The Haiku Apprentice: Memoirs of Writing Poetry in Japan

Friedman, Abigail

ISBN 10: 193333004X / ISBN 13: 9781933330044

Published by Stone Bridge Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Haiku Apprentice: Memoirs of Writing Poetry in Japan
• Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193333004X
• ISBN 13: 9781933330044
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

An American diplomat traveling the world over is grounded by a chance encounter with a haiku group.

Abigail Friedman was an American diplomat in Tokyo, not a writer. A chance encounter leads her to a haiku group, where she discovers poetry that anyone can enjoy writing. Her teacher and fellow haiku group members instruct her in seasonal flora and fauna, and gradually she learns to describe the world in plain words, becoming one of the millions in Japan who lead a haiku life.

This is the author's story of her literary and cultural voyage, and more: it is an invitation to readers to form their own neighborhood haiku groups and, like her, learn to see the world anew.

About the Author

Abigail Friedman joined the Foreign Service in 1988 and served her country in Washington, Paris, Tokyo, the Azores and most recently as Consul General in Quebec City. She is a member of the Haiku Society of America and Haiku Canada. She is a founding member of the bilingual (French/English) Quebec Haiku Group in Quebec City. Michael Dylan Welch is a poet, editor, and publisher. More than 2.5K of his poems have appeared in hundreds of magazines in ten languages. He is president of the Tanka Society of America (which he founded in 2000), vice president of the Haiku Society of America, and vice president of the Eastside Writers Association.