Haiku: Classic Japanese Short Poems

By: Larrabee, Hart

Book Overview

Haiku features 80 classic poems from four poets - Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa and Masaoka Shiki - which range across more than 200 years of Japanese poetry. Each poem is presented in Japanese script, along with romanised Japanese (romaji), a new English translation and an illustration echoing the poem's theme.

Haiku - seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity - have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This handy pocket-sized volume presents modern English translations of classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku - Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki - accompanied by both the original Japanese and a phonetic transcription, and a photograph or artwork highlighting or echoing the poem's theme. With a timeless design, Haiku is an expert introduction and celebration of one of the most beautiful and accessible forms of poetry in the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838864407
• ISBN13: 9781838864408
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Amber Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 6.4"