ARTS: Any haiku book recommendations?

[Tai Shi]

The great classic in ancient Haiku and modern Rezai Zen Haiku with interviews, which is ancient poetry is: Zen Poetry, ed. Lucien Stryk, 1977, Great Books by Cryal and Wyman, ltd, Europe; in the USA, A Penguin Book.

[Kaitan]

Hi Bernal

I wrote a little bit about the relationship between haiku and Zen on my haiku blog: https://yearinhaiku.wordpress.com/zen-and-haiku/

As far as books go, it depends whether you want to read classic haiku, modern writers, or have a 'how to' guide on haiku writing and appreciation.

These are some books that I recommend: https://yearinhaiku.wordpress.com/books-and-weblinks/

A relatively recent book I haven't put on my list yet is Three Simple Lines by writer and Zen teacher, Natalie Goldberg. This is a good read about her visit to various haiku related places in Japan. Upaya Zen Center has hosted a number of haiku retreats with Natalie and others which are worth looking for in their podcast library.

For anyone wanting to contribute here, it is good to have a look at the introductory material explaining what a haiku is and isn't:

How to Haiku 1
How to Haiku 2
How to Haiku 3
How to Haiku 4
How to Haiku 5


Gassho
Kokuu

Thank you Kokuu for providing these resources! I'll go through them.



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Bernal

[Kokuu]

Hi Bernal

I wrote a little bit about the relationship between haiku and Zen on my haiku blog: https://yearinhaiku.wordpress.com/zen-and-haiku/

As far as books go, it depends whether you want to read classic haiku, modern writers, or have a 'how to' guide on haiku writing and appreciation.

These are some books that I recommend: https://yearinhaiku.wordpress.com/books-and-weblinks/

A relatively recent book I haven't put on my list yet is Three Simple Lines by writer and Zen teacher, Natalie Goldberg. This is a good read about her visit to various haiku related places in Japan. Upaya Zen Center has hosted a number of haiku retreats with Natalie and others which are worth looking for in their podcast library.

For anyone wanting to contribute here, it is good to have a look at the introductory material explaining what a haiku is and isn't:

How to Haiku 1
How to Haiku 2
How to Haiku 3
How to Haiku 4
How to Haiku 5


Gassho
Kokuu

[Jundo]

If it is okay, I am going to move this over to the Haiku section so that we can keep the conversation around for future Haikuists.

Gassho, Jundo

stlah

[Gareth]

I can recommend: “The River of Heaven: The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki”, by Robert Aitken.

Gassho,
Gareth

Sat today, Lah

[joshr]

Hello,

Basho: The Complete Haiku
A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku (William Scott Wilson)
辞世の句(英文版) ― Japanese Death Poems (English Edition)
Writing Haiku (Ross)

I have these and re-read them regularly.

Gassho,
Kyle
stlah

Thank you for the recommendations!

I've been dabbling in Haiku; It's therapeutic for somebody as verbose as I am try to get to the point in a 5-7-5 syllable offering.

Should be simple. Definitely isn't.

Gassho,
Joshua

Sat this morning

[Kaitan]

We also have our Haiku and general poetry sections here at Treeleaf ... for our poets ... (of which I am not ) ...

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?186-Poetry

Gassho, J

stlah

Thanks, I knew there was a haiku corner around here, but couldn't find it this morning



SatToday

Bernal

[Kaitan]

Hello,

Basho: The Complete Haiku
A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku (William Scott Wilson)
辞世の句(英文版) ― Japanese Death Poems (English Edition)
Writing Haiku (Ross)

I have these and re-read them regularly.

Gassho,
Kyle
stlah

Thank you!



SatToday

Bernal

[Jundo]

We also have our Haiku and general poetry sections here at Treeleaf ... for our poets ... (of which I am not ) ...

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?186-Poetry

Gassho, J

stlah

[k1982]

Hello,

Basho: The Complete Haiku
A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku (William Scott Wilson)
辞世の句(英文版) ― Japanese Death Poems (English Edition)
Writing Haiku (Ross)

I have these and re-read them regularly.

Gassho,
Kyle
stlah

[Kaitan]

I'm interested in poetry and I know Haiku is related to zen to some extent, thus, I'd like to introduce to myself this type of poetry.

Thank in advance

Gasshō

SatToday

Bernal