Haiku Anthology

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Author: GLWARNER%SAMFORD.BITNET
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 22:42

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A while back I posted a query about starting a Haiku list, but there
was an insufficient response to start the list.  However there were
many people from THIS list that were interested, so to them I direct
this posting.

I just received (via Inter-library loan) a fabulous work that I wanted
to share with you all.  I love to read Haiku, but my knowledge of
nihongo SUCKs right now, so I have a very difficult time, even with
dictionary in hand.  The book that I just received is:

 _An Anthology of Haiku Ancient and Modern_
  Translated and annotated by Asataro Miyamori
  Published by Greenwood Press Publishers
  Westport, CT, 1970.

The book contains over 1000 Haiku, with the text in Kanji, Romanji,
and English (as Translated by Miyamori-san) and several beautiful
illustrations by Mr. Hyakusui Hirafuku.  The works are arranged
in chronological sections, the first being devoted to Basho, then
to his greatest students, and then others of that period, and similar
sections for Buson, Issa, and Shiki, with the final section being
on contemporary (as of 1930!) poets.  This clearly illustrates
the progression (or degression depending on your thoughts on the
subject) of the Haiku form of poetry.  It is interesting to see how
the students' work so complimented the master they followed, and
how other poets of that period either copied the school, or rebelled
from it.

By arranging each work in Kanji, Romanji, and English it allows the
student of nihongo to enjoy poetry that is "out of reach" at his
current level, while including the original language, which is the
sad fact about most English Haiku collections.  For this reason I
strongly recommend this book to those who find themselves in my predicament.


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