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Haiku - Poèmes japonais classiques
96 pages, Hardcover
Published November 7, 2024
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August 13, 2024
I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.
Haiku is a collection of short collection of Haiku Japanese poems translated by Hart Larrabee. The book starts out with an introduction explaining what Japanese Haiku poetry is along with information on the historical background of Haiku before leading on to the poems themselves. The poems are written in their original Japanese and phonetic transcription before being translated into English, which was set out in an effective and calming way. The poems included are classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku – Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki. I really enjoyed this collection and will be checking more of this poetry style out as I found it beautiful and interesting.
Haiku is a collection of short collection of Haiku Japanese poems translated by Hart Larrabee. The book starts out with an introduction explaining what Japanese Haiku poetry is along with information on the historical background of Haiku before leading on to the poems themselves. The poems are written in their original Japanese and phonetic transcription before being translated into English, which was set out in an effective and calming way. The poems included are classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku – Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki. I really enjoyed this collection and will be checking more of this poetry style out as I found it beautiful and interesting.
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