Poetry Books by Kobayashi Issa
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Published Date: 1975
Categories: Animals
Ninety-five haiku written over two hundred years ago by the Japanese poet Issa.
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Published Date: 2007
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
A selection of haikus by the Japanese master.
Publisher: Kodansha Amer Incorporated
Published Date: 1999
Categories: Literary Criticism
A selection of Kobayashi's poetry, often regarded as irreverent withown-to-earth humour and wit. All poems are rendered into English andomanized Japanese. A critical introduction to Issa's life and art, andriginal texts of his haiku are transcribed at the end of the book.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published Date: 1997-10-15
Categories: Poetry
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail and his playful sense of humor. Issa's most-loved work, The Spring of My Life, is an autobiographical sketch of linked prose and haiku in the tradition of Basho's famous Narrow Road to the Interior. In addition to The Spring of My Life, the translator has included more than 160 of Issa's best haiku and an introduction providing essential information on Issa's life and valuable comments on translating (and reading) haiku.
