Haiku Master Buson
Contributors: Yuki Sawa (Translator); Edith Shiffert (Translator)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Heian International
Published: June 1978
Language: eng; jpn
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780893460129
Subjects: Poetry & poets: 16th to 18th centuries; General; Japanese; Poetry; Asian
Description: "Haiku Master Buson is the only translation of the work of this important haiku poet in English. Buson (1716-1783), along with Basho and Issa, is recognized as one of the three Japanese masters of the haiku. In addition to a large selection of haiku, the book also includes a selection of Buson's prose and a critical introduction." -- Amazon.com