{"product_id":"9780620713221","title":"Haiku from the tip of Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe conventions inherent in the ancient Japanese art of writing haiku, are embedded in its seventeen syllables spread over three lines. They display a poet's imaginative wit and dexterity. Haiku capture what Gerard Manley Hopkins calls the 'inscape,' or essence of a moment in nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese African haiku illustrate the power of poetry to appeal to the sensory and the cerebral. African philosophical traditions accept that the experience of wonder, reflected here, is the originating source of philosophy. In this new collection of haiku, Botswanan-born Anthea Pretorius, captures a variety of precious, but provocatively sombre insights into lived life at the tip of Africa. This collaboration of Japanese word art and African wisdom will keep you spellbound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Anthea+Pretorius\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eAnthea Pretorius\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Anthea Pretorius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377345380515,"sku":"9780620713221","price":170.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780620713221_6a00b836-9625-4898-9067-349860520af6.jpg?v=1776477053","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780620713221","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}