The Sound of Water: Haiku - By Basho, Issa and Other Poets

Author:   Sam Hamill
Publisher:   Shambhala Publications Inc
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9781570620195


Pages:   152
Publication Date:   14 November 2006
Format:   Paperback
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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 awarenes. 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 humour. Collected here are over two hundred of the best haiku of Japanese literature-- written from the seventeenth century to the early twentieth century by the great masters.

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Author:   Sam Hamill
Publisher:   Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint:   Shambhala Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 10.80cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 12.70cm
Weight:   0.102kg
ISBN:  

9781570620195


ISBN 10:   1570620199
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   14 November 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The Zen aesthetic, so often imitated, is presented here without embellishment--full of earthy humor, poignant description, and subtle spirituality. --The Bloomsbury Review This is an enjoyable collection . . . and perfect for a Christmas stocking. --The Japan Times The Zen aesthetic, so often imitated, is presented here without embellishment-full of earthy humor, poignant description, and subtle spirituality. - The Bloomsbury Review This is an enjoyable collection . . . and perfect for a Christmas stocking. - The Japan Times The Zen aesthetic, so often imitated, is presented here without embellishment-- full of earthy humor, poignant description, and subtle spirituality. -- The Bloomsbury Review This is an enjoyable collection . . . and perfect for a Christmas stocking. -- The Japan Times


&quot;The Zen aesthetic, so often imitated, is presented here without embellishment&#8212;full of earthy humor, poignant description, and subtle spirituality.&quot;&#8212; The Bloomsbury Review <br>&quot;This is an enjoyable collection . . . and perfect for a Christmas stocking.&quot;&#8212; The Japan Times


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* Sam Hamill has published over twenty books translated from the Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian as well as fifteen books of original poetry and literary essays. He has been the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest fund, the Andrew Mellon Fund, and the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission.

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