{"product_id":"haiku-in-english-9780393348873","title":"Haiku in English","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaiku in English\u003c\/em\u003e is an anthology of more than 800 brilliantly chosen poems originally written in English by over 200 poets from around the world. Although haiku originated as a Japanese art form, it has found a welcome home in the English-speaking world. This collection tells the story of Anglophone haiku for the first time, charting its evolution over the last one hundred years and placing it within its historical and literary context. It features an engaging introduction by former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins and an insightful historical overview by leading haiku poet, editor, and publisher Jim Kacian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe selections range from the first fully realised haiku in English, Ezra Pound's \"In a Station of the Metro,\" to plentiful examples by haiku virtuosos such as John Wills, Marlene Mountain, Nick Virgilio, and Raymond Roseliep, as well as investigations into the genre by eminent poets like John Ashbery, Allen Ginsberg, and Seamus Heaney. The editors explore the genre's changing forms and themes, highlighting its vitality and its breadth of poetic styles and content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the many poems on offer are organic form experiments by E. E. Cummings and Michael McClure, evocations of black culture by Richard Wright and Sonia Sanchez, and the seminal efforts of Jack Kerouac.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470764556524,"sku":"9780393348873","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393348873-haiku-in-english.jpg?v=1775226145","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/haiku-in-english-9780393348873","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}