Haiku Garden: Four Seasons in Poems and Pritns

by Akira Yamamoto, Fumiko Y. Yamamoto, Stephen Addiss

Some 120 haiku by such masters as Basho, Issa, and Buson--all written on themes of the beauty of nature--are combined with the woodblock prints and paintings of the great artists of classical Japan.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0834803577
• ISBN13: 9780834803572
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Weatherhill
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Haiku Garden

Good book ... just wish it were a bit longer. I like the way the poems and illustrations are incorporated together.

Assuredly a Winner and a Fantastic Gift.

Left alone to my own vices one afternoon at a friend's loft, I happened upon A Haiku Garden which I devoured with delight and then made an excuse for my friend to invite me over again.The woodcut reproductions are priceless and a source of inspiration to a non-artistic poet. A wonderful "tea table" book and a perfect gift. In fact, I plan to buy a copy for myself!

Excellent and inspiring.

I recommend this wonderful book for the inspiration it gives. The poetry is accessible and charming. The reproductions of woodcuts are beautiful. Anyone who would like to try writing Haikus as a meditation, or for fun will find that it starts to happen almost automatically.