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Haiku

Japanese Poetry, #1

by Noel Lorenz ...

Series Book 1 - Japanese Poetry
This is the first book of Haiku by a simple zen practitioner, Noel Lorenz.Haiku is an ancient Japanese form of unrhymed poetry which is mostly popular for its small size. It consists of only three lines capturing the essence of the moment pictured in it, where crafty juxtaposition plays its role. It has 17 syllables in total, spread in 5-7-5 across three lines. The author of this book has been ... Read more

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This is the first book of Haiku by a simple zen practitioner, Noel Lorenz.Haiku is an ancient Japanese form of unrhymed poetry which is mostly popular for its small size. It consists of only three lines capturing the essence of the moment pictured in it, where crafty juxtaposition plays its role. It has 17 syllables in total, spread in 5-7-5 across three lines. The author of this book has been
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The Cunnilinguist

by Joseph B. Raimond ...

Series Book 8 - Western Haiku
Part eight in the series of ten books featuring Joseph B. Raimond's western style of Haiku. ... Read more

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Part eight in the series of ten books featuring Joseph B. Raimond's western style of Haiku.
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Learn Japanese through Haiku - Yosa Buson

Enjoy Japanese culture while building your vocabulary and grammar

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series series Learn Japanese through Haiku
Discover the Painterly Poetry of Yosa Buson—Through 32 Haiku with Detailed Explanations and AudioHaiku can hold whole worlds inside just a few syllables—but without cultural context and language skills, much of their beauty can remain hidden. That’s where this book comes in.While primarily intended for students of Japanese, this book is also accessible to anyone interested in Japanese culture—and ... Read more

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Discover the Painterly Poetry of Yosa Buson—Through 32 Haiku with Detailed Explanations and AudioHaiku can hold whole worlds inside just a few syllables—but without cultural context and language skills, much of their beauty can remain hidden. That’s where this book comes in.While primarily intended for students of Japanese, this book is also accessible to anyone interested in Japanese culture—and
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The Sci-fi Haiku: Epoch 1

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Series Book 1 - The Sci-fi Haiku
Since tomorrow I’vebeen fixing the time machine.Just like yesterday.Author and poet Michael Mortenson takes us on a dazzling journey through the history and elements of the science fiction genre. Pushing the boundaries of classical haiku, the collection takes on topics like the space race, superheroes, kaiju films, and space opera. Mortenson won the 2022 LDSPMA award for Best Emerging Poet for The ... Read more

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Since tomorrow I’vebeen fixing the time machine.Just like yesterday.Author and poet Michael Mortenson takes us on a dazzling journey through the history and elements of the science fiction genre. Pushing the boundaries of classical haiku, the collection takes on topics like the space race, superheroes, kaiju films, and space opera. Mortenson won the 2022 LDSPMA award for Best Emerging Poet for The
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The Sci-fi Haiku: Epoch 2

by Michael Mortenson ...

Series Book 2 - The Sci-fi Haiku
Saved from the doubleapocalypse when zombiesfirst tasted A.I.Dive into the dazzling world of The Sci-fi Haiku: Epoch 2, the second book of author-poet Michael Mortenson’s trademark haiku. From mind-bending haiku on time travel and mathematics to thoughtfully imaginative haiku about dinosaurs and the everyday life of aliens, this collection has it all. Chapters feature personal essays with sharp ... Read more

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Saved from the doubleapocalypse when zombiesfirst tasted A.I.Dive into the dazzling world of The Sci-fi Haiku: Epoch 2, the second book of author-poet Michael Mortenson’s trademark haiku. From mind-bending haiku on time travel and mathematics to thoughtfully imaginative haiku about dinosaurs and the everyday life of aliens, this collection has it all. Chapters feature personal essays with sharp
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Guess Who, Haiku

by Deanna Caswell ...

Illustrated by Bob Shea ...

Series series Guess Who Haiku
Guess Who, Haiku is a unique poetic guessing game illustrated by bestselling and beloved artist Bob Shea. Author Deanna Caswell’s playful take on the inventive Japaense form of poetry offers clues about the creatures hiding on every page in this creative and clever picture book of charmingly illustrated poems for the very young.As readers meet a cow, a bee, a horse, a bird, a frog, a fish, a mouse ... Read more

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Guess Who, Haiku is a unique poetic guessing game illustrated by bestselling and beloved artist Bob Shea. Author Deanna Caswell’s playful take on the inventive Japaense form of poetry offers clues about the creatures hiding on every page in this creative and clever picture book of charmingly illustrated poems for the very young.As readers meet a cow, a bee, a horse, a bird, a frog, a fish, a mouse
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Chiyo-ni

Japanese Haiku with Vocabulary & Explanation

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Narrated by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Learn Japanese through Haiku
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Twenty-five poems by Fukuda Chiyo-ni, one of the most loved haiku poets Japan has produced. She was born in 1703, was widowed young, became a Buddhist nun in her fifties, and wrote right up to her death poem at seventy-three. Her poems are small, kind, and often funny, and they are written in the real Japanese of three hundred years ago.You will hear each haiku many times, and that is on purpose. ... Read more

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Twenty-five poems by Fukuda Chiyo-ni, one of the most loved haiku poets Japan has produced. She was born in 1703, was widowed young, became a Buddhist nun in her fifties, and wrote right up to her death poem at seventy-three. Her poems are small, kind, and often funny, and they are written in the real Japanese of three hundred years ago.You will hear each haiku many times, and that is on purpose.
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Baseball Haiku

The Best Haiku Ever Written about the Game

Edited by Nanae Tamura, Cor van den Heuvel ...

Presenting more than two hundred of the greatest haiku ever written about the game.There are moments in every baseball game that make fans catch their breath: the pause while a pitcher looks in for the sign, the moment a cocksure rookie gets picked off first, or the instant a batter lashes a game-winning homer into the night sky, just before the sell-out crowd explodes onto its feet. Haiku ... Read more

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Presenting more than two hundred of the greatest haiku ever written about the game.There are moments in every baseball game that make fans catch their breath: the pause while a pitcher looks in for the sign, the moment a cocksure rookie gets picked off first, or the instant a batter lashes a game-winning homer into the night sky, just before the sell-out crowd explodes onto its feet. Haiku
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Pirate Haiku

Haiku & Other Pirate Poetry

by Jason McBride ...

Series Book 1 - Twisted Haiku
400 Tiny Pirate StoriesIf you enjoy dark humor and have an affinity for pirates, you need this book. This collection of over 400 poems dives into every aspect of what it means to be a pirate.The haiku in this book are funny, dark, and occasionally in bad taste. But they are never dull.Author Jason McBride prides himself on being able to write haiku on just about any topic. In this first book of ... Read more

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400 Tiny Pirate StoriesIf you enjoy dark humor and have an affinity for pirates, you need this book. This collection of over 400 poems dives into every aspect of what it means to be a pirate.The haiku in this book are funny, dark, and occasionally in bad taste. But they are never dull.Author Jason McBride prides himself on being able to write haiku on just about any topic. In this first book of
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Haiku Quintets

Haiku Quintets, #1

by Dan Dana ...

Series Book 1 - Haiku Quintets
The Haiku Quintet is an innovation based on the traditional Japanese poetic form, but consisting of five haiku under a single umbrella idea which, as an ensemble, comprise a narrative theme. A photo or image illustrates and completes the final product. I dub this novel art form "verbal impressionism by curious wordcraft." This volume contains 142 quintets arranged in 15 topical albums, including ... Read more

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The Haiku Quintet is an innovation based on the traditional Japanese poetic form, but consisting of five haiku under a single umbrella idea which, as an ensemble, comprise a narrative theme. A photo or image illustrates and completes the final product. I dub this novel art form "verbal impressionism by curious wordcraft." This volume contains 142 quintets arranged in 15 topical albums, including
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Songs of the Pandemic: World Haiku

Haiku Quintets, #2

by Dan Dana ...

Series Book 2 - Haiku Quintets
Accompanying Dan Dana's unique haiku quintets are 179 traditional haiku composed by 61 poets in 21 countries. The result is a browsable world tour of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Some may make you cry and some may make you laugh. All will help you understand how humanity survived that momentous year. ... Read more

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Accompanying Dan Dana's unique haiku quintets are 179 traditional haiku composed by 61 poets in 21 countries. The result is a browsable world tour of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Some may make you cry and some may make you laugh. All will help you understand how humanity survived that momentous year.
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Learn Japanese through Haiku - Chiyo-ni

Learn Japanese through Haiku

by Clay Boutwell, Yumi Boutwell ...

Series series Learn Japanese through Haiku
Enjoy and Fully Understand 25 haiku by 福田千代尼（ふくだちよに）Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703–1775)A morning glory winds around a well bucket. Rather than disturb the flowers, a woman goes next door to borrow water. That small act became one of Japan's most beloved haiku and captures something essential about Chiyo-ni.Japan's most celebrated women haiku poet, Chiyo-ni had a gift for noticing what others walked past. ... Read more

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Enjoy and Fully Understand 25 haiku by 福田千代尼（ふくだちよに）Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703–1775)A morning glory winds around a well bucket. Rather than disturb the flowers, a woman goes next door to borrow water. That small act became one of Japan's most beloved haiku and captures something essential about Chiyo-ni.Japan's most celebrated women haiku poet, Chiyo-ni had a gift for noticing what others walked past.
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