The Japanese Haiku

The Japanese Haiku: Its Essential Nature, History, and Possibilities in English, with Selected Examples by Kenneth Yasuda. Published by Charles E Tuttle Co, Rutland, VT, 1971. 1st Edition 12th Printing. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine in Good- DJ. DJ price clipped. Orig owners name and address stamped inside back cover. ISBN 080480303X. LCCN 57-8795. The Haiku, a highly compact, evocative verse-form crystallized by the Japanese poetic genius, embodies a direct, intuitive penetration into nature and life that is at once simple and baffling. Many Western poets, have attempted it in English, but most have failed to capture its deceptive simplicity, its packed, vibrant imagery and lighting flashes of intuition. Here for the first time in English the subtle nature and beauty of the haiku is revealed in lucid commentary that emphasizes its rightful place in the realm of poetry. 232 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 14063.