What is haiku poem?
The pioneering translator R. H. Blyth believed that the spirit of haiku is present in all great poetry.
Cherry blossoms and swallows might refer to spring; red maple leaves and deer usually imply autumn. These seasonal allusions emphasize the essence of haiku: nature and its ephemeral beauty.
Jane Hirshfield is an award-winning poet and author of the now-classic Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry, as well as an equally classic book introducing earlier Japanese poetry,
An A-Z compendium of haiku that brings out the fun and poetry in everyday moments.
This book of haikus is for the one who needs them—the one who feels abandoned and alone, the one whose mind needs relief from worry and fear, the one who seeks assurance that hope is attainable.