The World in a Raindrop. Autumn. Winter. Haiku for All Times

Refined and succinct, Japanese haiku poetry has always reflected the natural world, embodied in the endless change of seasons. The everyday person, whose five senses are attuned to the constant perception of the beauty of earth and sky, flowers and grass, cicadas' songs and warm sunlight, is the lyrical hero of this genre that unites poetry, painting, and calligraphy. Haiku authors created a kind of poetic calendar, which allocated space for various plants and animals, insects, birds, and fish, for everyday sketches and festivals. This unique edition offers the reader a glimpse of the natural world through the lens of Japanese triplets. The book covers the last two seasons of the year — autumn and winter — and contains over a thousand haiku from celebrated classics of the genre, translated by renowned Orientalist Alexander Arkadyevich Dolin, as well as an appendix with reflections on the essence of poetic creativity. The design features numerous engravings and drawings by medieval Japanese authors, along with paintings by the well-known contemporary master of Japanese painting in the sumi-e style, Oleg Usov. The collection is supplemented by calligraphic works by Stanislav Usov.