context: poetry

Sources

This is where I list the books and websites I've looked at to write whatever I have on poetry. I'll be honest about my opinion about the sources, but don't take a lack of a review as meaning anything. It might just mean that I read the book long ago and have only glanced back at a few pages recently, so can't say anything meaningful. Additionally, I have read sections on poetry in a few books covered elsewhere, particularly under literature and painting; and clearly much of this derives from actually reading books of poetry. There will be a link to any websites referenced, but I'll offer book links to either Amazon so that you can buy the book if you so wish, or to a review page here, or both if possible. If there is no Amazon link, I couldn't find it on Amazon when I put the entry in here - that doesn't mean it's unavailable now. (And no special endorsement of Amazon is implied by this.)

An Introduction to Haiku edited by Harold G. Henderson (review) (buy it)

The Penguin Book of Zen Poetry edited & translated by Lucien Stryk & Takashi Ikemoto (review) (buy it)