An autobiographical blend of prose and haiku from one of Japan's greatest poets.
KOBAYASHI ISSA (1763-1827), along with Basho and Buson, is
considered one of the three greatest haiku poets of Japan.
SAM HAMILL (1943-2018) translated more than two dozen books from
ancient Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Latin, and Estonian and published
fourteen volumes of original poetry. He was the recipient of
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the
Guggenheim Foundation, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the
Mellon Fund; and was awarded the Decoraci n de la Universidad de
Carabobo in Venezuela, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Poetry
from Washington Poets Association, and the PEN American Freedom to
Write Award. He cofounded and served as Editor at Copper Canyon
Press for thirty-two years and was the Director of Poets Against
War.
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