A House By Itself: Selected Haiku of Shiki (Companions for the Journey, 25)
By: Shiki Masaoka
4.56
Format: 102 pages, Paperback
"Shiki's distinctive vision and direct expression make a tone recognizably his own, conveyed beauti…
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1. A Poetry Handbook
By: Mary Oliver
4.22
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
"(...) A Poetry Handbook was written with writers of poetry most vividly in my mind; their needs an… read more
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"A poem on the page speaks to the listening mind."-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
"Invention hovers always a little above the rules."-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
"The language of the poem is the language of particulars."-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
"Whatever can't be taught, there is a great deal that can, and must, be learned."-Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook
2. The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson, and Issa
By: Matsuo Bashō , Robert Hass , Kobayashi Issa , Yosa Buson
3.91
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
American readers have been fascinated since their exposure to Japanese culture late in the nineteen… read more
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3. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit.… read more
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4. Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years
By: Billy Collins , Philip Rowland , Allan Burns , Jim Kacian
4.10
Format: 40 pages,
Haiku in Englishis an anthology of more than 800 brilliantly chosen poems that were originally writ… read more
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5. The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy
By: John Brehm
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
Over 125 poetic companions, from Basho to Billy Collins, Saigyo to Shakespeare. The poems expertly … read more
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6. Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku
By: William J. Higginson
3.49
Format: 182 pages, Paperback
"The Haiku Handbook" is the first book to give the reader everything needed to begin writing or tea… read more
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7. If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver
3.90
Format: 216 pages,
If on a Winter's Night a Traveleris a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingl… read more
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8. The Invention of Morel
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Suzanne Jill Levine , Adolfo Bioy Casares , Norah Borges de Torre , Ruth L.C. Simms
4.00
Format: 103 pages, Paperback
Jorge Luis Borges declared The Invention of Morel a masterpiece of plotting, comparable to The Turn… read more
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"So I was dead! The thought delighted me."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
"The sea is endless when you are in a rowboat."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
"To be sure, nothing created by man is perfect."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
"...when one is alone it is impossible to be dead."-Jorge Luis Borges, The Invention of Morel
9. Leaves of Grass
By: Walt Whitman
3.50
Format: 364 pages, Paperback
A collection of quintessentially American poems, the seminal work of one of the most influential wr… read more
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10. The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
By: Jane Hirshfield , Izumi Shikibu , Mariko Aratani , Ono no Komachi
3.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
These translated poems were written by two ladies of the Heian court of Japan between the ninth and… read more
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11. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials, #3)
By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Jason DeAntonis
3.53
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The third title in Parallax's Mindfulness Essentials Seriesof how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nha… read more
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12. Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
By: Yoel Hoffmann , None
4.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
"A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, s… read more
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13. Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings
By: Matsuo Bashō , Sam Hamill
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
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14. The Complete Cosmicomics
By: Italo Calvino , Tim Parks , William Weaver , Martin L. McLaughlin
4.47
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The definitive edition of Calvino's cosmicomics, bringing together all of these enchanting stories-… read more
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15. The Fall
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Elegantly styled, Camus' profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's confessions is a searin… read more
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16. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
By: Dane C. Ortlund
4.52
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more
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"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
17. The Librarianist
By: Patrick deWitt
3.41
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes the story of Bob Comet, a man who ha… read more
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18. The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
By: Olga Ravn
3.67
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
A workplace novel of the 22nd century The near-distant future. Millions of kilometres from Earth… read more
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"This is not a human, but a coworker."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Cada ação encerra em si um elemento de caos."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Tudo precisa atravessar enormes distâncias para se tornar o que é."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
"Eu também tenho em mim palavras apagadas que deveria ter dito e já não sei mais o que significam."-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century
19. Shuna's Journey
By: Hayao Miyazaki
4.34
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a go… read more
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20. The Waiting
By: Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
4.43
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The story begins with a mother's confession... sisters permanently separated by a border during the… read more
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21. Call Us What We Carry
By: Amanda Gorman
4.28
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
Formerly titled The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, Amanda Gorman’s remarkable new collection reveal… read more
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"Loss is the cost of loving"-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
"We write Because you might listen."-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
"And the norms and notions of what “just is"-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
"We've learned that quiet isn't always peace."-Amanda Gorman, Call Us What We Carry
22. Intimations
By: Zadie Smith
3.99
Format: 97 pages, Paperback
Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of essays on the experience of loc… read more
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"Strange inversions proliferate."-Zadie Smith, Intimations
"When in the presence of a child, get on the floor."-Zadie Smith, Intimations
"My children know the truth about me but still tolerate me, so far."-Zadie Smith, Intimations
"The enviable style of the young is little protection against catastrophe."-Zadie Smith, Intimations
23. Oceanic
By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
4.08
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
In her fourth collection, Aimee Nezhukumatathil hums a bright blue note—a sensuous love song to the… read more
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24. A Taste of Issa: Haiku
By: Issa Kobayashi
4.42
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
This book is a major expansion of "Issa's Best: A Translator's Selection of Master Haiku" (2012). I… read more
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25. Cats in Spring Rain: A Celebration of Feline Charm in Japanese Art and Haiku
By: Aya Kusch
4.24
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This delightful little book pays homage to the cat through artfully curated Japanese poetry and pri… read more
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26. One Hundred Frogs: From Renga to Haiku to English
By: Hiroaki Sato
3.96
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
No other Asian poetic form has so intrigued and beguiled the English-speaking world as the Japanese… read more
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27. Haiku Master Buson (Companions for the Journey)
By: Yosa Buson
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Haiku Master Buson is the only translation of the work of this important haiku poet in English. Bus… read more
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"The behavior of the pigeon is beyond reproach, but the mountain cuckoo?"-Yosa Buson, Haiku Master Buson (Companions for the Journey)
28. A House By Itself: Selected Haiku of Shiki (Companions for the Journey, 25)
By: Shiki Masaoka
4.56
Format: 102 pages, Paperback
"Shiki's distinctive vision and direct expression make a tone recognizably his own, conveyed beauti… read more
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29. beyond the horizon beyond
By: Kala Ramesh
4.38
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
‘beyond the horizon beyond’, Kala Ramesh’s first book of haiku and haibun, contains eleven years of… read more
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30. eggplants & teardrops: a haiku collection
By: Aaron Barry
4.00
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
*Winner of an Honourable Mention in the 2023 Haiku Society of America Book Awards!* Haiku has ch… read more
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31. The Pocket Haiku
By: Matsuo Bashō
4.16
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
Quintessential classical Japanese haiku--selected and translated by one of America's premier poet-t… read more
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