Poetry Books by Yosa Buson
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Published Date: 2011-06-07
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This collection of thirty-nine haiku from Yosa Buson showcases the mastery, delicacy, and mystery of one of Japan's greatest and most deeply admired poets. With this publication, Pulitzer Prize winner Franz Wright offers readers a new avenue into one of poetry's essential voices.
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Published Date: 1998
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Yosa Buson (1716-83) is a towering figure in the history of haiku. A painter by profession, Buson took delight in the natural beauty of colors and forms as well as in the artistic beauty of composition. A seeker of ideals that were more aesthetic than religious or moral, he freely let his imagination wander into a land of exotic beauty far removed from contemporary society, often evoking ancient China, Heian Japan, and the world of the supernatural. This book presents an overview of Buson's life and poetry, beginning with speculations on the mysterious circumstances of his birth and then tracing the various stages of his career as poet. In the process, the author cites some 180 of Buson's haiku in English translation, and analyzes them from a predominantly biographical point of view. The book is illustrated with twelve examples of Buson's work as painter and calligrapher.
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Published Date: 2013
Categories: Philosophy
The first complete bilingual translation of the Buson Kushu?a collection of haiku that is an essential volume of Asian literature
Publisher: Heian International Publishing Company
Published Date: 1978-01-01
Categories: Poetry
Celebrates one of Japan's most popular haiku poets. Consists of 375 poems, letters and lyrical prose, as well as Buson's biography.
