{"product_id":"dragonfly-haiku-paperback-4","title":"Dragonfly Haiku - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Tennessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott King\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragonfly Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e gathers over one hundred haiku, all pertaining directly or indirectly to dragonflies, by three authors. Here, new English translations of classical haiku by Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa converse with modern haiku by poet scientists Ken Tennessen and Scott King. Eleven of the Issa poems have been annotated and printed with the original Japanese text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delightful little book in which two contemporary poets join Issa for a nature walk, celebrating the life and moods of a remarkable insect through the timeless, one-breath art of haiku.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- David G. Lanoue, former President of the Haiku Society of America and author of \u003cem\u003eIssa and the Meaning of Animals\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This little book of haiku is a rich store of thought-provoking commentary on all aspects of dragonfly life. Poetically presented but nonetheless to the point, each haiku evokes a picture of these wonderful insects and, no less, the gifted people who study them.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Dennis Paulson, author of the Princeton Field Guides \u003cem\u003eDragonflies and Damselflies of the West\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDragonflies and Damselflies of the East\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDragonfly Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e is drop-dead delightful. I would buy this book for the pleasures of its design, alone; or the clean and joyful translations of Issa; or the dragonfly haiku by Tennessen; or the dragonfly haiku by King. Taken together, the book offers more fun, almost, than a person can stand. There's one haiku after another I wish I had written. I confess to reading straight through like some kind of haikuholic, but I'll be going back to give each haiku, each dragonfly, the attention it deserves. And I'll also buy copies for friends.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Bart Sutter, first Poet Laureate of Duluth and author of \u003cem\u003eChester Creek Ravine: Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKobayashi Issa (1763 - 1828), a lay priest of Shin Buddhism (the True Pure Land School), wrote over 20,000 haiku and is considered one of the great Japanese masters of the form. Ken Tennessen is the author of Waushara County Dragonflies and Damselflies (guidebook), Utterly Bugged (Red Dragonfy Press, 2013) and numerous scientific articles about dragonflies. He calls Wisconsin home but travels widely, mostly researching and photographing dragonflies. Scott King is a poet and citizen scientist who lives in Northfield, Minnesota. In addition to being editor of Red Dragonfly Press, he's been researching the dragonflies of the genus Sympetrum (the red dragonflies) in preparation of a book on their natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47352096358649,"sku":"9781937693985","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Q3NQdXk1WWEyeHpqbjhsV1JRbTExUT09_e960cb5c-52a7-435c-b482-ba70c3cb96be.webp?v=1769805545","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dragonfly-haiku-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}