Title The life and zen haiku poetry of Santoka Taneda : Japan's most beloved modern haiku poet / Sumita Oyama ; translated with an introduction by William Scott Wilson ; illustrations by Gary Miller Haskins.

Publication Info.

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont ; Singapore : Tuttle Publishing, [2021]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	808.8141 TANEDA	Check Shelf
Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction	895.61 TANEDA	Check Shelf
Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department	895.614 OYA	Check Shelf

Description	351 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note	"Includes a translation of Santoka's Diary of the one-grass hut"--Cover.
	"Original Japanese work Haijin Santoka no Shogai by Sumita Oyama © Masakaze Oyama"--Colophon.
	"Free online haiku poetry recordings"--Back cover.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-351).
Summary	"Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882-1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his 'free-verse' haiku, the dominant style today. This book tells the fascinating story of his life, liberally sprinkled with more than 300 of his poems and extracts from his essays and journals--compiled by his best friend and biographer Sumita Oyama and elegantly translated by William Scott Wilson."-- Amazon.com.
Language	In English, translated from the Japanese.
Subject	Taneda, Santōka, 1882-1940.
	Poets, Japanese -- 20th century -- Biography.
	Taneda, Santōka, 1882-1940. (OCoLC)fst00048599
	Poets, Japanese. (OCoLC)fst01067944
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	Biographies.
Added Author	Wilson, William Scott, 1944- translator, author of introduction.
	Haskins, Gary Miller, illustrator.
Added Title	Haijin Santōka no shōgai. English
	Diary of the one-grass hut.
ISBN	9784805316559 (hardcover)
	4805316551 (hardcover)

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