Books by Jane Hirshfield
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English
review 1: A little book, it is a window to the art, life, and essence of Bashō, a poet eternally tied to haiku form. It is praising without being maudlin, educational without being didactic, it is humorous and sad, and no longer than need be. True to the spirit of haiku, the poetic form ce...
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English
review 1: Turns out, I don't think I can fall in love with most of Hirshfield's poetry if this book is any indication. I read some, skimmed some, read first stanzas of some. (Poetry is not meant to be skimmed or read in part, but most just didn't pull me in.) However! The amazing beaut...