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The Haiku Apprentice: Memoirs of Writing Poetry in Japan

By Abigail Friedman, Michael Dylan Welch (Foreword by)
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By Abigail Friedman, Michael Dylan Welch (Foreword by)
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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.

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