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A tribute to Sam Hamill in verse, essays and an xclusive interview, edited by Paul E Nelson, Ian Boyden and Cate Gable. Poems in English, Spanish and French. Contributors include…
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Sam Hamill (Translator)
Offers a collection of poems about the pains and pleasures of love.
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Sam Hamill
One of the most widely known Asian classics, the Tao Te Ching offers a series of insightful spiritual observations on life and human nature. Written by one of America’s leading…
A poetic celebration of the erotic spirit in all its forms, from the passion of sexual desire to the intense longing for spiritual union. The poems range from anncient Egyptian…
This collection presents the best of Hamill’s work from his thirteen books of original poetry.
Poetry. In AFTER MORNING RAIN, Sam Hamill’s final book, released shortly after his death, the revered poet and translator of Chinese poetry, returns to his most constant themes, of reverence…
Over twenty years of work by an important American literary figure: poet, translator, and publisher.
The poems in GRATITUDE are ones of humility as well as thankfulness. Raised in the West and influenced by the great Chinese and Japanese masters, Sam Hamill’s poems draw from…
A new collection of lean and strong poetry by one of America’s best-loved poets.
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A collection of classical Japanese haiku selected and translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators.
Haiku may be the most popular and widely recognized poetic form in the world. In…
Avocations collects the best of Sam Hamill’s prose on poetry over the last 18 years, presenting insightful readings of Kenneth Rexroth, Denise Levertov, Odysseas Elytis, Matsuo Basho, Kobayashi Issa, John…
Zhuang zi
Containing the teachings of the sage Chuang-Tzu (369-286 BC) and his followers, this is a collection of wisdom stories, verses, fables, conversations and anecdotes. At times playful and at other…
David Rothenberg
Revisiting these 100 classic case studies, Rothenberg enlivens the process, and if he returns one to translations from the original, if his practice deepens another’s practice, so much the better…
Akiko Yosano
Although her poetry is noted for its passion and eroticism, Akiko’s work also champions the cause of feminism, pacifism and social reform. This collection of poems presents the full breadth…
Drawn from both Japanese and Chinese traditions, this collection of essays includes works written between the 4th century BC and the early 20th century. Introductions set the poets and their…
Matsuo Basho,Sam Hamill
Previous edition: The essential Bashao, 1999.
Sam Hamill,Issa Kobayashi
In linked prose and haiku poetry, an autobiographical work by a great Japanese haiku poet shuttles between everyday events and the meaning of a life, and includes Japanese versions of…
Basho,Buson,Issa
Quintessential classical Japanese haiku–selected and translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators–now available in a pocket edition.
In this collection of haiku, translator Sam Hamill has compiled the best from…
Basho Matsuo,Matsuo Basho
This is a single-volume collection of writings by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), including a travel diary and over 250 haiku, an art form he raised to a level of simplicity and…
Jaan Kaplinski
Estonia’s Jaan Kaplinski was one of Europe’s major poets, and one of his country’s best-known writers and cultural figures. This selection includes work previously unpublished in English as well as…
Sam Roberts
Original edition published 2009 by St. Martin’s Press.
