A collection of classical Japanese haiku selected and translated by one of America's premier poet-translators.

Haiku may be the most popular and widely recognized poetic form in the world. In just three lines, a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. In this collection of haiku, translator Sam Hamill has compiled the best of traditional Japanese poetry, with a particular focus on the three great masters: Bashō, Buson, and Issa. Based on images from nature, the poems address the themes of joy, temporality, beauty, wonder, loneliness, and loss.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 10/29/2019
ISBN: 9781611807004
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.30w x 0.50d