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Flower, moon, snow: A book of haiku
Thirty poems in praise of the joys of nature.
- GenresPoetryPicture Books
48 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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March 1, 2020
Enchanting 🏵️🌛❄️ I'm really starting to like haiku.
December 1, 2015
I came across this while looking in our poetry reference collection. There are so many interesting books!
These sweet little book would be lovely for a tween/teen poetry workshop or even a printmaking art program. The woodcuts are beautiful and the haiku are really delightful.
These sweet little book would be lovely for a tween/teen poetry workshop or even a printmaking art program. The woodcuts are beautiful and the haiku are really delightful.
April 13, 2019
Read at openlibrary.org.
Nice introduction points out, among other things, that for the sake of brevity, "snow" *means* "winter," and therefore one is not to use both words in the same poem. And then the first poem uses both words "tulips" and "spring," and many more poems do the same. Oh well, at least they're accessible, straightforward little verses that even ppl who don't like poetry will probably enjoy... and this can also be used as a mentor text.
Art reminds me just a bit of that of Evaline Ness. limited palette, layered woodcut impressions, I dunno, I'm not an artist but I see something there. I think that I liked the illustrations better than the poems, even though the colors are those normally thought of as gloomy.
Nice introduction points out, among other things, that for the sake of brevity, "snow" *means* "winter," and therefore one is not to use both words in the same poem. And then the first poem uses both words "tulips" and "spring," and many more poems do the same. Oh well, at least they're accessible, straightforward little verses that even ppl who don't like poetry will probably enjoy... and this can also be used as a mentor text.
Art reminds me just a bit of that of Evaline Ness. limited palette, layered woodcut impressions, I dunno, I'm not an artist but I see something there. I think that I liked the illustrations better than the poems, even though the colors are those normally thought of as gloomy.
April 12, 2019
These poems do not adhere to a rigid 5-7-5 syllable rule, but instead succeed at capturing the spirit.
April 25, 2019
A delightful little book with simple woodcut illustrations.
December 14, 2020
Each poem is a meditative moment, carefully nuanced. The woodcuts are beautiful.
October 24, 2012
It was good, but could have used some color.
January 6, 2016
Short and sweet, lovely and rich, beautiful and simple. Perfect addition to our poetry tea time.
December 21, 2010
Such a peaceful respite, loved it.
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