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The Sound of Water: Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets
The Sound of Water Haiku by Basho Buson Issa and Other Poets Author:Sam Hamill (Translator), Kaji Aso (Illustrator) Here are over two hundred of the best haiku of Japanese literature translated by one of America's premier poet-translators. 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 include... more »s haiku by the great masters from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century.« less