{"product_id":"book-of-haikus-penguin-poets","title":"Book of Haikus (Penguin Poets)","description":"A compact collection of more than 500 poems from Jack Kerouac that reveal a lesser known but important side of his literary legacy\n\n“Above all, a haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi pastorella.”—Jack Kerouac\n\nRenowned for his groundbreaking Beat Generation novel On the Road, Jack Kerouac was also a master of the haiku, the three-line, seventeen-syllable Japanese poetic form. Following the tradition of Basho, Buson, Shiki, Issa, and other poets, Kerouac experimented with this centuries-old genre, taking it beyond strict syllable counts into what he believed was the form’s essence. He incorporated his “American” haiku in novels and in his correspondence, notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, and recordings.\n\nIn Book of Haikus, Kerouac scholar Regina Weinreich has supplemented a core haiku manuscript from Kerouac’s archives with a generous selection of the rest of his haiku, from both published and unpublished sources.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 014200264X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.014200264X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kerouac, Jack|Weinreich, Regina\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368613408829,"sku":"BVV.014200264X.G","price":9.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/014200264X-0.jpg?v=1793828232","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/book-of-haikus-penguin-poets","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}