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1) Dogku
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
A haiku poem about a loveable dog.
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Combining science with poetry, this collection of haiku extols the wonder of trees through poems that engage with every season and stage of the life cycle, from seed to photosynthesis.
"From the giant tree ferns of the forests primeval to the hardy sycamores of today's urban forests, experience the essence of trees through poems that engage with every season and stage of the life cycle, from seed to photosynthesis. A broad exploration of a majestic...
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The first poetry collection in twenty-five years by the National Book Award-winning author observes the human heart and mind while exploring subjects ranging from politics and racism to poverty and loss.
Covering subjects big and small, and written in an immediate and engaging style, this collection touches on both the personal and political. Loss, love, and memory are investigated, along with the upheavals of our modern age, the reality of our current...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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From Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate Charles Simic comes a dazzling collection of poems as original, meditative, and humorous as the legendary poet himself. This latest volume of poetry from Charles Simic, one of America's most celebrated poets, demonstrates his revered signature style-a mix of understated brilliance, wry melancholy, and sardonic wit. These seventy luminous poems range in subject from mortality to personal ads, from...
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Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Boy-centric haiku about outdoor fun throughout the seasons, with illustrations by the New York Times bestselling creator Peter Reynolds.
The wind and I play
tug-of-war with my new kite.
The wind is winning.
When you're a guy, nature is one big playground-no matter what the season. There are puddles to splash through in the spring, pine trees to climb in the summer, maple seeds to catch in the fall, and icicles to sword fight with in the winter.
Nature...
10) Boo! haiku
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Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"A witch, a bat, a skeleton, a jack-o'-lantern, a ghost, a black cat, a spider, an owl, and a scarecrow are all hiding in the pages of this clever Halloween-themed book. Deanna Caswell's playful haiku cleverly hint at the creatures revealed after each turn of the page while Bob Shea's bright illustrations capture the scary silliness."--
12) Rain
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Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"With illustrations depicting scenes from all over the globe, this haiku collection will enchant both nature lovers and budding poets."--Back cover.
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Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
"A brilliant and engaging book on haiku, and on the state of the body and mind required in the million to one shot against producing a good one" -Jim HarrisonFirst published in 1997, Seeds From a Birch Tree introduced readers to the only form of poetry in all of world literature that makes nature into a spiritual path. Its message was simple: Haiku teaches us to return to nature by following the seasons-seventeen syllables at a time.With its mix of...
15) Guess who, haiku
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Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
A collection of haiku, each of which describes an animal and asks a question that rhymes with the answer on the following page.
Author
Publisher
Undertow Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Distilled through the occluded lens of weird fiction, Michael Kelly's third collection of strange tales is a timely and cogent examination of grief, love, identity, abandonment, homelessness, and illness. All cut through with a curious, quiet menace and uncanny melancholy." -
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W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
An anthology of more than 800 poems that were originally written in English by over 200 poets from around the world.This collection tells the story for the first time of Anglophone haiku, charting its evolution over the last one hundred years and placing it within its historical and literary context.