Haikuku

Author : Gwee Li Sui
Publisher : Landmark Books Pte Ltd
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9789814189712

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Haikuku by Gwee Li Sui Pdf

This volume could well be subtitled the social history of Singapore in 120 haiku. There are haiku about MRT breakdown, rat infestation, haze, 377A, hungry ghosts and cavorting community cats. There are also those of matters of socio-political import: 2011 GE, population management, personal data protection, leadership renewal and compassionate meritocracy. Gwee adds to his army haiku that won prizes from the SAF with others of a military theme in Purple Light and Tekong diarrhea. Then there are newsy haiku reporting on NIMBY, the royal visit, that Holland V bank robbery plus The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye. He does not forget the newsmakers either – the otters, the Little India Riot hero, A-Mei, Subhas Anandan, Phey Yew Kok, Joseph Schooling and that si geena who shall not be named. Also remembered is our dear Ah Kong in a pair of death anniversary haiku, and a sad one about the empty parade chair. There are haiku about our places we love, the hawker centre, cenotaph, kopitiam, Sungei Road, Singapore River.... This is a book of haiku for every Singaporean – kuku or not.

Author : Naomi Beth Wakan
Publisher : Shanti Arts Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781947067684

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The Way of Haiku by Naomi Beth Wakan Pdf

The Way of Haiku is a guide for learning to write the most popular form of Japanese poetry: haiku. But true to the inviting and personal style of its author, Naomi Beth Wakan, it is also a comprehensive examination of the form and an eye-opening view into the way that reading and writing haiku can change the way one looks at life. “Writing haiku helps you appreciate the wonder of ordinary things and ordinary days.” Wakan discusses the history of haiku’s development, its important literary elements, and the differences between haiku written in Japanese and those written in English. Numerous examples of haiku are provided, some written by Japanese haijin (haiku writers) and presented in translation, and some written by English-speaking writers. The rich explanation of the experience of writing haiku and the encouraging words of the author encourage readers to write their own haiku while remaining open to the possibilities it provides for personal growth.

Author : Hart Larrabee
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780785834137

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Haiku by Hart Larrabee Pdf

Haiku—seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity—have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and is an established part of our common global heritage. This beautifully bound volume presents new English translations of classic poetry by the four great masters of Japanese haiku: Matsuo Bash, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki. The haiku are accompanied by both the original Japanese and a phonetic transcription.

Author : Stanley Hockman
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781552124154

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Open Eye, Open Heart by Stanley Hockman Pdf

Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry perfected between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by masters like Basho, Buson, and Issa. Haiku illuminate what is happening in this place at this moment. They are short, concise, immediate, created out of direct experience. My Haiku are an invitation to share wondrous, feeling encounters I have with Nature, and with my nature. Two Sagas The haiku are followed by two sagas. These are derivatives of haiku. They are palpable, direct exposures of my heart made up of immediate experience.

Author : Bob Raczka
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547504995

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Guyku by Bob Raczka Pdf

The wind and I play tug-of-war with my new kite. The wind is winning. When you’re a guy, nature is one big playground—no matter what the season. There are puddles to splash in the spring, pine trees to climb in the summer, maple seeds to catch in the fall, and icicles to swordfight with in the winter. Nature also has a way of making a guy appreciate important stuff—like how many rocks it takes to dam up a stream, or how much snow equals a day off from school. So what kind of poetry best captures these special moments, at a length that lets guys get right back to tree-climbing and kite-flying? Why, guyku, of course!

Author : Marco Fraticelli,Claudia Coutu Radmore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04
Category : Canadian poetry
ISBN : 1771712317

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Wordless by Marco Fraticelli,Claudia Coutu Radmore Pdf

Author : Hone Tuwhare
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0824816072

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Deep River Talk by Hone Tuwhare Pdf

An anthology by a Maori poet from New Zealand. In Dour Note on a Sunny Winter's Morning, he writes: "I am unacquainted with the world's / sadnesses, knowing only / its specificities on the pain / of separation--the aftermath / of joyful couplings that were / unproclaimed--of births that are / unadvertised / and a million more looking like / death with never a listing on tomb / or tabloid, obelisk.

Author : Michael Dahl
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781496505965

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The Voice in the Boys' Room by Michael Dahl Pdf

A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous.A great-aunt comes back from the dead, just in time for a little girl's birthday party.

Author : Michael Dahl
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781474707565

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Strange Voice by Michael Dahl Pdf

This collection of spine-chilling stories is sure to scare you silly. A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous when a monster appears. A greant-aunt comes back from the dead, just in time for a little girl's birthday party. With writing prompts and discussion questions to continue the fright, you'll be spooked long after you finish reading.

Author : Josh Lewis
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781105580840

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Wandernisse by Josh Lewis Pdf

The World Tree is dying. Three races of men are thrown into a fierce struggle for power as the world of Tiphereth buckles under the weight of an industrial revolution. Smoke stacks pock the face of the planet, trees are being cut down by the acre, and a severe drought chokes the land of its precious water. With Tiphereth's future hanging by a mere thread, it's up to an unlikely hero to bring peace to the war-torn planet.Wandernisse is the inspiring story of a little brewmaster Tomte named Jörgi, who above all the odds, rises to meet a challenge that will either the save planet, or cost him his life.When Jörgi learns of a magical stone with powers to save the World Tree, he embarks on a journey unlike any other. Along the way, he is helped by many new friends, brought face to face with a fierce pink dragon, made to realize the unrivaled power of true love, and above all else, taught the importance of preserving the environment for future generations to come.

Author : Mayumi Itoh
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798867812171

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Haikus Inspired by Tales of Ise Volume I by Mayumi Itoh Pdf

This bilingual haiku collection is the thirty-sixth haiku anthology originally written by this author, and was inspired by Tales of Ise, a 'poetry story' made of waka (Japanese poems with the format of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables) with brief narrative proses. It is the oldest existing poetry story in Japanese and was completed most likely after 951 during the mid-Heian period. Many of the poems quoted in this story were written by the court noble/poet Ariwara no Narihira (825-880; 'Narihira' hereafter), who was one of the Six Immortal Poets as well as of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets. Narihira was the fifth son of Prince Abo (792-842), who was the first son of Emperor Heizei (774-824). From his mother's lineage, Narihira was a grandson of Emperor Kan'mu (737-806), who transferred Japan's capital from Nara to Nagaoka in 784, and then to Kyoto in 794, ushering in the long Heian period. The narratives of this story were allegedly written by the aristocrat/poet Ki no Tsurayuki (c. 870-946), one of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets. The protagonist of Tales of Ise is anonymous, who is simply referred to as "a man in the past." It is however generally considered that "a man in the past" is indeed Narihira. Though not consistently, the narratives of the story appear to follow the real life of Narihira, beginning with his coming-of-age ceremony, covering his midlife, and ending with his imminent death. The most authoritative version of Tales of Ise, the Teika Book, was compiled by the nobleman/poet Fujiwara no Teika (1162-1241), consisting of 125 paragraphs, embellished with 209 poems in total. It also has an Addendum of 18 paragraphs (the Tame'ie Book).. This haiku collection (2023) is the first volume for Tales of Ise and includes 70 paragraphs-from Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 70-out of a total of 125 paragraphs in the Teika Book. This haiku anthology presents 81 original haikus by this author, inspired by these paragraphs, along with a summary and annotations for each paragraph.

Author : Nick Avis
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1550810758

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Bending with the Wind by Nick Avis Pdf

The Newfoundland Poetry Series was begun in 1993 as Breakwater's twentieth anniversary project to honour and preserve the literary talents of our Newfoundland and Labrador poets. Selection is based on quality. Breakwater's aim is to make the series affordable to as many lovers of poetry as possible.

Author : Reginald Horace Blyth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : English poetry
ISBN : OCLC:11701136

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Haiku by Reginald Horace Blyth Pdf

Author : Jackie Hardy
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-15
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0804838585

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Haiku by Jackie Hardy Pdf

along the mountain road somehow it tugs at my heart a wild violet —Basho Originating in Japan, the haiku is a tiny poem that is usually only three lines long and contains a total of seventeen syllables. A universally appealing form of poetry, a haiku is able to capture an intensely human—and ordinary—moment and turn it into something extraordinary. Haiku: Poetry Ancient & Modern is a gorgeously illustrated anthology of over 200 poems from 100 of the best haiku poets in America and around the world, as well as translations of the Japanese masters. The poems range in time from the seventeenth to the twentieth century's, and follow the elemental themes of earth, air, fire, water, wood and metal. This exquisite collection of haiku is a joyful read for anyone, whether new to haiku or looking to expand their collection. Haiku authors include: Dakotsu Patricia Donegan Humberto Gatica Jackie Hardy Kikaku Shiki Kenneth Tenemura Nicholas Virgilio

Author : Marianne Bluger
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780886292935

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Tamarack and Clearcut by Marianne Bluger Pdf

"Tamarack & Clearcut is the result of a collaboration between two artists of rare gifts. In it, a series of photographs of huge and original impact moves in tandem with a powerful sequence of imagist poems. As you savour these images, visual and poetic, you become increasingly sensitized to the city, that hub of human habitation, as it exists in its particular natural setting. This book chronicles the deep and necessarily abiding connection between urbanites and their natural world. Although the place is Ottawa, the truths and beauties it illuminates are universal, for here, as everywhere, it is the earth itself that nurtures us."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved