Dragonfly Haiku
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937693988 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 110 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1828), a lay priest of Shin Buddhism (the True Pure Land School), wrote over 20,000 haiku and is considered one of the great Japanese masters of the form. He calls Wisconsin home but travels widely, mostly researching and photographing dragonflies. . Ken Tennessen is the author of Waushara County Dragonflies and Damselflies (guidebook), Utterly Bugged (Red Dragonfy Press, 20
. He calls Wisconsin home but travels widely, mostly researching and photographing dragonflies. Ken Tennessen is the author of Waushara County Dragonflies and Damselflies (guidebook), Utterly Bugged (Red Dragonfy Press, 2013) and numerous scientific articles about dragonflies. Scott King is a poet and citizen scientist who lives in Northfield, Minnesota. About the Author Kobayashi Issa (1763 - 1828), a lay priest of Shin Buddhism (the True Pure Land School), wrote over 20,000 haiku and is considered one of the great Japanese masters of the form. In addition to being editor of Red Dragonfly Press, he’s been researching the dragonflies of the genus Sympetrum (the red dragonflies) in preparation of a book on their natural history
Words placed as though they are stones set out so you can make it across the stream Jeeger This 'Issa' (yes, pun intended) wonderful melding of science and poetry that takes you on a journey through time. But instead of a magic carpet you are carried along on the gossamer wings of dragonflies. Very nice. These short poems take you places.
Dragonfly Haiku gathers over one hundred haiku, all pertaining directly or indirectly to dragonflies, by three authors. "A delightful little book in which two contemporary poets join Issa for a nature walk, celebrating the life and moods of a remarkable insect through the timeless, one-breath art of haiku." – David G. There's one haiku after another I wish I had written. Poetically presented but nonetheless to the point, each haiku evokes a picture of these wonderful insects and, no less, the gifted people who study them.” – Dennis Paulson, author of the Princeton Field Guides Dragonflies and Damselflies of the W