Haiku

A world of dewAnd within every dewdropA world of struggle The iconic three-line haiku form is increasingly popular today as people embrace its simplicity and grace-and its connections to the Japanese ethos of mindfulness and minimalism. Say more with...

'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...

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 -...

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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:...

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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You may take my ballsBut I will lick what remainsAnd then, dear, your faceImagine if your dog could talk to you. Better still, imagine if it could express its innermost feelings in poetic form. This hilarious, insightful book confirms what we've all long...

The fascinating and quirky biography of a disheveled poet, skillfully interwoven with his original works.Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882-1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his "free-verse" haiku, the dominant style today. This...

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Enjoy this hilarious collection of over 200 haikus that sum up the complex, confusing and often compounding character of the British people'Will make everybody laugh' DOLLY ALDERTON ON THE HIGH LOW_______Enjoy this hilarious collection of over 200 haikus...

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From the author of What I Lick Before Your Face comes this hilarious companion, Please Stop Touching Me ... and Other Haikus by Cats.Jamie Coleman returns with this brilliant collection of feline flights of fancy. His hilarious haikus take us inside the...

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...

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In "The Ecco Anthology of International Poetry", introduced and edited by Ilya Kaminsky and Susan Harris, poetic visions from the 20th century will be reinforced and in many ways revised. Alongside renowned masters, there will be many new discoveries -...

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"These are the poems of a master poet. . . . When you read these poems, you will learn to hear deeply the sound a soul makes as it sings about the mystery of dreaming and becoming." - Joy Harjo, Mvskoke Nation, U.S. Poet Laureate Pulitzer...

Betting on the Muse is a combination of hilarious poetry and stories. Charles Bukowski writes about the real life of a working man and all that comes with it.About the AuthorCharles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry...

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...

The Routledge Global Haiku Reader provides a historical overview and comprehensive examination of haiku across the world in numerous languages, poetic movements, and cultural contexts. Offering an extensive critical perspective, this volume provides...

Who doesn't love haiku? It is not only America's most popular cultural import from Japan but also our most popular poetic form: instantly recognizable, more mobile than a sonnet, loved for its simplicity and compression, as well as its ease of...

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...

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The Roominghouse Madrigals is a selection of poetry from Charles Bukowski's early work. It shows a slightly softer side to the beloved barfly.Book InformationISBN 9780876857328Author Charles BukowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint ECCO...

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'A fine, if sometimes rude, collection of haikus inspired by modern life' Daily Telegraph'I'm in here!' yelled Mum.Hide and seek was spoilt again.We never found Dad.The word 'Haiku' invokes images of misty mountains, running streams and falling leaves. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956716078Author Luke LeviFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Yellow Leaf PressPublisher Yellow Leaf PressWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

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The debut poetry collection from Arab-American poet Kareem Rahma-formerly of VICE and The New York Times-shows us the future in haiku. What awaits us is not the future we had hoped for or what we were promised, but the terrible consequences of we've...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915406712Author Steven NightingaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Eyewear PublishingPublisher Eyewear PublishingWeight(grams) 237g