The haiku seasons
Subtitle: poetry of the natural world
By: William J. Higginson.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781933330655
Subjects: Haiku -- History and criticism; Japanese poetry -- History and criticism; Haiku -- Translations into English; Seasons in literature
Genres: Translations into English.
Other titles: Poetry of the natural world
Description: From the Publisher: Now back in print, this important guide written by an established expert introduces haiku and related poetry while explaining the essential role of the seasons using examples from around the world. William J. Higginson is a former president of the Haiku Society of America and the author of numerous haiku collections.
Notes: Originally published : Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International Ltd., 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The essence of haiku; title: The season in older Japanese poetry; title: Linked verse and the seasons; title: Hokku, haiku, and senryu; title: The haiku seasons; title: Toward an international haikai almanac.