{"product_id":"grit-grace-and-gold-kit-pancoast-nagamura-9781568365978","title":"Grit, Grace, and Gold: Haiku Celebrating the Sports of Summer","description":"\u003cb\u003eOriginal, contemporary haiku celebrating the sports and athletes of the Olympics - from an acclaimed poet and an international gallery of guests.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning haiku poet Kit Pancoast Nagamura offers a collection of original poems that explore the beauty, physical effort, and essence of all the sports of the summer Olympics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first glance, haiku and sports may seem like an odd pairing. But actually, there's a strong similarity between the two. The grace, balance, and focus that are required of an athlete are exactly what the haiku poet seeks in order to capture an emotion, a mood, an action in just a few, carefully chosen words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnticipation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is building -- and what better way to share in the experience of the games than through Japan's beloved poetic form, haiku, which has been rediscovered and embraced in recent years by a new generation. From the elegance of a gymnast's leap and the fluid motion of a runner's body, to the thwump of the soccer ball hitting the net, poetry lovers and sports fans alike will feel the thrill and intensity as the world's best go for the gold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this volume, the first to cover such a wide range of athletics, each Olympic sport is represented by three haiku written by Nagamura, plus one or two by a guest poet. Each poem is presented in both English and Japanese. Evocative photographs and illustrations complement the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kit Pancoast Nagamura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568365977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568365978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodansha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Kit Pancoast Nagamura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996338290943,"sku":"9781568365978","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1abe621d-6021-46eb-ae79-524b847f992a.jpg?v=1683341114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grit-grace-and-gold-kit-pancoast-nagamura-9781568365978","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}