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  The Sound of Water: Haiku - By Basho, Issa and Other Poets (Shambhala Centaur Editions) (Paperback) Translated by Sam Hamill

  

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  Short Description for The Sound of WaterCollected here are over 200 of the best Haiku of Japanese literature, written from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century by the great masters, and translated by one of America's foremost translators. Two color interior and 12 two-color illustrations.
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  • Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
  • Published: 14 November 2006
  • Format: Paperback 152 pages
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  • Categories: Poetry By Individual Poets | Poetry Anthologies (various Poets) | Literary Studies: General
  • ISBN 13: 9781570620195 ISBN 10: 1570620199
  • Sales rank: 30,428

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• Here are more than two hundred of the best haiku of Japanese literature translated by one of America's premier poet-translators. The haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century.