A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consist of 17 syllables, usually divided among three lines. This unique collection spans over 400 years (1488-1902) of haiku history by the greatest masters: Basho, Issa, Shiki and many more, in translations by top-flight scholars in the field. Editor Faubion Bowers provides a Foreword and many informative notes to the poems.
| ISBN: | 9780486292748 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2000 |
| Author: | Faubion Bowers |
| Publisher: | Search Press an imprint of Dover Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 78 pages |
| Series: | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Genres: |
Poetry |