Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years

Bys: Kacian, Jim and Rowland, Philip

Book Overview

Haiku in English is an anthology of more than 800 brilliantly chosen poems that were originally written in English by over 200 poets from around the world. Although haiku originated as a Japanese art form, it has found a welcome home in the English-speaking world. This collection tells the story for the first time of Anglophone haiku, charting its evolution over the last one hundred years and placing it within its historical and literary context...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393239470
• ISBN13: 9780393239478
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.1" x 7.0"