The Penguin Book of Haiku

The Penguin Book of HaikuBy: First Penguin volume Of best Japanese haiku Vivid translations Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although renowned for its minimalism and brevity, usually running three lines in seventeen syllables, and by its use of natural imagery to make Zen like observations about reality, in fact the haiku is much more: it can be erotic, funny, crude and mischievous.

finding love in the most unexpected of places--from birds nesting on a sculpture to a ride on the subway--and a resounding case for why sometimes you have to put yourself in the path of magic

she'll be letting down her parents

and Garfield Bigger and Better

jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series

or for a celebrity: the designer dress

This is the first time Red Beak has joined the birds' great journey

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from Hidden Pictures scenes and spot-the-differences to activities showing fluffy puppies

But Duck lives next door

an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts

It is a play in five acts

his staunchest allies or his fiercest foes