Leaving My Broken House

By John Richard Sack

Leaving My Broken House is a tribute to the Japanese poet Matsuo Basho. This beautifully illustrated book is a haibun, a blend of prose and haiku verse, in the tradition of Basho's travel sketches from the late 1600s. It records the first year of a similar pilgrimage 300 years later by Saku-Jin (Evolving Man) across southern Oregon, a region nostalgically similar in its seasons and rugged topography to his beloved Japan. Like Basho, Saku-Jin describes not only the landscape and people he meets along the way, but also the spiritual journey advancing simultaneously within.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1533123934
• ISBN13: 9781533123930
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"