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'It was with aweThat I beheldFresh leaves, green leaves,Bright in the sun'When the Japanese haiku master Basho composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North, he was an ardent student of Zen Buddhism, setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away...

Although the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing jisei, or the death poem. Such a poem...

One of the three seminal works of Japanese literature, this beautiful collection of poems and tales offers an unparalleled insight into ancient Japan.Along with the Tale of Genji and One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each, The Tales of Ise is considered one of...

Japanese Haiku has been a much-loved form of poetry for many centuries. Composed of 17 syllables, it can convey the essence of an emotion, a fleeting moment in nature, or a throwaway comment. This collection features 60 classic haiku by masters such as...

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Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590309827Author Kazuaki TanahashiFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784907359232Author Taro NakaFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Isobar PressPublisher Isobar PressWeight(grams) 181g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621387237Author R H BlythFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 24mm

'A revelation' Sunday Times, Books of the Year 2018The first Penguin anthology of Japanese haiku, in vivid new translations by Adam L. Kern. Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780852442555Author Nakahara ChuyaFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint GracewingPublisher Gracewing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781930485358Author Mitsu SuzukiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Rodmell PressPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

The Tale of the Heike is Japan's great martial epic: a masterpiece of world literature and the progenitor of all samurai stories. This major and groundbreaking new Penguin translation is by Royall Tyler, acclaimed translator of The Tale of Genji. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781513282497Author Yone NoguchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Mint EditionsPublisher Mint Editions

In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off on a series of travels designed...

Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that have helped to shape the modern nation's views of its...

This is the essential English edition of the complete poems of the eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Basho. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku. Basho:...

Here is a collection of sexy, brief, fleeting poems about love, lust and longing. They originate from a time in Japanese history where aristocratic women of the Heian court were free to marry and conduct love affairs according to their desires. Education...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611801538Author Sam HamillFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806892Author Matsuo BashoFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621387213Author R H BlythFormat PaperbackPage Count 502Imprint Angelico PressPublisher Angelico PressWeight(grams) 649gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 28mm

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2022'Impeccable, precise poems, sometimes shocking and strange, but always startling' Irish TimesA lover of strict form, best-selling poet Victoria Chang turns to compact Japanese waka, powerfully innovating on tradition while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806939Author Sam HamillFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

This creative collaboration between artist Naoko Matsubara and poet Penny Boxall celebrates in words and colours the beauty and variety of the human hand. The series of dynamic woodcuts at the heart of this book was initially inspired by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781738633906Author Aaron BarryFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Aaron BarryPublisher Aaron BarryWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 140mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583944356Author Antony CumminsFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Blue Snake BooksPublisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm)...

Poetry remains a living part of the culture of Japan today. The cliches of everyday speech are often to be traced to famous ancient poems, and the traditional forms of poetry are widely known and loved. The congenial attitude comes from a poetical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556591525Author Stephen BergFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S.Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 113g

Once confined to a literary elite in Japan, haiku are now written all over the world by poets who find their combination of brevity, technical discipline and expressive content irresistible. This collection brings together hundreds of poems by Japanese...

Haiku poems about the natural world and the seasons are well known, but many poets have used the genre to capture the evocations of love. Combining elegant and restrained haiku with lively senryu poems, all aspects of romantic love are explored here with...

A new edition of the most widely known and popular collection of Japanese poetry.The best-loved and most widely read of all Japanese poetry collections, the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu contains 100 short poems on nature, the seasons, travel, and, above all,...

An old pond;a frog jumps in:the sound of water - Basho This comprehensive introduction to Japan's best-loved haiku poets is the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn about haiku. Compiled and with commentary by renowned author and translator William...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400041282Author Peter WashingtonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Everyman's Library USAPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492722225Author Izumi ShikibuFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Toyo PressPublisher Toyo PressWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 10mm

A lavish collector's edition of the complete poems of eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Basho- with a new index that contains the full Japanese text of the original poems. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611809428Author Saigyo SaigyoFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

The first book of poems by the great Japanese surrealist to be published in EnglishIn 1923, Shuzo Takiguchi's first year at Tokyo's Keio University was cut short by the Great Kanto Earthquake, which nearly destroyed the Japanese capital. When he returned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781829660Author Nakahara ChuyaFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint GracewingPublisher GracewingWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556594267Author Yosa BusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Copper Canyon PressPublisher Copper Canyon PressWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Silver Medal Winner for Poetry at the 2022 Nautilus Book Awards.A powerful new anthology depicting how love over the past two-and-a-half millennia has found its expression in the words of the world's greatest poets.No, Love Is Not Dead is a timely...