{"product_id":"respiro-rocco-caloro-9798992080902","title":"Respiro: Metropolitan Haiku","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated volume of haiku in English and Italian for all who live the city and its relation with nature, tradition, and the self.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBy breathing, we are able to see the truth and beauty of life, even in the midst of metropolitan chaos and the \u003cb\u003espeed of modernity\u003c\/b\u003e. This sentiment resonates deeply throughout the collection, as Simon transforms the \u003cb\u003eurban rhythm\u003c\/b\u003e of Shenzhen into a poetic canvas, in search of \"truth and beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\".\u003cbr\u003e- Prof. Zhang Guangkui，School of Foreign Languages, Shenzhen University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChiatante's haiku flood the mind with a variety of emotions, driven by their \u003cb\u003emodern and varied structure\u003c\/b\u003e. The environment, waterscapes and urban landscapes, dominate this self-expression as an exploration of the self. The ecology of haiku, represented by the interconnectedness of words and punctuation, is \u003cb\u003ea free form\u003c\/b\u003e, deviating from canonical standards yet giving an innovative form to an impulsive writing of feelings\u003c\/i\u003e\".\u003cbr\u003e- Prof. Matteo Convertino, fuTuRE EcoSystems Lab, Tsinghua University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocco Caloro,Simon Chiatante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992080902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Subway Dharma Collective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Rocco Caloro","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442932035839,"sku":"9798992080902","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2783781-ab05-4834-be50-988a58a34f88.jpg?v=1777200711","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/respiro-rocco-caloro-9798992080902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}