The Olden Days of Long Ago: Memory Poems
This is a book written by my big brother Rick Lanoue. I had the distinct privilege and pleasure of editing it shortly after he passed away in November, 2023. They say that true poets reinvent the language that they use. This definitely was the case with Rick. Read all about it.
My two haiku collections:
On a Sign Pointing Two Ways (Cartago, Colombia: Rompesilencios Ediciones, 2016). Spanish translation and introduction by Carlos Alberto Castrillón; edited by Victoria Eugenia Gómez M.
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Ein Gefühl von Neugierde: 101 Haiku (Norderstedt, Germany: BoD, 2018). German translation by Martina Khamphasith. Available from Amazon.de for 12 Euros.
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My "haiku novels":
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My haiku novels tell the story of a young poet, Buck-Teeth, learning the art of haiku from master Cup-of-Tea (a fictionalized Issa). Read them all (and save money!) in the 25th Anniversary Omnibus Edition of all five books:
My how-to book:
Write like Issa: a Haiku How-to Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was a brilliant master of Japanese haiku. This instructional book offers six lessons on how to write haiku based on examples from Issa and from 21st-century poets who are following his path. This e-book is available for Kindle.
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My translations of poetry:
Issa's Best:
A Translator's Selection of Master Haiku is a guided tour through the work of Japanese haiku master Kobayashi Issa, gathering together in one text 1,210 of his most effective and evocative verses. This e-book is available for Kindle.
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A Taste of Issa: Haiku takes a deeper look at the 1,210 haiku presented in Issa's Best; in addition to the English translations, the original Japanese texts along with comment notes are provided.The e-book is available for Kindle.
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My first translation of Issa, published by Asian Humanities Press in 1991 but now out of print.
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An English-Hindi translation published in India by my dear friend Angelee Deodhar—gone but never forgotten.
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The Haiku of Kobayashi Issa
is a searchable online archive of over ten thousand haiku by Issa with commentary.
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Fireflies in my Hands is a bilingual Spanish-English haiku collection by Colombian poet, Fernando López Rodríguez; I contributed the English translations.
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My haibun:
My Journal with Haiku Sprinkled in is a creative imitation of Issa on the 200th anniversary of his great poetic journal, Oraga haru ("My Spring"). This e-book is available for Kindle.
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My works of criticism:
Issa and the Meaning of Animals: A Buddhist Poet's Perspective explores Issa's poetic vision of animals as fellow travelers in a shared world. Available as an e-book for Kindle.
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Issa and Being Human:Haiku Portraits of Early Modern Japan explores Issa's poetic answer to the question, What does it mean to be "born human"? Available as an e-book for Kindle.
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Pure Land Haiku: The Art of Priest Issa examines Issa in relation to Buddhism.
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My songbooks:
My works translated to other languages: HAIKU GUY has appeared in French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Bulgarian and Serbian editions. My other books in Bulgarian (I'm big in Bulgaria!) include Laughing Buddha, Haiku Wars, Frog Poet, and Dewdrop World. Nowever has been published in Bulgarian only (not in English). A German translation of Laughing Buddha was once in print. There's also (still in print) a Spanish version of Laughing Buddha.
Old Grandpa's Songbook, Vol. 1 Songs of Innocence (a Christmas present for my granddaughter Alice) presents 28 songs suitable for children. Order a paperback.
Old Grandpa's Songbook, Vol. 2 Love Songs is the second installment of what I hope will be a four-part series. It contains music and lyrics of 84 songs chronicling my rollercoaster love life, 1969-2023. Order a paperback.
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