Мир в капле дождя. Осень. Зима. Хайку на все времена

This book holds more than a thousand classic Japanese haiku. Their themes are autumn and winter. The poems trace nature as the seasons change. They show how people find beauty in daily life. They touch on plants, animals, insects, birds and fish. Home life and festivals have a place too. These themes form a calendar in verse.

For poetry readers, the book shows haiku’s spare form. It shows its links to painting and calligraphy, the art of fine writing. The poems focus on ordinary people. They take in sights, sounds and warmth. Alexander Arkadyevich Dolin translated the poems. He is a scholar of Eastern cultures. An appendix looks at what it means to write poetry.

The book has many prints and drawings from medieval Japan. It also has sumi-e paintings by Oleg Usov, a contemporary artist. Stanislav Usov adds calligraphy to the book’s art.