Japanese Haiku: Cherry Blossoms

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Cover of the book Japanese Haiku: Cherry Blossoms by Basho, Buson, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
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Author: Basho, Buson ISBN: 9781441312990
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Inc. Publication: January 7, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Basho, Buson
ISBN: 9781441312990
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
Publication: January 7, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English
Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilensons goals were twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional impressions in spare words.Haiku icon Basho is represented amply here, as are imagery-virtuoso Buson and wry, warm, painfully human Issa. The verses of Shiki, Joso, Kyorai, Kikaku, Chora, Gyodai, Kakei, Izen, and others also appear, all illuminated by lovely woodblock prints. From the peaceful (Moonlight nightingale/Casts a whistling line of sound/Over the millpond Basho) to the lively (Sudden radiance…/After October rainstorm/Re-reddened peppers Buson) to the downright absurd (Ah sacred swallow…/Twittering from your nest in/Great Buddhas nostril Issa), this collection will stir your senses and your heart.
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Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilensons goals were twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional impressions in spare words.Haiku icon Basho is represented amply here, as are imagery-virtuoso Buson and wry, warm, painfully human Issa. The verses of Shiki, Joso, Kyorai, Kikaku, Chora, Gyodai, Kakei, Izen, and others also appear, all illuminated by lovely woodblock prints. From the peaceful (Moonlight nightingale/Casts a whistling line of sound/Over the millpond Basho) to the lively (Sudden radiance…/After October rainstorm/Re-reddened peppers Buson) to the downright absurd (Ah sacred swallow…/Twittering from your nest in/Great Buddhas nostril Issa), this collection will stir your senses and your heart.

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