The Moon in the Pines - Zen Haiku (Sacred wisdom) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711215871 ISBN 13: 9780711215870

Publisher: Frances Lincoln, 2000

Synopsis

In a few words, haiku goes beneath surface appearance to grasps the heart of an experience. Each word is chosen to unlock a world of memories and associations in the reader. Haiku, like Zen, is an intensely personal experience. Jonathan Clements has selected the best of three centuries of haiku, including the work of classic poets such as Basho, Buson and Chiyo-Ni and rendered into English the elusive spiritual quality of the poems. The poems are illustrated with images from the collection of Japanese prints and paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago.

About this title

From the Publisher:

nigell@frances-lincoln.com
"A most beautifully presented and illustrated book with haiku arranged around the mood of different times of the day: dawn, daylight dusk and moonlight. The illustrations are classic images from Japanese prints and paintings, most of which are reproduced for the first time."

Yoga and Health Feb 2001

Synopsis:

An illustrated collection of translations of classical and contemporary Japanese "haiku". This popular art form is the poetic expression of Zen Buddhism. Traditionally, a haiku poem is just 17 syllables long, which requires the poet, like the follower of Zen, to cut through surface appearances to the heart of an experience. In this collection, translator Jonathan Clements seeks to capture the elusive spirituality that enabled the Japanese poets to preserve their experience of the moment in a mere three lines. This collection, drawing on three centuries of haiku, features haiku poets from Basho, Buson and Issa to Shiki, Hakuin, Ikkyu and Chiyo-Ni. The poems are sympathetically illustrated with Japanese prints from the collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0711215871
• ISBN 13: 9780711215870
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 112