Haiku Master Buson
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Haiku Master Buson
By (Author) Buson
Translated by Edith Shiffert
Translated by Yuki Sawa
White Pine Press
White Pine Press
12th September 2007
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: general
895.6132
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 127mm, Height 177mm, Spine 20mm
255g
Description
Haiku Master Buson is the only translation of the work of this important haiku poet in English. Buson (17161783), 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 Busons prose and a critical introduction.
Edith Shiffert is a poet who has lived in Kyoto, Japan, since the 1960s. Her most recent volume is titled Pathways.
The late Yuki Sawa was a professor at Kyoto Seika University.
Author Bio
The late Yuki Sawa was a professor at Kyoto Seika University. Edith Shiffert is a poet who has lived in Kyoto, Japan, since the 1960s.
