Haiku: Classic Japanese Short Poems

Haiku - seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity - have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century.

£14.99

Publisher: Amber Books Ltd

ISBN: 9781782743873

Author	Hart Larrabee
Pub Date	18/08/2016

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Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This beautifully bound volume presents new 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.