Fly-ku!

by Robin D. Gill

One of a line of books of translated haiku (from Japanese) about single themes by Robin D. Gill. Fly-ku introduces hundreds of haiku about flies, fly-swatters and fly-paper, scores of which are by Issa (1763-1827), whose famous ku about a fly begging not to be swatted has long been controversial because of its alleged maudlinity and anthropomorphism. Gill defends Issa and his famous fly-ku, while showing that Issa-lovers, on their part, are wrong...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097426184X
• ISBN13: 9780974261843
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Paraverse Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"