Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry 2027 Mini Wall Calendar

From Pomegranate Books: this calendar features 12 monthly grids and full-color artwork. Using high-quality printing with soy-based inks on premium, environmentally sourced paper stock, Pomegranate brings exceptional color quality to calendars. Features US, Canadian, and United Kingdom legal holidays--the perfect hanging, office accessory!

The roots of Japanese haiku reach back over 1,000 years. In this poetic form, as in life, there is a pause, a shift, in which the poet celebrates sensory awareness of the season, perhaps suggested by the scent of cherry blossoms or the silence of snow-covered tree limbs. The timeless appeal of this understated poetry may be the human desire to capture one’s impressions of a fleeting moment. Such seasonal allusions emphasize the essence of haiku: nature and its ephemeral beauty. This calendar features haiku paired with reproductions of exquisite Japanese woodcuts. Each poem is rendered in Japanese calligraphy, Romaji transliteration, and English translation.

Dimensions: 6" x 7.5" x .125"; 6 x 15" (opens to)