The Spring of My Life: And Selected Haiku by Hamill, Sam

The Spring of My Life: And Selected Haiku (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611806939)

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The Spring of My Life: And Selected Haiku by Hamill, Sam

The Spring of My Life: And Selected Haiku

$12.95
The Spring of My Life: And Selected Haiku by Hamill, Sam

The Spring of My Life: And Selected Haiku

$12.95
Format: Paperback
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An autobiographical blend of prose and haiku from one of Japan's greatest poets.

Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), along with Bashō and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail and playful sense of humor. Issa's most beloved work, The Spring of My Life, is an autobiographical sketch of linked prose and haiku in the tradition of Bashō's celebrated Narrow Road to the Interior. This edition also includes more than 160 of Issa's most revered haiku and an introduction that provides essential background on Issa's life as well as valuable information on translating (and reading) haiku.

This book is part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series.

The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts. The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman. The books in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compact format that is collectible, reader-friendly, and applicable to everyday life.

Author: Sam Hamill, Kobayashi Issa
ISBN-10: 1611806933
ISBN-13: 9781611806939
Publisher: Shambhala
Language: English
Published: 06/18/2019
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.20w x 0.80d
By Sam Hamill
By Sam Hamill
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KOBAYASHI ISSA (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan.

SAM HAMILL (1943-2018) translated more than two dozen books from ancient Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian and published fourteen volumes of original poetry. He was the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Mellon Fund; and was awarded the Decoraci de la Universidad de Carabobo in Venezuela, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry from Washington Poets Association, and the PEN American Freedom to Write Award. He cofounded and served as Editor at Copper Canyon Press for thirty-two years and was the Director of Poets Against War.

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