Rate this book

Love Haiku: Japanese Poems Of Yearning, Passion, And Remembrance (2009)

by Patricia Donegan(Favorite Author)

4.14 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1590306295 (ISBN13: 9781590306291)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Shambhala

review 1: I really liked this anthology. Divided into three sections, Yearning, Passion, and Remembrance, Patricia Donegan places one haiku per page giving each one room to breathe and resonate. The Japanese haiku poets in the book are a nice cross section that spans a few hundred years and helps to illustrate the incredible freshness of a well written haiku. This is a book that I will be rereading many times in the years ahead.
review 2: A verse form (haiku) and a theme (romantic love) that traditionally have been kept apart come together in this rather lightweight anthology of mostly contemporary Japanese poets. I would have preferred for the poems to be arranged by poet, rather than by vague general theme, so that the personality of each individual poet could be savo... morered.My favorite piece:"Half of the mountaindyed by red maples:a one-sided love."--Chiyo-ni (18th cent., female) less

Download links for: Love Haiku: Japanese Poems of Yearning, Passion, and Remembrance

Advertising