A House By Itself: Selected Haiku of Shiki

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Series: Companions for the Journey

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A House By Itself: Selected Haiku of Shiki presents the profound and intimate haiku of Shiki, a master of Japanese poetry known for his innovative 'sketching from life' approach. These carefully translated poems capture the essence of everyday moments, inviting readers to connect deeply with the world around them through concise and evocative verse.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This collection is ideal for readers interested in haiku, Japanese culture, and the art of capturing life's fleeting moments in poetry. It appeals to both poetry enthusiasts and those appreciating meditative and thoughtful literary forms.

Shiki's distinctive vision and direct expression make a tone recognizably his own, conveyed beautifully in these pages' translations.

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"Shiki's distinctive vision and direct expression make a tone recognizably his own, conveyed beautifully in these pages' translations. We hear Shiki's haiku as the voice of a friend bringing complex news in a few intimate words. These haiku are drawn from a world that feels close to our own, and they bring our own lives and world closer. Shiki's poems are necessary and delicious as mountain water, carrying the mountain's hidden minerals from inside it to inside us." -Jane Hirshfield, author of The Heart of Haiku and The Ink Dark Moon

Last year's dream
I wake to this year's
reality

Shiki is considered by the Japanese as one of the masters of haiku. He radically reformed the haiku, suggesting "sketching from life" as an aesthetic.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781945680090

Publisher: White Pine Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 October 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: White Pine Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by John Brandi
Translated by Noriko Kawasaki Martinez

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 177.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 120

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Companions for the Journey

About the Author

Noriko Kawasaki Martinez: Noriko Kawasaki Martinez was born in Osaka, Japan. She majored in English Literature at the Kansai University, Osaka (1970- 1973), was manager and instructor of the HANA English School, Osaka (1976-1982), and translator for the Cultural Center of La Jolla, San Diego, California (1983).

A House By Itself: Selected Haiku of Shiki