Classic Haiku: The Greatest Japanese Poetry from Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, and Their Followers (Eternal Moments) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844834867 ISBN 13: 9781844834860

Publisher: Duncan Baird, 2007

Synopsis

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 very term haiku. Enhancing their work are four seasonally-themed groups of verse, many written by Basho’s students and associates. The translation is thoroughly readable and contemporary, and the images evocative. An enlightening introduction offers biographical information on the featured poets, background on the nature of haiku and its development within the Japanese poetic tradition, and a short account of the Buddhist practice to which most of the writers were connected.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Lowenstein is a poet, anthropologist and cultural historian. His previous books include Buddhist Inspirations and Haiku Inspirations and several collections of poetry, including, most recently, Ancestors and Species.

Photographs by John Cleare, an internationally renowned photographer specializing in mountains and landscapes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Duncan Baird
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844834867
• ISBN 13: 9781844834860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Lowenstein Tom