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An Introduction to Haiku: An Anthology of Poems

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An Introduction to HaikuBy kUDnlBQZG
hagrangerThis 1958 publication is an anthology of poems and poets from DEoe1scX7
Basho to Shiki -- the poets who helped establish haiku in Japan. Harold G. hEgyYj1pK
Henderson has an award named after him that is presented to a poet by the uGMISJlDL
Haiku Society of America. His early translations, like many translators of the 8145XZpGW
time sought to find rhyme ... however, many of the poems translated by LLl0Fqxhh
Henderson that appear in this book are concerned more with expressing the JVgWjLtY2
feeling of the poem rather that creating rhyme. I found this book especially mo1x1fM08
insightful because Henderson includes his translations of the poems (at the tnDtnQE64
bottom of each page). Henderson also creates a story about haiku -- its history, UTTZn8wfg
development and then introduces the early poets and the poetry that they wrote. RKyPxLBW1
This book is an oldie but a goodie because haiku, like all poetry is timeless. I qXMNDE8CA
have added it to my personal library.0 of 0 people found the following review qRfpOULlI
helpful. Best Haiku Book for BeginnersBy Louis DarginThis book surely ought bfR3ZEBgS
to be a classic, Unless one is an expert at haiku, this book is essential to
understanding it. Mr. Henderson, in an avuncular style essentially takes you by
the hand and carefully explains the haiku masters, thus helping one to create a
somewhat intimate feeling about them. He does this especially well with Issa as
it will be very well understood why the Japanese love him. Mr. Henderson also
does an excellent job of translating the haiku from Japanese to Englishn. On
select haiku he gives its sound in Japanese, creating a certain feeling about the
poem. If one has any thoughts about haiku, get this book.23 of 23 people found
the following review helpful. Essential introduction for those interested in
haikuBy Kristie RubendunstAlthough Henderson's book is out-of-print
(originally published in 1958), and his translations are stylistically out-of-date
(i.e., rhymed English haiku), this is an essential, pocket-sized anthology.
Henderson intersperses his chronological presentation of haiku, in both
transliterized Japanese (romaji) with English translation, by major historical
masters with analysis throughout. I am on my second paperback -- the first fell
apart from constant use!

Harold G. Henderson was, from 1927 to 1929, the Assistant to the Curator of
Far Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art. In 1930 he went to Japan,
where he lived the following three years. On his return to this country he joined