<p>'Without a brush</p><p>The willow paints the wind.'</p><p>In a few words, haiku goes beneath surface appearance to grasp the heart of an experience. Each word is chosen to unlock a world of memories and associations.</p><p>Haiku, like Zen, is an intensely personal experience. Jonathan Clements has selected the best of three centuries of haiku, including the work of classic poets such as Basho, Buson and Chiyo-Ni and rendered into English the elusive spiritual quality of the poems.</p><p>Illustrated with carefully selected images from Japanese prints and paintings.</p>