{"product_id":"seeds-from-a-birch-tree-writing-haiku-and-the-spiritual-journey","title":"Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSeeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eClark Strand\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780786883233\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHyperion\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1998\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eNow in paperback from former Zen Buddhist monk Clark Strand, Seeds from a Birch Tree presents haiku as a writing meditation that can awaken us to the fundamental truths of nature and of human life: \u003cp\u003eBecause haiku demands a fresh creative response to each new situation, and because it places images before ideas, haiku is guarded from becoming a religion. Rather, haiku is a spiritual path ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eback from the mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ea yellow handrail guides me\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edown the subway stairs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA haiku is a poem arranged in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, a \"sketch of life\" that goes to the heart of what it means to be alive. A single moment -- the length of a breath -- nevertheless its practice can last a lifetime. A beautiful, literary book about writing haiku, written in the simple spirit of haiku, Strand's Seeds from a Birch Tree is divided into three parts: \"The Way of Haiku\", \"The Haiku Mind\", and \"The Narrow Road\". A renowned haiku teacher, Clark Strand teaches readers to compose their own haiku using simple exercises, inspirations, and examples of haiku written by beginners and great masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in paperback to coincide with Strand's new hardcover, The Wooden Bowl, Seeds from a Birch Tree is a revelatory book from an extraordinary teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Hyperion","offers":[{"title":"Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey | Clark Strand | Paperback | 9780786883233 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks H 1769518","offer_id":50750258905346,"sku":"1769518","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71LVPifk8QL.jpg?v=1791972868","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/seeds-from-a-birch-tree-writing-haiku-and-the-spiritual-journey","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}