Titlebook: Haiku and Modernist Poetics; Yoshinobu Hakutani Book 2009 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2009

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,James Emanuel’s Jazz Haiku,d cultural boundaries the world over in modern times, Emanuel’s intention is to translate the musical expressions of African American life, its pain and joy, into the 5-7-5 syllabic measures of haiku. In so doing, he has also attempted to expand the imagery of the traditional haiku beyond its single impression by including narrative and rhyme.