The Pocket Haiku
Published on 29. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-61180-700-4 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of classical Japanese haiku selected and translated by one of America's premier poet-translators.
Haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world due to its brevity, emotion, and astounding ability to capture the unique experience of a single moment. This collection, beautifully translated by Sam Hamill, compiles over two hundred haiku from classic Japanese literature written by masters of the genre like Basho, Buson, and Issa. Based on images from nature, these poems express themes of joy, temporality, beauty, wonder, loneliness, and loss, inviting the reader to participate in the authentic experiences of these poets.
Haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world due to its brevity, emotion, and astounding ability to capture the unique experience of a single moment. This collection, beautifully translated by Sam Hamill, compiles over two hundred haiku from classic Japanese literature written by masters of the genre like Basho, Buson, and Issa. Based on images from nature, these poems express themes of joy, temporality, beauty, wonder, loneliness, and loss, inviting the reader to participate in the authentic experiences of these poets.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Dimensions
Height: 172 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
125 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61180-700-4 (9781611807004)
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Basho | Buson | Issa
The Pocket Haiku
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05/2014
Shambhala Publications Inc
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Translated by Sam Hamill