{"product_id":"a-shawl-of-mist-9780761859055","title":"A Shawl of Mist","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of a universal human nature suggests that American scholars and American readers of Japanese literature may interpret the elements in Japanese tanka based on emotions  and on meanings attached to natural images  that are common to all of humanity. It is hoped that readers will experience this ancient style of Japanese poetry in such a way that they are inspired to write their own tanka poems. Such is one of the purposes of A Shawl of Mist. Another purpose of this book is to share essays written to accompany and complement the tanka poems. The short essays included here provide practical thoughts based on the author's long years of personal and professional experiences  studying, reading, teaching, thinking, and especially, cherishing each day of living  in Japan, the United States, and Guam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface                                                                                                                  Foreword                                                                                                             A Historical Overview of Japanese Language, Literature, and Poetry                                                                                                                                                                                           Haiku: Interpretation and Appreciation                                                             Tanka: Expressing the Modern Soul in an Ancient Style                                   My future is here and now    Yellow roses, you must be    A treasure box in heart    Where you are planted     The power of happiness     The Cinderella complex     A linked verse: the winds of America     Space clearing and clutter clearing   To throw it away or not    Philosophy of life   Flame trees    Practical applications    Every day we are alive    Reflections on one life    If Edison’s analysis were applied    Self-directed e-learning    Things I cannot live without    Start on your journey    Life is a personal mission    Thoughts on aging    Photographs of ourselves    Rules recommended for Life      Changing problems into challenges    Silence is golden or not    Leadership    Not given but earned     Takuboku’s tanka    Self-improvement    Colors of might and sadness   The pride of roses in shadow  Conquering stress    The origin of my journey as a scholar    Confucian norm    Quality, education, and sustainability     Collegiality and the realities of behavior The power of writing    Wider availability vs. better preparation  The fascination of Japanese poetry    A linked verse: the broken conversation A letter to my daughter     How poetry emerges from difficulty   A marriage of east and west    Re-examining the Japanese mind     Attention is a basic to any human activity  A linked verse: the sudden death  Someone is watching you     Poetry as qualitative research    The professor’s reminiscence     A linked verse: winter’s woods      A linked verse: the wail of Gaea     A shawl of mist     A linked verse: winter butterfly    \t \tAbout the Author","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037871112535,"sku":"9780761859055","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-shawl-of-mist-9780761859055","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}