{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-haiku-9780140424768","title":"The Penguin Book of Haiku","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Penguin volume\u003cbr\u003e Of best Japanese haiku\u003cbr\u003e Vivid translations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although renowned for its brevity, usually running over three lines in seventeen syllables, and by its use of natural imagery to make Zen-like observations about reality, in fact, the haiku is much more—it can be erotic, funny, crude, and mischievous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresenting over a thousand exemplars in vivid and engaging translations by Adam L. Kern, this anthology offers an illuminating introduction to this widely celebrated, if misunderstood art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Penguin Book of Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384046829804,"sku":"9780140424768","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27135453482237.jpg?v=1773399275","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-haiku-9780140424768","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}