Westerners have long been fascinated by haiku, the traditional Japanese verse form composed of seventeen syllables. These miniature masterpieces can express a dramatic scene or philosophical idea in a single line of verse. In this collection, haiku poet Yuzuru Miura has selected and translated poems by past masters like Basho and Buson, as well as haiku by contemporary poets. Fireflies, pheasants, a summer shower, winter snow, camellias - all the favorite haiku subjects are included among the one hundred poems of the impressive new anthology.
- ISBN10 1462903150
- ISBN13 9781462903153
- Publish Date 27 December 2011 (first published 15 April 1992)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Tuttle Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 120
- Language English