On love and barley

Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a lifelong traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world and these translations capture the artistry of t...

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Main Author: Matsuo, Bashō, 1644-1694 (Author)
Other Authors: Stryk, Lucien (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1985.
Series:Penguin classics.
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