Japanese Forms in American Poetry
Beyond Haiku
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:16th Apr '26
£65.00
This title is due to be published on 16th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
An analysis of haiku-related poetic forms that traces their histories and analyzes current trends, while arguing that they are now established forms in American poetry
Analyzing the poetic forms of haibun, linked verse, senryu, and tanka, this collection argues that these traditional Japanese methods have established themselves in American poetry.
Beginning with its Japanese origins and continuing through its development in the United States, Beyond Haiku demonstrates how these poetic forms have existed alongside haiku for more than a century. Over time, they have gained popularity among both haiku and non-haiku poets alike, leading to a wide variety of innovative approaches.
From Basho’s frogpond, beyond the barbed wire of Japanese-American internment camps, plop into the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the murder of George Floyd, haiku, tanka, senryu, and other originally Japanese verse forms have entered the marrow of modern and contemporary American poetry. Just how this transfusion took place—and how it continues to register in works by the likes of Ezra Pound, Hilda Doolittle, Carl Sadakichi Hartmann, Sonia Sanchez, Langston Hughes, and Lenard D. Moore—are the animating questions of this insightful collection of essays by leading scholars. A must read for anyone interested in American as well as Japanese poetry! * Adam L. Kern, Author of "The Penguin Book of Haiku" *
ISBN: 9781666964226
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128 pages