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The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology (Dover Thrift Editions) by Faubion Bowers (Editor), Dover Thrift Editions Paperback, 78 Pages, Published 1996 ISBN-10: 0-486-29274-6 / 0486292746 ISBN-13: 978-0-486-29274-8 / 9780486292748 A highly distilled form of Japanese poetry, haiku consists of seventeen syllables, usually divided among three lines. Though brief, they tell a story or paint a vivid picture, leaving it to the reader to draw out the meanings and complete them in the mind's eye. Haiku often contains a hidden duali |