haiku

An anthology of hundreds of haiku by the Japanese masters, with examples from nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers.

An illustrated collection of haiku in which the author describes the characteristics of twenty popular cat breeds.

Won Ton and his boy are enjoying a fine life until "Doom" arrives--a dog that is smelly and steals his dinner, but soon the disgruntled cat learns that his new family member might have some good points, too.

Presents new translations of more than fifty examples of Japanese haiku, and explores the history and influence of haiku from the Heian period to the great poets Bash?, Issa, and Shiki.

Included in the Common Core standards, poetry was one of the earliest genres of literature and remains one of the most important today. Rhythm, word stress, and the other central elements of poetry are explained, as well as themes that are common in this sensory-based form of writing.

"Translations of more than 50 haiku accompanied by sympathetic landscape photographs, woodcut prints and calligraphy irresistibly capture the spirit of old Japan. The book traces the evolution of haiku from courtly accomplishments in Kyoto during the Heian period (9th to 12th centuries) to the work of the great haiku poets of the 17th to 19th centuries..."--Jacket.

In Japan, as a provincial governor, his wife, and daughter Yuki, followed by 1,000 attendants, travel the historic Tokaido Road to the Shogun's palace in Edo, Yuki keeps up with her lessons by writing poems describing the journey.

Provides a guide to understanding and developing haiku-writing skills and includes examples of related Japanese poetic forms and writing exercises.

Contains ninety-two haiku on a variety of topics, presented in English and Latin, and illustrated with calligraphic drawings.