Books by Pomegranate Communications
Charley Harper: Mystery Of The Missing Migrants: Puzzle
by Pomegranate Communications, Inc. (cor)
Mystery of the Missing Migrants, 1990, by Charley Harper (American, 1922?2007). The artist's own words: For centuries, the neotropical migrants in this picture have shuttled between winter homes in the tropical rainforest and nesting sites in our woodlands. Now their populations are plummeting. Why? Habitat destruction. Down There? Up Here? Is your favorite songster in this flock? Each April, I listen anxiously to the dawn chorus for the return of my favorite, that world-class flutist, the Wood Thrush. Are silent springs forthcoming? Remember the canary in the coal mine? Forty-five birds are presented in Charley Harper's own unique "minimal realism" style. See the back of the puzzle box for the identification of each species. Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, Pomegranate's interlocking jigsaw puzzles combine superb color reproduction, stunning and unusual images, and heirloom - quality construction to delight generations of puzzle solvers.
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The U.S. Constitution Knowledge Cards Deck
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications, Donald A. Ricthie
For more than two centuries, the U.S. Constitution has weathered unprecedented social, political, economic, and technological change with a vitality that affirms the genius and foresight of its framers. This deck of 48 cards explores the Constitution in a lively Q&A format—for example: Is it possible to sue a member of Congress for libel? Who can be impeached, and in what court can they be tried? Is there a constitutional right to privacy? Why was the voting age lowered to eighteen? Drawn from Donald A. Ritchie’s Our Constitution (Oxford University Press, 2006), The U.S. Constitution Quiz Deck offers a fresh, inspiring look at this remarkable document.
With 48 fact-filled cards per package, Knowledge Cards are a great source of condensed information—all in a deck the size of a pack of playing cards. Size: 3¼ x 4 in.
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Knock on Wood: A Quiz Deck of Common Customs, Knowledge Cards
With 48 fact-filled cards per package, Knowledge Cards are a great source of condensed information all in a deck the size of a pack of playing cards.
Card size: 3¼ x 4 in.
Ever wonder why horseshoes are considered lucky and umbrellas opened inside are unlucky? Or where the high five came from? Why brides wear white and mourners black? (It s not as clear-cut as you think.) This deck of forty-eight common customs tracks down the origins (or theories, anyway) of things we do every day, even if not everyone the world over does them the same. Drive on the right, or the left? Slurp your soup, or not? And why, oh why, are the buttons on men s and women s clothes on opposite sides?! Test your knowledge of these cultural habits and see how many thumbs-ups you get! Cheers!
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Flags of the World Quiz Deck
Which national flag includes an image of a vicuña (cousin to the llama)? Which displays a blue chakra wheel? The Eagle of Saladin? Featuring flags from 6 continents (sorry, Antarctica!), the 48 cards in this quiz deck provide individual flag images on the card fronts and profile the countries they fly over on the backs. Each card gives information about the history and symbolism behind the colors, coats of arms, and other national emblems (yes, even the vicuña). You’ll find loads of other facts such as each nation’s capital city, system of government, currency, national anthem, and approximate population. Perfect for independent learning or as a multiplayer game among friends, this deck of Knowledge Cards will spark your interest in vexillology—the study of flags.
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Novel Beginnings: A Quiz Deck of Opening Lines
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
With 48 fact-filled cards per package, Knowledge Cards are a great source of condensed information—all in a deck the size of a pack of playing cards. Card size: 3¼ x 4 in.
"“Call me Ishmael.”
Do you recall the opening line of your favorite novel, the sentence that drew you into the story’s world so suddenly that you couldn’t stop reading? The novel beginnings in this 48-card quiz deck will test your memory of the books you’ve read and provide you with others to add to your reading list. The card fronts contain an opening line, and the card backs reveal the title and why it and its author are noteworthy. And to keep you on your literary toes, two novels’ “first lines” actually introduce their second paragraphs. Can you find them? Here’s a hint: their authors’ initials are S. A. and C. I. Oh, and we slipped in one play, but it’s widely known, and we couldn’t resist. Happy reading!
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Sea Otters 2020 Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
In the waning days of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), China's first formal art schools were founded in an atmosphere of spirited debate about tradition, reform, and what it meant to be an artist in that culture. The painter Chao Shao-an (1905-1998) came of age following this upheaval. A leader in the modernist movement, Chao strove, like his masters, both "to learn from nature [and to] be inspired by [an] inner sensibility." In his mid-twenties he established the Lingnan Art Studio in order to advance this fresh and vital approach. Chao's fluid brushwork, rich colors, and inventive composition are evident in this calendar's reproductions of twelve of his paintings. All are from the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Inuit Art: Cape Dorset 2020 Mini Wall Calendar (English and French Edition)
In the Canadian Arctic community of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Inuit artists have been making limited-edition prints for half a century. Twelve examples of their work adorn this calendar.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Japanese Scrolls & Screens 2020 Calendar
Throughout many centuries of art history in Japan, exquisitely painted scrolls and screens have been revered art forms, representing some of the highest achievements in Japanese art some are Registered National Treasures. Japanese artists historically used ink, colors mineral pigments such as ground azure and malachite and gold leaf on silk or paper to create portraits and scenes of the natural world as well as those of literature, mythology, and sacred writings.
Hanging scrolls and folding screens have long lent beauty and versatility to the flexible layouts of traditional Japanese homes. These works of art are expressions of personal taste as well as symbols of wealth and power.
Dating from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, the scrolls and screens reproduced in this calendar are from the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
All of Pomegranate s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Inuit Art Cape Dorset 2020 Calendar (English and French Edition)
About 1,200 miles north of Toronto, the hamlet of Cape Dorset, Nunavut, is home to a multigenerational community of Inuit graphic artists. Their cooperatively owned printmaking studios have been in continuous operation since 1959, producing unique, captivating, and powerful images. Twelve of these remarkable prints adorn this calendar’s pages.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Elegant Herbs & Medicinal Plants 2020 Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
Long before modern medicine and the corner drugstore, herbalists dispensed celery to treat lunacy and considered aloe a veritable wonder drug able to purify phlegm, prevent hair loss, and remedy moral decay and corruption. Since antiquity, herbs and medicinal plants (known as simples) have been studied, documented, and used to treat a host of human complaints—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Today, medieval medical tomes such as the twelfth-century Book of Simple Medicines, by Italian physician Matthaeus Platearius (?–1161), are appreciated as snapshots of history. The illustrations reproduced in this calendar are the work of French artist Robinet Testard (fl. 1470–1523). They were selected from Le Livre des simples médecines (c. 1470), an updated, annotated, and richly decorated French version of Platearius’s book created for Louise of Savoy and her husband, Charles d’Angoulême. This vellum manuscript is in the collection of the National Library, St. Petersburg, Russia. All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864.
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The Reading Woman 2020 Mini Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
She might be seizing a precious moment to take comfort in a book. Or she might be searching its pages for a means to transform her life. The reading woman is a beautiful enigma: she is herself an untold tale. The paintings in this calendar are enhanced by inspiring quotations from women about books and reading. All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864.
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The Art of Tibet 2020 Wall Calendar
Tibet exists on “the roof of the world,” its high altitude and geographic isolation setting it apart from its continental neighbors. Yet even high deserts, plunging valleys, and skyscraping mountains could not bar cultural and religious influence from Asia and beyond, a fact made evident in the vibrant, highly evolved art of Tibet. Buddhist religious traditions, introduced to Tibet in the seventh century, profoundly affected Tibetan art, which in turn was used to spread Buddha’s teachings. The beauty and complex iconography of Tibetan thangkas—meditational paintings made of ground mineral pigments on cloth—encouraged the devoted along their path to spiritual enlightenment. The thangkas in this calendar span some six hundred years, beginning in the early twelfth century. These remarkable Tibetan paintings are from the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864.
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A Journey into 366 Days of Black History 2020 Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
American artist Eric Wert is known for visually intense, sensually charged still lifes that are anything but still. Whether on small or large canvases, his larger-than-life oil paintings nearly vibrate with saturated color and decadent detail. Influenced by Dutch still life painters, he uses stunning jewel tones to depict sumptuous subject matter, taking traditional compositions in new directions. Not surprisingly, Wert (b. 1976) began his career as a scientific illustrator. He received a bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master of fine arts degree from Northwestern University. He has had solo exhibitions from New Mexico to Massachusetts, and his work has been included in group shows around the world. He lives in Portland, Oregon. More than one hundred of his artworks can be found in the book Eric Wert: Still Life (Pomegranate, 2018).All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Art Cats 2020 Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
“I am not a friend, and I am not a servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself.” —Rudyard Kipling,
Just So Stories
Every cat lover has a repertoire of more or less amusing anecdotes about their little four-legged family member. That may be because cats pay their rent by performing acts of comic mayhem, amazing grace, and breathtaking self-regard.
Cats seem to take themselves very seriously, and the artists whose works are gathered here have taken them seriously as well. These images go beyond deft and faithful representation: they are works of art that speak to their creators’ sensibilities, surroundings, and times. The common denominator, however, may be their desire to capture in their art the elusive, ambiguous essence of cat.
Immensely dignified or riotously unselfconscious, elegantly poised or absurdly relaxed, the feline shines in this Art Cats calendar.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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African American Art 2020 Calendar
"In widely varied artistic styles, the works in this calendar survey key moments in African American art. The oldest painting here, created prior to the Civil War, lacks any hint of the artist's identity, existing within the formal traditions of the era. With the early twentieth century came a transformation: the Harlem Renaissance, a movement whose art bursts with powerful expressions of African American life. Artists raised in this cultural moment went on to create a wealth of socially conscious works in the decades that followed. Though some artists worked outside this arc—either self-taught or decidedly apart—new narrative works affirmed the role of African American art as valuable commentary, a cornerstone of resistance, and a celebration of black heritage. The works in this calendar are in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington. All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864."
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Votes for Women! Celebrating 100 Years 2020 Wall Calendar
The campaign for women's right to vote spanned more than seven decades, reaching its peak in the decade before the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was made law in 1920. Part of an international movement, American suffragists were inspired by the tactics used by their British counterparts, but in both countries, activists faced strong opposition. Suffrage organizations published their own posters and periodicals to counter the magazine covers and other imagery—including sheet music covers—published by those opposed to women's suffrage. The British and American artworks in this calendar are drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress, the world's largest library. All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864.
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The Reading Woman 2020 Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
"“I only really love a book when I have read it at least four times.” —Nancy Spain
A quiet interlude in a flower-filled garden. Sharing stories with friends on holiday. Café au lait with a favorite verse. Images of reading women offer stories in and of themselves. What might we read could we peek over the shoulders of the readers depicted in this calendar? And what would we learn of the women themselves?
These paintings by eighteenth- to twentieth-century artists invite your imagination to fill in the details of the reading woman’s experience. Each image in this calendar is accompanied by a brief quotation on the subject of books and reading.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Antique Quilts 2020 Wall Calendar
No longer simply bed coverings to keep people warm, quilts made in nineteenth-century America were often works of art. Improvements in the economy and advances in textile manufacturing allowed women of means to purchase fabrics in colors and patterns of their choosing to express their creativity. Patterns were handed down through families and religious communities, or were created for special occasions such as weddings. Medallion styles feature a central image; log cabin patterns are made from narrow strips of fabric pieced around a square; and crazy quilts have the appearance of random piecework in silk, satin, and velvet, with plenty of embellishments embroidered or painted on top. The quilts in this calendar are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. All of Pomegranate s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Antique Maps 2020 Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
During the golden age of mapmaking, in the first centuries after the invention of the printing press, ambitious printers issued magnificent maps and atlases that documented European explorers’ first encounters with continents previously unknown to them. Each map is a rich cultural artifact, decorated with fanciful type, extravagant borders, and elaborate dedications.
The twelve maps in this calendar were selected from the collections of the Library of Congress, which holds the largest cartographic collection in the world, numbering more than five million maps as well as thousands of atlases, globes, and other cartographical treasures.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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Space 2018 Wall Calendar: Views from the Hubble Telescope
Includes facts on monthly grids; The Hubble Space Telescope provides high-resolution images of objects from our own solar system to distant galaxies and nebulae. Each image here is accompanied by a description of the celestial phenomenon depicted. Important dates in the history of space exploration, as well as this year s astronomical events, are noted throughout.
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Shakespeare 2020 Wall Calendar
by Inc., Pomegranate Communications
Love, revenge, humor, madness, mistaken identity—the timeless themes of Shakespeare’s plays continue to engage audiences more than four hundred years after they were first performed. William Shakespeare (English, 1564–1616) wrote nearly forty comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances. Artists have contributed to the storytelling with their interpretations, and the works in this calendar portray some of Shakespeare’s best known and loved characters: Romeo, King Lear, Falstaff, and, of course, Bottom, who wears the head of an ass. Each month presents a few tidbits of Shakespearean lore to accompany the opulent artworks, which are in the collection of the Folger Shakespeare Library. The Folger contains the world’s largest collection of materials relating to Shakespeare and his works.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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France 2018 Wall Calendar: Vintage Travel Posters
These days, nostalgic visions of France go hand in hand with early twentieth-century train travel in large part because of colorful posters created by railway companies and hotels to boost tourism. These artworks used vibrant, jewel-like hues to adorn lush vistas, quaint fishing villages, and rail routes hugging rocky mountainsides. The twelve posters reproduced in this calendar come primarily from the interwar period, boom years for French tourism.
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England by Rail 2018 Wall Calendar
After the First World War, an act of Parliament distilled a disorganized, inefficient private railway system into four geographically apportioned railways. These went on to serve commuters, travelers, and industry until the late 1940s, when the railways were nationalized. The posters in this calendar are a small sample of each railway s robust advertising output during this period, when both accomplished landscape painters and little-known designers were hired to create these enticing scenes.
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The Reading Woman 2018 Engagement Calendar
Here are twenty paintings by seventeen artists, each intrigued by a woman who is in turn captivated by the written word. Well-chosen words on the pleasures of reading, from historic and contemporary female readers and writers alike, accompany each image. Also included are fifty-seven weekly grids and thirteen full-page monthly grids; double-page spreads of 2018 and 2019 yearly grids; a full 2018 calendar on the cover flaps; a list of international holidays; a world time-zone map; a 2019 year planner with US, UK, and Canadian holidays; pages for notes; and a personal information page.
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A Journey into 365 Days of Black History 2018 Calendar
With verve, the men and women gracing this year s A Journey into 365 Days of Black History have contributed their talents to the world, and in the process have stood as wayposts to other blacks in their fields the arts, science, athletics, politics, and more. While they may not all be household names today, their successes have reverberated through decades of civil rights advances. This calendar highlights and honors their achievements. A brief biography accompanies the image of each figure or group, birthdays of other notable people are presented with the months, and milestones in black history mark the days of the year.
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America by Rail 2018 Wall Calendar
Before the days of interstate highways, trains were the mainstay of American long-distance travel. Going by train was a relatively affordable luxury, and vacationers took to the rails for unparalleled views of the country from New England coastal towns to the California Redwoods. Serving various regions, competitive private rail companies hired artists to create posters that would convey the excitement of trains and the beauty of the destinations they served. These posters survive today as snapshots of the glory days of traveling America by rail.
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The Reading Woman 2018 Mini Wall Calendar
Quotations by women about the pleasures of reading complement twelve lovely works by Marguerite Gérard and Jean Honoré Fragonard, James Jacques Joseph Tissot, Marie Spartali Stillman, Winslow Homer, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, John Ballantyne, William M. Hay, Mary Stevenson Cassatt, and Jean-Baptiste-Armand Guillaumin.
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The Reading Woman 2018 Wall Calendar
This collection of artworks from American, European, and Russian artists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries presents a cornucopia of images on a single subject: a woman reading. Yet how varied that one idea can be: From lush gardens and summer seashores to grand sitting rooms or stark interior scenes, women steal a moment or an hour or a day to read.
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Japanese Woodblock Prints 2018 Engagement Calendar
During the progressive Meiji period (1868 1912), interest in ukiyo-e ( pictures of the floating world) woodblock printmaking declined in Japan as a more modern aesthetic became popular, and by the early 1900s the tradition had practically disappeared. But due mainly to the dedication of publisher Watanabe Sh zabur (1885 1962), who undertook the mission of educating his countrymen about the tradition and encouraged them to collect woodblock prints, an era of elegant new prints began. The thirty-two woodcuts in this calendar are selections from Kawase Hasui (1883 1957), Ohara Sh son (1877 1945), Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 1950), and other artists of the period.
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Haiku: Japanese Art & Poetry 2019 Wall Calendar
The roots of Japanese haiku reach back over a thousand years. In the Japanese haiku poem, as in life, there is a pause, a shift, in which the poet celebrates sensory awareness of the season, perhaps suggested by the scent of red plum blossoms or the silence of snow-covered tree limbs. The timeless appeal of this understated poetic form may be the human desire to capture one’s impressions of a fleeting moment. Such seasonal allusions emphasize the essence of haiku: nature and its ephemeral beauty. This calendar features twelve haiku paired with reproductions of exquisite Japanese woodcuts from the collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Each poem is rendered in Japanese calligraphy, Romaji transliteration, and English translation.
Pomegranate also publishes the books
Shin Hanga: The New Print Movement of Japan, by Barry Till, and
Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry, by Judith Patt, Michiko Warkentyne, and Barry Till.
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Boxed Notecards Haiku/Japanese Art/Poetry
Paired here are haikus old and new, prints from the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, all found in two Pomegranate books: Haiku: Japanese Art and Poetry and Shin Hanga: The New Print Movement of Japan. Twenty assorted 5 x 7" blank notecards (5 each of 4 styles) with white envelopes in a decorative box.
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