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An Introduction to Haiku: An Anthology of Poems and Poets from Basho to Shiki
An Introduction to Haiku An Anthology of Poems and Poets from Basho to Shiki Author:Harold G. Henderson In the hands of its great masters, as Mr. Henderson shows in this analytical anthology, the haiku is a very exacting form indeed, requiring compliance with the strictest aesthetic standards of concreteness, objectivity, and suggestiveness. A great haiku must be not only lucid but richly suggestive to the attentive reader. In this, haiku captures... more » the essence of lyric poetry as it has been practiced throughout the ages.« less