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The Spring of My Life

And Selected Haiku

by Kobayashi Issa ...

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, ... Read more

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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,
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Zombie Haiku

Good Poetry For Your...Brains

by Ryan Mecum ...

In your hands is a poetry journal written by an undead poet, recounting his firsthand experience during the zombie plague. Little is known about the author before he turned into a zombie, but thanks to his continued writings in this journal - even after his death - you can accompany him from infection to demise. Through the intimate poetry of haiku, the zombie chronicles his epic journey through ... Read more

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In your hands is a poetry journal written by an undead poet, recounting his firsthand experience during the zombie plague. Little is known about the author before he turned into a zombie, but thanks to his continued writings in this journal - even after his death - you can accompany him from infection to demise. Through the intimate poetry of haiku, the zombie chronicles his epic journey through
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Poems for Yuppies (And Also for Normal People)

by Stephen Blum ...

In this anthology of original poetry, Blum, a self-described yuppie, presents a collection of verses, most of them (in his words) "verbal cartoons," that define and make fun of this unique sub-culture. A tongue-in-cheek introduction and notes accompanying the poems contribute significantly to this "mission. The book includes a handful of the non-humorous shorter poems are meant to be wistful, ... Read more

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In this anthology of original poetry, Blum, a self-described yuppie, presents a collection of verses, most of them (in his words) "verbal cartoons," that define and make fun of this unique sub-culture. A tongue-in-cheek introduction and notes accompanying the poems contribute significantly to this "mission. The book includes a handful of the non-humorous shorter poems are meant to be wistful,
... Read more
Double Baloney

''5-7-5-Ers'' & ''Limericks''

by Bruce Howard Hamilton ...

~Double Baloney~ is a compilation of 130 pages of mock-haiku and pseudolimericks, rather baroquely written so that each item is one relatively sweeping 'sentence.' On every page is one mock-haiku plus one psuedolimerick, and the individual items on each page have quite identical titles. A very strong attempt has been made to push the language of the individual pieces toward much grammatical ... Read more

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~Double Baloney~ is a compilation of 130 pages of mock-haiku and pseudolimericks, rather baroquely written so that each item is one relatively sweeping 'sentence.' On every page is one mock-haiku plus one psuedolimerick, and the individual items on each page have quite identical titles. A very strong attempt has been made to push the language of the individual pieces toward much grammatical
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Pageant of Seasons

A Collection of American Haiku

by Helen Stiles Chenoweth ...

This is a collection of Japanese haiku written by an American poet Helen Chenoweth. The author has used a language that is all American in association, but very much enriched by her love for things Japanese."Poetry in Japan is as universal as air. It is read by everybody, composed by almost everybody, irrespective of class and condition." This statement by Lafcadio Hearn deeply impressed Helen ... Read more

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This is a collection of Japanese haiku written by an American poet Helen Chenoweth. The author has used a language that is all American in association, but very much enriched by her love for things Japanese."Poetry in Japan is as universal as air. It is read by everybody, composed by almost everybody, irrespective of class and condition." This statement by Lafcadio Hearn deeply impressed Helen
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'Remaking' the World: The Nose on the Back of my Head

by Dr. If ...

Children's poet. "Dr IF". Book series: 'Remaking' the World. Kids love to "change things" (parents, animals, body parts) but the final stanzas prove it's all OK as is, a bit like the "Midas Touch." Kids will receive replies in verse when writing to: [email protected]. This is the first in series and includes "ME stories" with fanciful changes in design of eyes, ears, legs, nose, etc. in ... Read more

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Children's poet. "Dr IF". Book series: 'Remaking' the World. Kids love to "change things" (parents, animals, body parts) but the final stanzas prove it's all OK as is, a bit like the "Midas Touch." Kids will receive replies in verse when writing to: [email protected]. This is the first in series and includes "ME stories" with fanciful changes in design of eyes, ears, legs, nose, etc. in
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CAUTIONARY VERSES

by Hilaire Belloc ...

This volume contains all of the old favorites over which Hilaire Belloc’s admirers have been chuckling since the end of the 19th century—and the original illustrations by B.T.B. and Nicolas Bentley. It also contains many later verses in the same sly vein.Here you meet again the Horrible Examples (old favorites if you are very fortunate): Matilda, who told lies and was Burned to Death; Sarah Byng, ... Read more

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This volume contains all of the old favorites over which Hilaire Belloc’s admirers have been chuckling since the end of the 19th century—and the original illustrations by B.T.B. and Nicolas Bentley. It also contains many later verses in the same sly vein.Here you meet again the Horrible Examples (old favorites if you are very fortunate): Matilda, who told lies and was Burned to Death; Sarah Byng,
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Limericka The Beautiful

by Martin C. Mayer ...

Any similarity to persons or places found in this limerick book shall be deemed to be strictly coincidental. The focus of the author, in this volume of over 150 original contemporary social commentary limericks, is to vent his jaundiced opinion on the stated subject matter in rhyme never obscene but, in many instances, appropriately risqué. His objective is to make you aware of his take on the ... Read more

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Any similarity to persons or places found in this limerick book shall be deemed to be strictly coincidental. The focus of the author, in this volume of over 150 original contemporary social commentary limericks, is to vent his jaundiced opinion on the stated subject matter in rhyme never obscene but, in many instances, appropriately risqué. His objective is to make you aware of his take on the
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Some Limericks

by Norman Douglas ...

Collection of limericks by author Douglas, famed for his “South Wind” in an earlier era. ... Read more

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Collection of limericks by author Douglas, famed for his “South Wind” in an earlier era.
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Seasons Calling

Haiku & Western-Style Verse

by James R. McCready ...

This collection of haiku and Western-style verse by an American living in Japan brings a special poetic vision to the endless cycle of life, and to its separate rhythmic movements. Readers will find again and again in these pages the sharpened sensibility and clear observation developed by the haiku discipline.One of the aims of this book, according to its author, is to reveal the similarities ... Read more

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This collection of haiku and Western-style verse by an American living in Japan brings a special poetic vision to the endless cycle of life, and to its separate rhythmic movements. Readers will find again and again in these pages the sharpened sensibility and clear observation developed by the haiku discipline.One of the aims of this book, according to its author, is to reveal the similarities
... Read more
Ko-Uta: Little Songs of the Geisha World

by Liza Crihfield ...

This book of Japanese poetry and lyrics explores a little-known style of Japanese song called Ko-Uta.A Ko-Uta is translated as "little song" in Japanese. Unfamiliar to most Westerners, ko-uta are particularly in tune with the tradition of Japan's Edo-era merchants. Some ko-uta are aesthetic, many are earthy.Ko-uta are sung to the accompaniment of the shamisen-a traditional, three-stringed Japanese ... Read more

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This book of Japanese poetry and lyrics explores a little-known style of Japanese song called Ko-Uta.A Ko-Uta is translated as "little song" in Japanese. Unfamiliar to most Westerners, ko-uta are particularly in tune with the tradition of Japan's Edo-era merchants. Some ko-uta are aesthetic, many are earthy.Ko-uta are sung to the accompaniment of the shamisen-a traditional, three-stringed Japanese
... Read more
Even Monkeys Fall from Trees

The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs

by David Galef ...

Even Monkeys Fall From Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs, with a foreword by Edward G. Seidensticker, is a collection of the hundred most common Japanese proverbs, with direct translations and their English equivalents.A delightful window into the heart of everyday Japan, Even Monkeys Fall From Trees is an indispensable guide for the traveler, student, or businessman-or anyone curious ... Read more

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Even Monkeys Fall From Trees: The Wit and Wisdom of Japanese Proverbs, with a foreword by Edward G. Seidensticker, is a collection of the hundred most common Japanese proverbs, with direct translations and their English equivalents.A delightful window into the heart of everyday Japan, Even Monkeys Fall From Trees is an indispensable guide for the traveler, student, or businessman-or anyone curious
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