{"product_id":"baseball-haiku-hardcover-by-den-heuvel-van-nanae-tamura","title":"Baseball Haiku Hardcover by Den Heuvel Van;Nanae Tamura","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2007-03-27)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e240\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393062199\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e300.51\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e18.54 x 12.42 x 2.18\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresenting more than two hundred of the greatest haiku ever written about the game.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are moments in every baseball game that make fans catch their breath: the pause while a pitcher looks in for the sign, the moment a cocksure rookie gets picked off first, or the instant a batter lashes a game-winning homer into the night sky, just before the sell-out crowd explodes onto its feet. Haiku captures these moments like no other poetic form, and \u003ci\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e captures the sights, the sounds, the smells, and the emotions of the game like no previous collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the most important haiku poets of both America and Japan are featured in this anthology; including Jack Kerouac, a longtime baseball fan who pioneered English-language haiku; Alan Pizzarelli, one of the top American haiku and senryu poets of the last thirty years; and Masaoka Shiki, one of the four great pillars of Japanese haiku—a towering figure—who was instrumental in popularizing baseball in Japan during the 1890s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over two hundred poems spanning more than a century of ball playing, \u003ci\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the intricate ways in which this enduring and indelible sport—which is played on a field, under an open sky—has always been linked to nature and the seasons. And just as a haiku happens in a timeless now, so too does \u003ci\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e evoke those unforgettable images that capture the actions and atmospheres of the national pastime: each poem resonates like the lonely sound of cleats echoing in the tunnel as a grizzled veteran leaves his final game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe largest collection of haiku and senryu on baseball ever assembled, \u003ci\u003eBaseball Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary treasure for any true baseball fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNanae Tamura\u003c\/b\u003e has been writing haiku for more than two decades, learning from Tsuda Kiyoko, a disciple of Yamaguchi Seishi and Hashimoto Takako. For the past twelve years she has been a columnist for the haiku magazine \u003ci\u003eShiki Shimppo\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Shiki Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e) and she was part of the team of translators that created \u003ci\u003e\"If Someone Asks…Masaoka Shiki’s Life and Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Kyoto, she now lives in Matsuyama, Ehime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Haiku Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCor van den Heuvel\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning haiku poet living in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553056805025,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393062199","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393062199.jpg?v=1781724807","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/baseball-haiku-hardcover-by-den-heuvel-van-nanae-tamura","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}