Ban’ya Natsuishi’s World of Dreams: An Intensive Study of Selected Haiku

The critical articles selected and included in this book aptly examine what are the most innovative features of Ban’ya’s haiku poetry, and what were his means to write his haiku. Several critics have estimated the merits of great haiku of Ban ya by examining and analyzing line with line. I trust that this would be of immense help to enjoy and comprehend his haiku world. After reading this critical book, we are sure to come to the conclusion that Ban’ya in his haiku very aptly blends pleasure with truth. Ban’ya’s keen observation helps him to deliver universal truths through his haiku which always delight the readers, because they are full of attractive images and strong impressions. The book brings together critical evaluation and responses representing a wide range of authors from different parts of the world. The learned contributors are Adam Donaldson Powell, Aiswarya T Anish, Amitabh Mitra, Anna Cates, Kalyan Panja, Malini, Marta Knobloch, Santosh Kumar, Sayumi Kamakura, Shirley Bolstok and Usha Kishore. I hope the comprehensive critical book penetrating into a new level of literary criticism of Ban’ya haiku poetry will be quite useful for students interested in haiku poetry, scholars, teachers, libraries and researchers.