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Haiku Landscapes
by Stephen Addiss  Publisher Comments Some 120 haiku by such masters as Basho, Issa, and Buson--all written on themes of the mountains, forests, rivers, and rugged seascapes of Japan--are combined with the woodblock prints and paintings of the great artists of classical Japan. The poems...
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A Haiku Garden
by Stephen (edt) Addiss Publisher Comments Some 120 haiku by such masters as Basho, Issa, and Buson--all written on themes of the beauty of nature--are combined with the woodblock prints and paintings of the great artists of classical Japan. The poems appear both in skillful English translation...
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Narrow Road to the Interior (Shambhala Centaur Editions)
by Matsuo Basho Publisher Comments Basho is best known in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku that recounts his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. This volume includes beautiful Japanese-style illustrations by...
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The Haiku Seasons Poetry of the Natural World
by William J. Higginson Synopsis In a wonderfully lucid way, The Haiku Seasons presents the historical and modern Japanese usage of seasonal themes in poetry. It shows, as nothing else in the literature has done, the growing dialogue between poets in Japan and other countries. The ways...
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The Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets (Shambhala Centaur Editions)
by Matsuo Basho Publisher Comments Haiku may be the most popular and widely recognizable poetic form in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. Elements of compassion, silence, and a sense of temporality often combine to...
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Haiku People: Big and Small in Poems and Prints
by Stephen Addiss Synopsis Some 120 haiku by such masters as Basho, Issa, and Buson--all written on themes of people of various shapes and sizes, young and old--are combined with the woodblock prints and paintings of the great artists of classical Japan. The poems appear both in...
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Basho's Narrow Road : Spring and Autumn Passages (96 Edition)
by Matsuo Basho Publisher Comments A new and authoritative edition of one of Japan's great literary masterpieces....
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For All My Walking: Free-Verse Haiku of Taneda Santoka with Excerpts from His Diaries (Modern Asian Literature)
by Taneda Santoka Publisher Comments Taneda Santoka's poetry attracted limited notice during his lifetime (1882--1940), but there has been a remarkable upsurge of interest in his life and writings. Including 245 poems and selected diary excerpts, "For All My Walking" makes Santoka's work...
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The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Faubion Bowers Publisher Comments Unique collection spans over 400 years (1488–1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki and many more, in translations by top-flight scholars in the field. Editor Faubion Bowers provides Foreword and many informative notes...
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Classic Haiku: The Greatest Japanese Poetry from Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, and Their Followers (Eternal Moments)
by Tom (edt) Lowenstein Publisher Comments Poetry aficionados will appreciate this beautifully designed and illustrated collection of 200 haiku by the four most celebrated Japanese poets of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries: Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki, who modernized the form and coined the...
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Narrow Road To the Interior and Other Writings (98 Edition)
by Matsuo Basho Synopsis Here is the most complete single-volume collection of the writings of one of the great luminaries of Asian literature. Basho (1644-1694)--who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty--is best known in the West as...
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Haiku : This Other World (98 Edition)
by Richard Wright Synopsis Forty years after his death comes a collection of haiku by Richard Wright, author of "Native Son" and "Black Boy." "What an outpouring!"--Robert Hass, "The Washington Post."...
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A Haiku Menagerie: Living Creatures in Poems and Prints
by Stephen Addiss Publisher Comments A furry, feathery, and scaly menagerie of creatures large and small captured in over forty-eight paintings and one hundered twenty haiku--with the delicacy, charm, and wisdom of the best of Japanese literature and art....
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The Spring of My Life: And Selected Haiku
by Kobayashi Issa Publisher Comments Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail and his playful sense of humor. Issa's most-loved work, "The Spring of My Life," is an...
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Essential Haiku Versions of Basho Buson
by Robert Hass Publisher Comments American readers have been fascinated, since their exposure to Japanese culture late in the nineteenth century, with the brief Japanese poem called the hokku or haiku. The seventeen-syllable form is rooted in a Japanese tradition of close observation of...
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Basho: The Complete Haiku
by Matsuo Basho Publisher Comments Basho stands today as Japans most renowned writer, and one of the most revered. Wherever Japanese literature, poetry or Zen are studied, his oeuvre carries weight. Every new student of haiku quickly learns that Basho was the greatest of the Old Japanese...
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Haiku Master Buson (Companions for the Journey)
by Yosa Buson Publisher Comments Haiku Master Buson is the only translation of the work of this important haiku poet in English. Buson (17161783), along with Basho and Issa, is recognized as one of the three Japanese masters of the haiku. In addition to a large selection of haiku, the...
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Book of Haikus
by Jack Kerouac Publisher Comments Highlighting a lesser-known aspect of one of America's most influential authors, this new collection displays Jack Kerouac's interest in and mastery of haiku. Experimenting with this compact poetic genre throughout his career, Kerouac often included...
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Haiku Inspirations: Poems and Meditations on Nature and Beauty
by Tom Lowenstein Publisher Comments Brimming with insights, and featuring sparkling new translations of 50 of the most superb haikus ever written, this opulent collection captures the spirit of the form and opens up its beauty to a whole new audience. Haiku emerged within a great flowering...
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Basho's Haiku: Selected Poems of Matsuo Basho
by Matsuo Basho Publisher Comments Bashō 's Haiku offers the most comprehensive translation yet of the poetry of Japanese writer Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694), who is credited with perfecting and popularizing the haiku form of poetry. One of the most widely read Japanese...
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