--- product_id: 8097056 title: "Book of Haikus (Penguin Poets)" price: "19969CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8097056-book-of-haikus-penguin-poets store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Book of Haikus (Penguin Poets) **Price:** 19969CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Book of Haikus (Penguin Poets) - **How much does it cost?** 19969CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8097056-book-of-haikus-penguin-poets) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A compact collection of more than 500 poems from Jack Kerouac that reveal a lesser known but important side of his literary legacy “Above all, a haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi pastorella.” —Jack Kerouac Renowned for his groundbreaking Beat Generation novel On the Road , Jack Kerouac was also a master of the haiku, the three-line, seventeen-syllable Japanese poetic form. Following the tradition of Basho, Buson, Shiki, Issa, and other poets, Kerouac experimented with this centuries-old genre, taking it beyond strict syllable counts into what he believed was the form’s essence. He incorporated his “American” haiku in novels and in his correspondence, notebooks, journals, sketchbooks, and recordings. In Book of Haikus , Kerouac scholar Regina Weinreich has supplemented a core haiku manuscript from Kerouac’s archives with a generous selection of the rest of his haiku, from both published and unpublished sources. Review: Great haiku from Jack Kerouac - I love this book. Kerouac's poetry was too wordy, but the discipline of Haiku imposed limits and the results were wonderful. Here's one haiku from that book: "You'd be surprised/ how little I knew/ Even up to yesterday." I have t hanging on my door. Review: Review/Haiku - Purchased Lew Welch's Ring of Bone and thus, became cognizant of this ditty because of the "what other customers liked" pictures/suggestions strip at the bottom of the page. So, since desertcart so graciously offers us perusal of things before buying, I was able to see that this book-too would be a wonderful gift for my brother's birthday. (Brother's a big fan of The Beats and of Kerouac in particular). Appreciate the way that the book separates the haikus according to both season plus place (in time and mind or influence). Also like the simple way that the haikus appear on the booklet's 5-by-6 little pages--four apiece. Kinda just traipse along, reading, whilst the mind's eye plucks at these, popping them into the mouth much like little candies: the inevitably sour with the sweet, for sure,(as-is to be respected with any gifted, suffering artist sort) but tasty all the while. Trippy little book. Thanks desertcart! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #250,840 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #24 in Haiku & Japanese Poetry #1,087 in Short Stories Anthologies #70,656 in Genre Literature & Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 182 Reviews | ## Images ![Book of Haikus (Penguin Poets) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81f08ANZaHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great haiku from Jack Kerouac *by H***B on October 7, 2025* I love this book. Kerouac's poetry was too wordy, but the discipline of Haiku imposed limits and the results were wonderful. Here's one haiku from that book: "You'd be surprised/ how little I knew/ Even up to yesterday." I have t hanging on my door. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review/Haiku *by R***L on December 31, 2012* Purchased Lew Welch's Ring of Bone and thus, became cognizant of this ditty because of the "what other customers liked" pictures/suggestions strip at the bottom of the page. So, since Amazon so graciously offers us perusal of things before buying, I was able to see that this book-too would be a wonderful gift for my brother's birthday. (Brother's a big fan of The Beats and of Kerouac in particular). Appreciate the way that the book separates the haikus according to both season plus place (in time and mind or influence). Also like the simple way that the haikus appear on the booklet's 5-by-6 little pages--four apiece. Kinda just traipse along, reading, whilst the mind's eye plucks at these, popping them into the mouth much like little candies: the inevitably sour with the sweet, for sure,(as-is to be respected with any gifted, suffering artist sort) but tasty all the while. Trippy little book. Thanks Amazon! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kerouac! *by R***N on March 9, 2023* If my house started on fire, I would grab my copy of Jack Kerouac's Book of Haikus before climbing out the window. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8097056-book-of-haikus-penguin-poets](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/8097056-book-of-haikus-penguin-poets) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-05-31*