One hundred famous haiku,

By Daniel Crump Buchanan

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870402226
• ISBN13: 9780870402227
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Japan Publications,US
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A fantastic basic guide Japanese Haiku.

As a lover of the Asian martial arts, as well as the creative poetic forms such as Japanese haiku, I found this book of great value. What I think is unique about this volume is the fact that each poem is written in three ways. 1. In Japanese written language. 2. In Kanji characters. 3. In English. There are poems in this collection from the ancient Haiku masters Basho, Issa, Buson, Shiki and many other excellent haiku poets. This book is for anyone who is interested in haiku. Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Season of the Warrior: a poetic tribute to warriors, Martial Art Myths, Monadnock Defensive Tactics System, PR-24 Police Baton Advanced Techniques, Never Trust a Politician).

Nudges swirling minds toward serenity

"One Hundred Famous Haiku" is an overlooked collection that serves both as an introduction to the Japanese verse form known as haiku and a guide to some of the best know examples of this concise, powerful art form.Though some think this stark form of verse---three lines transcribed by extension and symmetry (a seven-syllable line flanked by five-syllable lines)---overstated, the purest examples linger then fade like a shooting star.Daniel C. Buchanan, a multilingual scholar who was educated in Western schools but lived and studied in Japan, renders superbly transparent translations of the hundred haiku he has selected and offers insightful annotations that guide but do not limit one's interpretation of the poems. The poems also appear in Japanese characters and in romaji, which is a Romanized version of the original Japanese. A number of the poems are shown in calligraphic versions, utterly unreadable to the untrained, but strikingly beautiful nonetheless. Those pages are, in my view, the most fulfilling within this book.... This printing of "One Hundred Famous Haiku" is well-made. The covers are strong, durable, and striking. The pair of deep green pages at the front and back of the book (four pages at each juncture) have a calming effect. I highly recommend that you seek a copy if you do not have one.