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A Dictionary of Haiku
Nearly 5000 haiku by Jane Reichhold, written in English between 1993 - 2013 have been arranged according to the five seasons and seven traditional saijiki categories of Japan. However the haiku within the categories are arranged alphabetically - which makes this a dictionary.
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First published June 15, 2013
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January 18, 2021
I loved Jane Reichold's book of Basho translations and have enjoyed her "Bare Bones School of Haiku" web pages, so I was looking forward to reading this collection of her original haiku. I guess it is what it is (a dictionary of haiku), but it could have been more if there was less. I feel this book really suffers from its lack of editing.
December 1, 2022
** An essential component for every haiku lover's library, life-changing reading!! **
Words fail to express, do not suffice to capture the great pleasure, joy, education, profound weight and experience exploring this extraordinary volume makes for. An invaluable tool for understanding nature and time's intersections with poetry, guaranteed to improve readers' technique and introduce them to countless invaluable tools and strategies for formulating potent pieces of their own. Among the all-time greatest, most accomplished and lauded practitioners of the short forms, as well as renowned critic, teacher, and translator of the classics from the Japanese to our English tongue, this is something every enjoyer of micropoems would benefit from introduction to and familiarity with. Could also make a treasured, meaningful gift for that haijin I'm your life they'd be deeply grateful to have. One of the best things I've ever had the privilege of reading. An epic magnum opus that will be remembered as a seminal text into the foreseeable future!
Words fail to express, do not suffice to capture the great pleasure, joy, education, profound weight and experience exploring this extraordinary volume makes for. An invaluable tool for understanding nature and time's intersections with poetry, guaranteed to improve readers' technique and introduce them to countless invaluable tools and strategies for formulating potent pieces of their own. Among the all-time greatest, most accomplished and lauded practitioners of the short forms, as well as renowned critic, teacher, and translator of the classics from the Japanese to our English tongue, this is something every enjoyer of micropoems would benefit from introduction to and familiarity with. Could also make a treasured, meaningful gift for that haijin I'm your life they'd be deeply grateful to have. One of the best things I've ever had the privilege of reading. An epic magnum opus that will be remembered as a seminal text into the foreseeable future!
June 30, 2016
A fine collection of Haiku from one of the prominent American Haikuists. The amount I learned from this book, and the amount of growth as a poet it has given me, has been enormous. Definitely a wonderful title for one who wants to read more contemporary, American written, English language Haiku.
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