Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years by Kacian, Jim

Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years

Haiku in English is an anthology of more than 800 brilliantly chosen poems that were originally written...
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Author: Jim Kacian
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Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years by Kacian, Jim

Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years

$338.41

Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years

$338.41
Author: Jim Kacian
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Haiku in English is an anthology of more than 800 brilliantly chosen poems that were originally written in English by over 200 poets from around the world. Although haiku originated as a Japanese art form, it has found a welcome home in the English-speaking world. This collection tells the story for the first time of Anglophone haiku, charting its evolution over the last one hundred years and placing it within its historical and literary context. It features an engaging introduction by former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins and an insightful historical overview by leading haiku poet, editor, and publisher Jim Kacian.

The selections range from the first fully realized haiku in English, Ezra Pound's "In a Station of the Metro," to plentiful examples by haiku virtuosos such as John Wills, Marlene Mountain, Nick Virgilio, and Raymond Roseliep, and to investigations into the genre by eminent poets like John Ashbery, Allen Ginsberg, and Seamus Heaney. The editors explore the genre's changing forms and themes, highlighting its vitality and its breadth of poetic styles and content. Among the many poems on offer are organic form experiments by E. E. Cummings and Michael McClure, evocations of black culture by Richard Wright and Sonia Sanchez, and the seminal efforts of Jack Kerouac.

The first anthology to map the full range of haiku in the English tradition, Haiku in English is the perfect collection of this spare and elegant genre.



Author: Jim Kacian
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/26/2013
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.10w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780393239478


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2013 pg. 21
Shelf Awareness 08/30/2013
Choice 02/01/2014

About the Author
Kacian, Jim: - Jim Kacian is the founder of the Haiku Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to archiving and promoting haiku in English, and of Red Moon Press, the largest non-Japanese publisher of haiku-related books. He lives in Winchester, Virginia.Rowland, Philip: - Philip Rowland teaches literature at Tamagawa University in Tokyo, where he lives, and is founder and editor of NOON: Journal of the Short Poem.Burns, Allan: - Allan Burns is a professional editor who compiled the haiku anthology Montage: The Book. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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