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Haiku - hīˈkoo, an unrhymed Japanese poem recording the essence of a moment keenly perceived, in which nature is linked to human nature. It usually consists of 17 jion (Japanese symbol-sounds). The term is also used for foreign adaptations of the haiku, notably the poems of the imagists. These poems are usually written in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. See senryu


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    The Japanese Haiku, Its Essential Nature, History, and Possibilities in English, with Selected Examples » Read Now

    by Kenneth Yasuda. 240 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...The JAPANESE HAIKU The JAPANESE HAIKU ITS ESSENTIAL NATURE, HISTORY, AND POSSIBILITIES IN ENGLISH, with...ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi INTRODUCTION xv IAN APPROACH TO HAIKU 3...
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    Haiku Poetry and Metaphorical Thought: An Invitation to Interdisciplinary Study, in Creativity Research Journal » Read Now

    by Dawn G. Blasko, Dennis W. Merski. 8 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...Haiku Poetry and Metaphorical Thought: An Invitation to Interdisciplinary...College Pennsylvania State University, Erie ABSTRACT: Haiku, a Japanese form of short poetry...
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    Composing Zen Haiku: Training to Make Sense, in ETC: A Review of General Semantics » Read Now

    by Stewart W. Holmes. 7 pgs.

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    ...Composing Zen Haiku: training to make sense. by Stewart W. Holmes Ive titled this paper "Composing Zen Haiku: Training to Make Sense" because I think the practice of...
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    A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen » Read Now

    by Robert Aitken, Basho Matsuo. 192 pgs.

    ...136 . ROBERT AITKEN A ZEN WAVE Bashos Haiku and Zen New York WEATHERHILL Tokyo First...19 The Development and Form of the Haiku , 20 Haiku in English and the Form of This...
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    A Net of Fireflies: Japanese Haiku and Haiku Paintings » Read Now

    by Harold Stewart. 180 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...FIREFLIES STARRY NIGHT by Tomoda Sogyo, re-creating a haiku by Buson: What a delightful game it is to set Fireflies...bed beneath the net! A NET OF FIREFLIES JAPANESE...
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    Haiku Moment: An Anthology of Contemporary North American Haiku » Read Now

    by Bruce Ross. 331 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Haiku Moment is tbe most comprehensive volume of contemporary North American haiku written in English. It contains over 800 haiku by 185 poets.
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    Mountain Tasting: Zen Haiku » Read Now

    by John A. Stevens, Santoka M. Taneda . 132 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
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    Voice of a Native Son: The Poetics of Richard Wright (Chap. 8 "The Cosmos: Uses of Orgone and Haiku") » Read Now

    by Eugene E. Miller. 272 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Wright's works most often have been judged by his own ideological polemics, seldom by the terms of art. This, however, is a study of Wright's poetics, rich in a black aesthetic force that was the elemental voice in his writings.
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    Language and Literature in the African American Imagination (Chap. 3 "Refusing to Be Boxed In: Sonia Sanchez's Transformation of the Haiku Form") » Read Now

    by Carol Blackshire-Belay. 214 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Drawing together scholars from communication, literature, philosophy, linguistics, and other fields, this edited collection examines the current thinking on African American literature and language. Some of the most significant writers and thinkers in the field have contributed their views on all...

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