num_pages: 208
description: A respected Zen Buddhist presents haiku--a seventeen-line poem arranged in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables--as a writing meditation and spiritual path which opens the reader to the experience of nature. Divided into three parts, the book follows the author's passage from haiku novice to a place of understanding haiku and himself.
language: English
title: Seeds From a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey
titlecomplete: Seeds From a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey
genres: Religion, Spirituality, Writing, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 142
publisher: Hyperion