Document Type
Article
Source
Expressions: International Cultural Expression Studies
ISSN
1880-1471
Issue
12
First Page
151
Last Page
165
Publication Date
2016
Department
Literature and Languages
Abstract
This article traces the chronological development of haiku translation, which includes Imagism and haiku, the transitional period around the 1950's, the emergence of English Haiku and contemporary haiku practice. To examine the influence of haiku in contemporary American poetry, the discussion includes west coast fi-ee verse poets whose work draws from Basho's haiku in different ways.
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