{"product_id":"9781611720167","title":"I Wait for the Moon: 100 Haiku of Momoko Kuroda","description":"\u003cp\u003eMomoko Kuroda (b. 1938) is a remarkable haiku spirit and a powerfully independent Japanese woman. The one hundred poems here—her first collection in English—show her evolution as a poet, her acute lyricism, and her engagement as a writer in issues central to modern Japan: postwar identity, nuclear politics, and Fukushima. Abigail Friedman's introduction and textual commentaries provide important background and superb insight into poetic themes and craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wait for fireflies \/ I wait as if for someone \/ who will never return\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMomoko Kuroda\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Japan's most well-known haiku poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbigail Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e lives near Washington, DC, and is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Haiku Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stone Bridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041827111152,"sku":"9781611720167","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611720167_p0.jpg?v=1763846815","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611720167","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}