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The Haiku Apprentice

The Haiku Apprentice

Memoirs of Writing Poetry in Japan

Abigail Friedman

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An American diplomat traveling the world over is grounded by a chance encounter with a haiku group.


Abigail Friedman was an American diplomat in Tokyo, not a writer. A chance encounter leads her to a haiku group, where she discovers poetry that anyone can enjoy writing. Her teacher and fellow haiku group members instruct her in seasonal flora and fauna, and gradually she learns to describe the world in plain words, becoming one of the millions in Japan who lead a haiku life. 


This is the author's story of her literary and cultural voyage, and more: it is an invitation to readers to form their own neighborhood haiku groups and, like her, learn to see the world anew.

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5/1/06

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9781933330044

$19.95

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9780893469894

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5.5 x 8"

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224

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About the Author(s)

Abigail Friedman

Abigail Friedman

A retired diplomat and accomplished, award-winning haiku poet, began composing haiku in a haiku group that met at the foot of Mt. Fuji, led by Japanese haiku master Momoko Kuroda.

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