Take a Deep Breath: The Haiku Way to Inner Peace
Sylvia Forges-Ryan, Edward Ryan
Language: English
Published by Kodansha, 2003
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The book and dust jacket are both spotless and just-like-new inside and out. "'Take a Deep Breath' will delight lovers of haiku poetry and introduce novices to the joys of the simple, classic form. Through vivid and touching poems and illuminating meditations, this volume invites the reader into a world of startling beauty and unexpected insight. A great treat." -- Joseph Goldstein. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request. B1.
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- Title
- Take a Deep Breath: The Haiku Way to Inner Peace
- Author
- Sylvia Forges-Ryan, Edward Ryan
- Publisher
- Kodansha
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 4770028857
- ISBN 13
- 9784770028853
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Seller catalogs
- POETRY
Sylvia Forges-Ryan, an award-winning poet, and Edward Ryan, a Yale psychologist, have teamed up to introduce an original and heartfelt technique for relaxing: a combination of restful haiku with clear and simple instructions on how to draw out the insights each one contains, and use them for one's own well-being.
Haiku are the perfect form for their exercises because they are the shortest of poems, with the longest of echoes. A good haiku distills a great deal of experience into a few phrases, and sets off a chain of thoughts that expand like the ripples in a pond. Each haiku here makes that little splash which creates a ripple of thought explored in the short commentary that follows.
In today's fast-paced, high-pressure world, Take a Deep Breath can help anyone learn to slow down and take stock, relax and focus on the present moment, and find poetry and depth in their own lives.
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Review
"... eloquent and poignant even if, like myself, one resists Enlightenment." -- Harold Bloom
"... the Ryans offer us a unique guidebook for finding insight, love, and peace of mind." -- Varginia Brady Young
"... will delight lovers of haiku poetry and introduce novices to the joys of this simple, classic form." -- Joseph Goldstein
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