The spring of my life
Subtitle: and selected haiku
By: by Kobayashi Issa ; translated from the Japanese by Sam Hamill ; illustrated by Kaji Aso.
Contributors: Hamill, Sam.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Shambhala; Distributed in the U.S. by Random House
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Kobayashi, Issa, 1763-1827 -- Translations into English.
Description: Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan, known for his attention to poignant detail and his playful sense of humor. Issa's most-loved work, The Spring of My Life, is an autobiographical sketch of linked prose and haiku in the tradition of Basho's famous Narrow Road to the Interior.

In addition to The Spring of My Life, the translator has included more than 160 of Issa's best haiku and an introduction providing essential information on Issa's life and valuable comments on translating (and reading) haiku.
Notes: Haiku in English and Japanese.
Includes index.