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Japanese Haiku

Japanese Haiku

Shiki
4.2/5 ( ratings)
Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilenson’s goal was twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional impressions in spare words.

Haiku icon Basho is represented amply here, as are imagery-virtuoso Buson and wry, warm, painfully human Issa. The verses of Shiki, Joso, Kyorai, Kikaku, Chora, Gyodai, Kakei, Izen, and others also appear, all illuminated by lovely woodblock prints. Ranging from exquisite to bittersweet to silly , this collection will stir your senses and your heart.
Pages
61
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Peter Pauper Press
Release
May 10, 2022
ISBN
1299171974
ISBN 13
1299171974

Japanese Haiku

Shiki
4.2/5 ( ratings)
Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilenson’s goal was twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional impressions in spare words.

Haiku icon Basho is represented amply here, as are imagery-virtuoso Buson and wry, warm, painfully human Issa. The verses of Shiki, Joso, Kyorai, Kikaku, Chora, Gyodai, Kakei, Izen, and others also appear, all illuminated by lovely woodblock prints. Ranging from exquisite to bittersweet to silly , this collection will stir your senses and your heart.
Pages
61
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Peter Pauper Press
Release
May 10, 2022
ISBN
1299171974
ISBN 13
1299171974

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