Quintessential classical Japanese haikuselected and translated by one of Americas premier poettranslatorsnow available in a pocket edition.In this collection of haiku, translator Sam Hamill has compiled the best from the tradition, spanning the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, with particular focus on the three great masters Bash, Buson, and Issa. Based on images from nature, the poems address the themes of joy, temporality, beauty, wonder, loneliness, and loss. Haiku may be the most popular and widely recognizable poetic form in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. Elements of compassion, silence, and a sense of temporality often combine to reveal a quality of mystery. Just as often, haiku may bring a startling insight into the ordinary, or a flash of humor. Collected here are over two hundred of the best haiku of Japanese literaturewritten by the great masters of the genre.The featured poets are Bash, Buson, Issa, Moritake, Sin, Sanp, Kikaku, Ransetsu, Kyorai, Raizan, Kakei, Onitsura, Taigi, Chiyo, Sogetsuni, Sogi, Fuhaku, Teiga, Kikushani, Tayojo, Sch, Shha, and Shiki. This is a pocketsize reissue of The Sound of Water (Shambhala, 1995).

Binding: Paperback;152 pages; Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc; Classification: DCF; Weight: 176 g; Dimensions: 77 x 114 x 8

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