Essential Haiku Versions Of Basho Buson And Issa
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Essential Haiku Versions Of Basho Buson And Issa
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Author : Robert Hass
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994-01
Essential Haiku Versions Of Basho Buson And Issa written by Robert Hass and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01 with categories.
The Essential Haiku
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Author : Basho Matsuo
language : en
Publisher: Hodder Christian Books
Release Date : 2013
The Essential Haiku written by Basho Matsuo and has been published by Hodder Christian Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Haiku categories.
The Essential Haiku brings together Robert Hass's beautifully fresh translations of the three great masters of the Japanese haiku tradition: Matsuo Basho (1644-94), the ascetic and seeker, and the haiku poet most familiar to English readers; Yosa Buson (1716-83), the artist, a painter renowned for his visually expressive poetry; and Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), the humanist, whose haiku are known for their poignant or ironic wit. Each haiku master's section of the book is prefaced with an eloquent and informative introduction by Robert Hass, followed by a selection of over 100 poems and then by other poetry or prose by the poet, including journals and nature writing. Opening with Hass's superb introductory essay on haiku, the book concludes with a section devoted to Basho's writings and conversations on poetry. The seventeen-syllable haiku form is rooted in a Japanese tradition of close observation of nature, of making poetry from subtle suggestion. Each haiku is a meditation, a centring, a crystalline moment of realisation. Reading them has a way of bringing about calm and peace within the reader. The symbolism of the seasons and the Japanese habit of mind blend together in these poems to create an alchemy of reflection that is unsurpassed in literature. Infused by its great practitioners with the spirit of Zen Buddhism, the haiku served as an example of the power of direct observation to the first generation of American modernist poets like Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams as well as an example of spontaneity and Zen alertness to the new poets of post-war America and Britain. Universal in its appeal, Robert Hass's The Essential Haiku is the definitive introduction to haiku and its greatest poets, and has been a bestseller in America for twenty years. 'I know that for years I didn't see how deeply personal these poems were or, to say it another way, how much they have the flavour - Basho might have said "the scent" - of particular human life, because I had been told and wanted to believe that haiku were never subjective. I think it was D.H. Lawrence who said the soul can get to heaven in one leap but that, if it does, it leaves a demon in its place. Better to sink down through the level of these poems - their attention to the year, their ideas about it, the particular human consciousness the poems reflect, Basho's profound loneliness and sense of suffering, Buson's evenness of temper, his love for the materials of art and for the colour and shape of things, Issa's pathos and comedy and anger' - Robert Hass
Essential Haiku
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Author : Hass
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 1995-08-01
Essential Haiku written by Hass and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-08-01 with Poetry categories.
American readers have been fascinated, since their exposure to Japanese culture late in the nineteenth century, with the brief Japanese poem called the hokku or haiku. The seventeen-syllable form is rooted in a Japanese tradition of close observation of nature, of making poetry from subtle suggestion. Infused by its great practitioners with the spirit of Zen Buddhism, the haiku has served as an example of the power of direct observation to the first generation of American modernist poets like Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams and also as an example of spontaneity and Zen alertness to the new poets of the 1950's. This definite collection brings together in fresh translations by an American poet the essential poems of the three greatest masters: Matsuo Basho in the seventeenth century; Yosa Buson in the eighteenth century; and Kobayashi Issa in the early nineteenth century. Robert Haas has written a lively and informed introduction, provided brief examples by each poet of their work in the halibun, or poetic prose form, and included informal notes to the poems. This is a useful and inspiring addition to The Essential Poets series.
The River Of Heaven
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Author : Robert Aitken
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The River Of Heaven written by Robert Aitken and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Poetry categories.
“In this, his final work, American senior Zen Roshi Robert Aitken lovingly ties together two threads, Zen practice and haiku.” —Spirituality & Health Known to many as the study of quiet stillness and introspection, Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself through brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. In River of Heaven these concepts and pillars lend themselves to an exploration of Haiku, one of the most delicate and interpretive poetic forms in the world. The haiku verse form, with its rigid structure and organic description is a superb means of studying Zen modes of thought because its seventeen syllables impose a limitation that confines the poet to vital experience. In Haiku as in Buddhism, the silences are as expressive as the words. In this volume, American Senior Zen Roshi Robert Aitken gives new insight into Haiku by poetic masters Basho, Issa, Buson, and Shiki. In presenting themes from Haiku and from Zen literature, Aitken illuminates the relationship between the two. Readers are certain to find this an invaluable and enjoyable experience for the remarkable revelation it offers. “I am grateful for Robert Aitken’s enthusiastic sharing of poems in The River of Heaven, together with his rich personal and cultural perspectives. It is a book where the author joyfully calls each of us as readers to share in the transcendent joys of haiku.” —Juxtapositions “Aitken mines the meanings in these brief gems about nature, impermanence, travel, awareness, silence, beauty, being present, the turn of the seasons, and much more.” —Spirituality & Practice
On Love And Barley
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Author : Matsuo Basho
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 1985-08-29
On Love And Barley written by Matsuo Basho and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-08-29 with Poetry categories.
Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness and drama of nature. Basho himself enjoyed solitude and a life free from possessions, and his haiku are the work of an observant eye and a meditative mind, uncluttered by materialism and alive to the beauty of the world around him.
How To Wake Up
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Author : Toni Bernhard
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-08-19
How To Wake Up written by Toni Bernhard and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-19 with Self-Help categories.
Intimately and without jargon, How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow describes the path to peace amid all of life's ups and downs. Using step by step instructions, the author illustrates how to be fully present in the moment without clinging to joy or resisting sorrow. This opens the door to a kind of wellness that goes beyond circumstances. Actively engaging life as it is in this fashion holds the potential for awakening to a peace and well-being that are not dependent on whether a particular experience is joyful or sorrowful. This is a practical book, containing dozens of exercises and practices, all of which are illustrated with easy-to-relate to personal stories from the author's experience.
The Spring Of My Life
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Author : Kobayashi Issa
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 1997-10-15
The Spring Of My Life written by Kobayashi Issa and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-10-15 with Poetry categories.
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail and his playful sense of humor. Issa's most-loved work, The Spring of My Life, is an autobiographical sketch of linked prose and haiku in the tradition of Basho's famous Narrow Road to the Interior. In addition to The Spring of My Life, the translator has included more than 160 of Issa's best haiku and an introduction providing essential information on Issa's life and valuable comments on translating (and reading) haiku.
Book Of Haikus
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Author : Jack Kerouac
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-04-01
Book Of Haikus written by Jack Kerouac and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-01 with Poetry categories.
A compact collection of more than 500 poems from Jack Kerouac that reveal a lesser known but important side of his literary legacy “Above all, a haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi pastorella.”—Jack Kerouac Renowned for his groundbreaking Beat Generation novel On the Road, Jack Kerouac was also a master of the haiku, the three-line, seventeen-syllable Japanese poetic form. Following the tradition of Basho, Buson, Shiki, Issa, and other poets, Kerouac experimented with this centuries-old genre, taking it beyond strict syllable counts into what he believed was the form’s essence. He incorporated his “American” haiku in novels and in his correspondence, notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, and recordings. In Book of Haikus, Kerouac scholar Regina Weinreich has supplemented a core haiku manuscript from Kerouac’s archives with a generous selection of the rest of his haiku, from both published and unpublished sources.
The Sound Of Water
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2006-11-14
The Sound Of Water written by and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-14 with Poetry categories.
Over 200 of the best haiku poems from Japanese literature, translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators and now in one giftable volume The haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century, including works by Basho, Buson, Issa, and other Japanese poets.
Essential Haiku
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Author : Robert Hass
language : en
Publisher: M J F Books
Release Date : 1997-03-01
Essential Haiku written by Robert Hass and has been published by M J F Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-01 with categories.