| Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart Contributor(s): Donegan, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590307585 ISBN-13: 9781590307588 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2010 Annotation: Haiku, the Japanese form of poetry written in just three lines, can be miraculous in its power to articulate the profundity of the simplest moment--and for that reason haiku can be a useful tool for bringing us to a heightened awareness of our lives. Here, the poet Patricia Donegan shares her experience of the haiku form as a way of insight that anyone can use to slow down and uncover the beauty of ordinary moments. She presents 108 haiku poems--on themes such as honesty, transience, and compassion--and offers commentary on each as an impetus to meditation and as a key to unlocking the wonder in what we find right before us. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Haiku - Literary Collections | Asian - Japanese - Poetry | Asian - Japanese |
| Dewey: 808.814 |
| LCCN: 2011380841 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.24" W x 7.32" (0.58 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of 108 haiku poems to heighten awareness and deepen our appreciation for the ordinary in everyday life Haiku, the Japanese form of poetry written in just three lines, can be miraculous in its power to articulate the profundity of the simplest moment--and for that reason haiku can be a useful tool for bringing us to a heightened awareness of our lives. Here, the poet Patricia Donegan shares her experience of the haiku form as a way of insight that anyone can use to slow down and uncover the beauty of ordinary moments. She presents 108 haiku poems--on themes such as honesty, transience, and compassion--and offers commentary on each as an impetus to meditation and as a key to unlocking the wonder in what we find right before us. |