 세계를 잘 보여 주는 작품만을 가려 뽑아 이 책에 엮었다.