A review by angasa_salome
The Heart of Haiku by Jane Hirshfield

4.0

I did not expect to love this book. I was not familiar with Matsuo Bashō until I read this and, I'm not a haiku person. However, this rumination on the 17th century poet and his craft is one of the most delicate and insightful character studies I've read in a while.

I personally didn't even understand some of his poems (Hirshfield relays their meaning very well) but this is easily one of the most beautifully written and structured texts I've read this year.