Basho stands today as Japans most renowned writer, and one of the most revered. Wherever Japanese literature, poetry or Zen are studied, his oeuvre carries weight. Every new student of haiku quickly learns that Basho was the greatest of the Old Japanese Masters. Yet despite his stature, Bashos complete haiku have not been collected into a single volume. Until now. To render the writers full body of work into English, Jane Reichhold, an American haiku poet and translator, dedicated over ten years of work. In Basho: The Complete Haiku, she accomplishes the feat with distinction.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: Matsuo Basho
EAN: 9781568365374
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 767 g
HEIGHT: 233 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Kodansha America, Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-09-13
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GENRE: POETRY / Asian / General, POETRY / Asian / Japanese, POETRY / Haiku
WIDTH: 160 cm
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Poetry by individual poets
JANE REICHHOLD is one of the top poets in the American haiku world. She has written over twenty books, most of them on haiku or poetry, including Writing and Enjoying Haiku: A Hands-on Guide. Three of her books have received awards from the Haiku Society of America, and she has twice won the Literature Award from the Museum of Haiku in Tokyo.SHIRO TSUJIMURA is a renowned Japanese artist and potter with works in museums around the world. His striking work appears on the cover and throughout the Kodansha International edition of Basho’s classic, A Haiku Journey.
