Haiku World: An International Poetry Almanac

by William J. Higginson

Haiku are rapidly becoming an international poetic form. "Haiku World" comprises an anthology of 1000 haiku written poets in 45 different countries - all present in both their original language and in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770020902
• ISBN13: 9784770020901
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A necessity for readers and writers of haiku and renku!

I love both reading and writing renga/renku and other collaborative poetry endeavours. That said, I don't recall any of my collaborators in poetry not owning the Haiku Almanac. It is indispensable and has William Higginson's amazing ability to create a reference book equally valuable to the already published professional and the curious novice.Higginson provides a wealth of examples and manages to tie them together despite their diversities. Pure joy!

A brilliant publication

Higginson has demonstrated the global relevance of haiku and, in doing so, has given haiku poets the world over a brilliant and valuable resource text.

brilliant book

very very very good and very systematic and anthologic book of world haiku