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The Haiku Handbook -25th Anniversary Edition: How to Write, Teach, and Appreciate Haiku
William J Higginson
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Description for The Haiku Handbook -25th Anniversary Edition: How to Write, Teach, and Appreciate Haiku
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
The Haiku Handbook is the first book to give readers everything they need to begin appreciating, writing, or teaching haiku. In this groundbreaking and now-classic volume, the authors present haiku poets writing in English, Spanish, French, German, and five other languages on an equal footing with Japanese poets. Not only are the four great Japanese masters of the haiku represented (Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki) but also major Western authors not commonly known to have written poetry in this form, including Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac and Richard Wright. With a
The Haiku Handbook is the first book to give readers everything they need to begin appreciating, writing, or teaching haiku. In this groundbreaking and now-classic volume, the authors present haiku poets writing in English, Spanish, French, German, and five other languages on an equal footing with Japanese poets. Not only are the four great Japanese masters of the haiku represented (Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki) but also major Western authors not commonly known to have written poetry in this form, including Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac and Richard Wright. With a
Product Details
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
553g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568365404
SKU
V9781568365404
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99-15
About William J Higginson
WILLIAM J. HIGGINSON (1938–2008) has been called "the guru of American haiku." For over 40 years, Higginson translated, wrote, commented about, lectured on and taught haiku. He was the author or editor of more than 30 books. PENNY HARTER is a widely-published poet. She is a poet-in-residence for the New Jersey State Council of the Arts and has won ... Read more
Reviews for The Haiku Handbook -25th Anniversary Edition: How to Write, Teach, and Appreciate Haiku
"The most comprehensive compendium of the haiku—its nature, uses, and history—ever to appear in English or any other language except Japanese."—The New York Times Book Review