The Daily Haiku Reader: Everyday Mindfulness Through the Seasons

Twenty years of noticing, gathered into one year of poems. The Daily Haiku Reader offers one original nature haiku for every day of the year. Each dated page holds three carefully chosen lines - a brief encounter with weather, wildlife, water, trees, light, and the quiet changes that carry the natural world from winter through autumn. A small daily ritual with room to resonate • 365 dated haiku make it easy to begin with today's poem, follow the year in sequence, revisit a favorite, or open at random. • One complete poem per spacious page gives every image time to settle before the next arrives. • A full seasonal journey moves through snowy streams, birds and blossoms, summer rain and long light, ripening fields, falling leaves, moonlit nights, and more. • An accessible introduction to haiku explores tanka, renga, hokku, season words known as kigo, season topics known as kidai, and the five-seven-five form used throughout this English-language collection. • Flexible enough for real life - read with morning coffee, close the day with three quiet lines, share a poem aloud, or leave the book open where others can discover it. For poetry readers, nature lovers, and thoughtful gift-givers The compact six-inch-square format belongs comfortably on a nightstand, coffee table, desk, or favorite reading chair. It makes a meaningful gift for poets, gardeners, birdwatchers, hikers, and anyone who values a screen-free moment of attention. Written across two decades, these poems preserve moments that might otherwise pass unnoticed. Together, they invite the reader to move through one complete year with greater attention to the world just outside - and to the memories each small image awakens within. Open to the day. Read three lines. Notice what remains.
ASIN: 1954305168
VSKU: GBV.1954305168.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Barrington, Matthew|The Playhard Poetry Collective
Binding: Paperback
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