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Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems


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This celebration of what is perhaps the most influential of all poeticforms takes haiku back to its Japanese roots, beginning with poems bythe seventeenth- and eighteenth-century masters Basho, Busson, andIssa, and going all the way up to the late twentieth century to providea survey of haiku through the centuries, in all its minimalist glory.The translators have balanced faithfulness to... More
Book Information
PublisherShambhala Publications
BindingKindle Edition (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages208
ISBN-10B005AJVE6U
Publication Date07/05/2011
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About Fumiko Yamamoto (Author) : Fumiko Yamamoto is a published author. A published credit of Fumiko Yamamoto is Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems.
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About Stephen Addiss (Author) : Stephen Addiss is a published author. A published credit of Stephen Addiss is Art: A Brief History.
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About Akira Y. Yamamoto (Editor) : Akira Y. Yamamoto is a published editor of adult books. Published credits of Akira Y. Yamamoto include Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems (Shambhala Library).
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About Fumiko Y. Yamamoto (Editor) : Fumiko Y. Yamamoto is a published editor of adult books. Published credits of Fumiko Y. Yamamoto include Haiku: An Anthology of Japanese Poems (Shambhala Library).
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