A review by o88
The Heart of Haiku by Jane Hirshfield

4.0

Year after year,
the monkey's face,
wears a monkey's face

this autumn,
why do I grow old?
a bird entering clouds


There is an elegance and sophistication to haiku that I find interesting. It has a zen-like quality and a potency that makes you pause when it's intention sinks in.

This book was a short and sweet little book on the life and poetry of free spirit and wanderer Matsuo Bashō and the art form known as haiku.

4/5