Patricia Donegan

'Patricia Donegan and Yoshie Ishibashi are to be deeply thanked for having given us with such articulate care a poetry major in any language and in any place or time.' Robert Creeley, poetChiyo-ni (1703-1775), also known as Kaga no Chiyo, is Japan's most celebrated female haiku poet. A student of Basho's disciples, she worked in an age when haiku was largely a male domain. As a poet, painter, and Buddhist nun, she lived a vibrant life while creating poems of crystalline clarity and delicate sensuality. This volume presents more than one hundred of her finest seasonal haiku, renku (linked verse) and haibun (travel poems).The collected poems include:morning glorythe well bucket entangledI ask for watera hundred gourdsfrom the heartof one vinerouged lipsforgotten-clear spring waterThese luminous, lucidly translated 'haiku moments' give the reader an intimate experience of Chiyo-ni's remarkable vision and bid us to stop and appreciate each moment of our lives. Handsomely illustrated with artwork by Chiyo-ni and others, the volume also includes illuminating essays on her life and art, informative notes, and a glossary of haiku-related terms.

Haiku is a uniquely Japanese form of poetry that uses vivid words and imagery to capture a feeling or a moment in just three lines. Short but powerful, haiku poems are easy and fun to write and share with your friends. Haiku has become increasingly popular in school curriculums around the world, particularly among teachers introducing students to the art of poetry as well as Asian history and heritage. The activities in this haiku for kids book will show you how to create haiku, and will help you to think up meaningful words and images with which you can write your own beautiful poetry. Write Your Own Haiku For Kids introduces four styles of haiku to readers with clear explanations and numerous examples. This book includes chapters on: Your first haiku how to get started writing this classic form of poetry Haiku about Nature a traditional element in haiku Haibun Haiku with a short story Haiga Haiku with a drawing Renga Haiku that you write together with friends. The study and creation of haiku is a great way to have fun with both writing and reading poetry while exploring an exceptional aspects of Japanese culture.