The Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets

Publisher: Shambhala
BISAC/Subject: POE023030, POE025000, POE009020, LCO004000
ISBN: 9780834825352, Related ISBNs: 083482535X, 1570620199, 9780834825352, 9781570620195
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 152,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Over 200 of the best haiku poems from Japanese literature, translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators and now in one giftable volume
 
The haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century, including works by Basho, Buson, Issa, and other Japanese poets.
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