{"product_id":"baseball-haiku-nanae-tamura-9780393062199","title":"Baseball Haiku: The Best Haiku Ever Written about the Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere 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 captures these moments like no other poetic form, and \u003cem\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e captures the sights, the sounds, the smells, and the emotions of the game like no previous collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the most important haiku poets of both America and Japan are featured in this anthology; including Jack Kerouac, a longtime baseball fan who pioneered English-language haiku; Alan Pizzarelli, one of the top American haiku and senryu poets of the last thirty years; and Masaoka Shiki, one of the four great pillars of Japanese haiku--a towering figure--who was instrumental in popularizing baseball in Japan during the 1890s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over two hundred poems spanning more than a century of ball playing, \u003cem\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the intricate ways in which this enduring and indelible sport--which is played on a field, under an open sky--has always been linked to nature and the seasons. And just as a haiku happens in a timeless now, so too does \u003cem\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e evoke those unforgettable images that capture the actions and atmospheres of the national pastime: each poem resonates like the lonely sound of cleats echoing in the tunnel as a grizzled veteran leaves his final game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe largest collection of haiku and senryu on baseball ever assembled, \u003cem\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary treasure for any true baseball fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nanae Tamura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393062198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393062199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.36h x 5.24w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2007 pg. 54","brand":"Nanae Tamura","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946574446847,"sku":"9780393062199","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_815d4fbf-e683-488d-a158-3bb9a8f88a0a.jpg?v=1681513926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseball-haiku-nanae-tamura-9780393062199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}