The Haiku Handbook: How To Write, Share, And Teach Haiku
by William J Higginson /
1985 / English / PDF
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The Haiku Handbook
The Haiku Handbook is the first book to give readers
everything they need to begin appreciating, writing, or teaching
haiku. In this groundbreaking and now-classic volume, the authors
present haiku poets writing in English, Spanish, French, German,
and five other languages on an equal footing with Japanese poets.
Not only are the four great Japanese masters of the haiku
represented (Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki) but also major Western
authors not commonly known to have written poetry in this form,
including Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac and Richard Wright.
is the first book to give readers
everything they need to begin appreciating, writing, or teaching
haiku. In this groundbreaking and now-classic volume, the authors
present haiku poets writing in English, Spanish, French, German,
and five other languages on an equal footing with Japanese poets.
Not only are the four great Japanese masters of the haiku
represented (Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki) but also major Western
authors not commonly known to have written poetry in this form,
including Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac and Richard Wright.
With a new foreword by poet, translator, and author Jane Reichhold
(
With a new foreword by poet, translator, and author Jane Reichhold
(Basho: The Complete Haiku
Basho: The Complete Haiku), this anniversary edition
presents a concise history of the Japanese haiku, including the
dynamic changes throughout the twentieth century as this beloved
poetry form has been adapted to modern and urban settings. Full
chapters are offered on form, the seasons in haiku, and haiku
craft, plus background on the Japanese poetic tradition and the
effect of translation on our understanding of haiku. Other unique
features are chapters on teaching and sharing haiku, with lesson
plans for both elementary and secondary school use; a seasonal word
index of poetic words; a comprehensive glossary; and a list of
enduring classic resources for further exploration. By any
standard,
), this anniversary edition
presents a concise history of the Japanese haiku, including the
dynamic changes throughout the twentieth century as this beloved
poetry form has been adapted to modern and urban settings. Full
chapters are offered on form, the seasons in haiku, and haiku
craft, plus background on the Japanese poetic tradition and the
effect of translation on our understanding of haiku. Other unique
features are chapters on teaching and sharing haiku, with lesson
plans for both elementary and secondary school use; a seasonal word
index of poetic words; a comprehensive glossary; and a list of
enduring classic resources for further exploration. By any
standard,The Haiku Handbook
The Haiku Handbook is the defining volume in the
genre.
is the defining volume in the
genre.
