{"product_id":"waiting-for-you-iulia-matei-9798278253853","title":"Waiting for You: A\u0026#537;teptând s\u0026#259; vii \u0026#8729; En attendant ta venue, Haiku","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmerging on the international haiku scene in 2023, \u003cb\u003eCristian Matei\u003c\/b\u003e has already received a number of awards, both internationally and in his native Romania - a country with more than three decades of established haiku tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in that tradition while opening toward contemporary haiku sensibilities, this collection suggestively covers varied themes: beauty, love, hope, but also loneliness and war. It includes the poem awarded \u003cb\u003eFirst Prize at the Mainichi Haiku Contest (26th and final edition, 2022-2023)\u003c\/b\u003e, alongside other carefully selected haiku.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems are presented in \u003cb\u003eRomanian, English, and French\u003c\/b\u003e, translated by \u003cb\u003eIulia Matei\u003c\/b\u003e, accompanied by a foreword by \u003cb\u003eVasile Moldovan\u003c\/b\u003e and an introduction by \u003cb\u003eValentin Nicolițov\u003c\/b\u003e. Haiku and senryu are followed by a reflective afterword by \u003cb\u003eProf. Petre Constantinescu\u003c\/b\u003e, which frames the collection within a broader literary context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLate autumn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eas I open the door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eleaves alone enter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe linden in bloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI stay yet another night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eat Grandma's house\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouse for sale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe birdcage door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewide open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A harmoniously crafted book, which entitles the author to be counted among the haijins worthy of consideration today.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eVasile Moldovan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iulia Matei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798278253853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Iulia Matei","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171216335103,"sku":"9798278253853","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/waiting-for-you-iulia-matei-9798278253853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}