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LIBRARY  \n# THE POCKETHAIKU\n\nCOMPILED ANDTRANSLATED BY  \nSam Hamill  \nSHAMBHALA PuBLICATIONs,Inc.4720 Walnut StreetBoulder,Colorado 8o301www.shambhala.com  \n1995 by Middlepoint Press Inc.  \nTranslator's Introduction 2014 by Middlepoint Press Inc.  \nThe Pocket Haiku was previously published asThe Sound of Water:Haiku by Bashō,Buson,Issa,and Other Poets (Shambhala Publications,1995).  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproducedin any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,or by any information storage andretrieval system,without permission in writing from the publisher.  \n987654321  \nPrinted in the United States ofAmerica  \n◎This edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets theAmerican National Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard.  \nThis book is printed on 30%postconsumer recycled paper.For more information please visit www.shambhala.com.  \nShambhala Publications is distributed worldwide byPenguin Random 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