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At that time, Pound well described the haiku as \"an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time.\" Indeed, it is the haiku's  sense of immediacy and its precision that continue to appeal to poets and poetry lovers today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent decades there has been an upsurge of interest in the haiku, leading to a number of critical studies of the form, studies that have now culminated in the present book. This insightful work not only considers the haiku itself but also the extremely important yet often ignored \u003ci\u003erenga \u003c\/i\u003eor linked-verse form, out of which the haiku grew. No deep understanding of the haiku is possible without familiarity with the renga. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Frogs \u003c\/i\u003ebegins with a detailed history and description of the renga and haiku. Many renowned Japanese poets, most notably Basho, are represented in the wealth of translated poetry that illustrates the text. 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To reveal the myriad choices open to translators of renga and haiku, the author provides an in-depth analysis of one of Japan's most famous haiku, Basho's poem about a frog in a pond, and presents a compilation of over one hundred translations and variations of the poem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book closes with short anthologies of English-language renga and haiku by contemporary Western poets that offer a tantalizing glimpse of the diversity of expression possible with these two forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn instructive celebration of the renga and haiku, this volume furnishes a new perspective on the work of some of Japan's outstanding poets of old and lays a foundation for the appreciation of the renga and haiku that are being written today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47685864259673,"sku":"9780834801769","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/6981\/8969\/files\/9780834801769.jpg?v=1787678938"},{"product_id":"white-tea-bowl-100-haiku-from-100-years-of-life","title":"A White Tea Bowl: 100 Haiku from 100 Years of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA White Tea Bowl\u003c\/i\u003e is a selection of 100 haiku written by Mitsu Suzuki, the widow of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and published in celebration of her 100th birthday. 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