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This haiku book provides an invaluable guide to developing your own haiku-writing skills, with clear explanations, brilliant examples, and innovative writing exercises. It also offers an introduction to related Japanese poetic forms including: o Senryu commentaries on human nature that are often humorous or ironic o Haibun short, autobiographical narratives accompanied by a haiku o Tanka imaginative poems full of highly personal, emotional expressions...
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The verses of Maya Mitra Das plumb the alchemy of primeval moons and mist-wrapped mountains; delving deep into the realm of personal myth.
Spanning the arc of ecstasy and despair, her poems explore the boundaries of human loneliness as well as the healing power of love.
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Embracing different challenges, In the Midst of Winter, the new book by Andy N is his third seasonal book following from 'The End of Summer' and 'The Birth of Autumn' is as much the story of what comes next heading into Winter as much as a gathering of thoughts of what led there whether in the middle of a snow storm or looking at frost on windowpanes.
In the Midst of Winter is a study of silence whether with nature or in the winter of your memories...
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Poètes d'Occident et d'Orient à l'unisson: Trio de jardins, un trilogue poétique, est co-écrit par la poétesse italienne Lidia Chiarelli, la poétesse japonaise Maki Starfield, et la poétesse canadienne Huguette Bertrand. Elles dépeignent leurs jardins intérieurs tout en prétant l'oreille aux voix d'auteurs fameux. Cette réalisation n'est pas seulement un livre, mais le chemin qui a mené à son écriture. Les beaux échos puisés dans le...
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The Fickle Pendulum assays belief and doubt through three historical figures - St. Thomas the Apostle, Galileo Galilei and Laura (Riding) Jackson - and uses them to pivot into wider thematic worlds The writing is thoughtful, exploratory and never weighed down by its subject matter, and the language vibrant and rich in metaphor. The reader ineluctably mixes Paul Scully's meditations with his or her own.
10) 244 haikus
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Depression. Friendship. Entropy. Reflections on life and death in 244 groups of seventeen syllables.
José Poves is an artist and actor from Zaragoza, Spain.
At age fifteen he traveled to New York, USA, to study in an international boarding school. There he discovered his love for theatre, art, and literature.
After graduating high school, José went to Los Angeles, USA, to study theatre at the University of Southern California (USC), where he graduated...
12) Bichitos de Luz
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¿Pueden los niños y adolescentes interesarse en la Poesía?
¿Pueden escribirla?
¿La Poesía Haiku, originaria de Japón, puede generarles algún interés?
En este libro de Poesía Haiku escrita por niños y jóvenes, la autora nos invita a recorrer los maravillosos Haikus que escribieron sus alumnos, niños y adolescentes que participan de sus Talleres.
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Here within the pages of this book, you will discover an assortment of poems on a variety of themes that we can all relate to. Haikus, rhymes and free verse that affect us all at some point in our busy lives: some humorous, some romantic, some heart-touching, some dark, some festive and even some on animal and plant themes, questioning us on our responsibilities on the welfare of our planet and the cosmos.
You may look upon these as a mixed packet...
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Animals have been entwined with our lives since the earliest days of civilization. Many of the first cave drawings are of animals and how they interact with humans. Dogs were loyal companions and protectors. Cats kept the home safe from mice and curled up on a lap after a long day of work. Both were worshipped as gods and goddesses.
As our society grew, so did our appreciation of our animal neighbors on our Earth. Many of us now care for more unusual...
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Stephen Holton is an Episcopal priest who lives and works in the Hudson Valley region of New York. One day during morning prayer, he found himself arranging words "like puzzle pieces" in the traditional syllabic structure of Japanese haiku. Creating these simple three-line poems turned into a daily ritual-Holton's way of capturing and exploring momentary emotions, observations of nature and the world, and insights into faith and life. Friends and...
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Con los haikus que componen este poemario se pretende transmitir los olores, los sonidos, imágenes y sabores propios de la naturaleza y la vida cotidiana (un soplo de aire / sonido de los pájaros / rayando el día).
Ya en el título se busca adelantar el contenido de las distintas partes del libro en las que surgen el sonido del agua, el canto de los pájaros, la luz de los atardeceres... durante las estaciones del año, mostrando tranquilidad y...
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'Jane Williams's first collection of haiku delights with all the insight and generosity that her readers admire in her longer works of poetry. In distillations that are alive to the small and fleeting moments of life and the echoes they ring in the heart, Echoes of Flight is joyous and life-affirming and a welcome addition to Australian haiku literature.' – Lyn Reeves, Vice President, Australian Haiku Society
'Echoes of Flight is a wonderful treasure...
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Here's a beautiful collection of lyric poems and haiku (143 poems in all) that are easy to read but that have a genuine suggestion and a felt depth. The introducion includes a brief course on lyric poetry and haiku. This book is a gathering of poems to be enjoyed by all.
Seventy-eight of Sylvia Semel's poems have been published in journals and anthologies. She's listed in The Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers.
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You need not look farther than this moment to find philosophical depth & complete absurdity. Dr. Pace examines the mundane and finds the profound, painful, ironic, & joyful all living side by side. This moment truly contains the totality of the human experience. Everything and nothing.
Join this Texan, living in New York. This child of the 60s. This father & grandfather. This entrepreneur, scientist & philosopher. As he reflects on life unfolding...
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