By Mark Karlins, Illustrated by Nicole Wong ( Lee & Low Books inc. – 2021 )

As Kiyosh watches his grandfather compose a delicate haiku, he wonders out loud: “Where do poems come from?” His grandfather answers by taking him on a walk through their city, where what they see, hear, imagine, and feel inspires new poems at every step. As Kiyoshi discovers that poetry emerges from the way the world outside us meets the world within each of us, he also finds the courage to write a hakiku of his own. >>> On the last page, the author explains about Haiku (originated in Japan)in English.

Kiyoshは祖父が俳句を作るのを見ていて、「どうやってその詩が出来たの？」と尋ねた。祖父は、街の散策に彼を連れ出し、見る物や聞こえてくるものや想像力や感性にインスパイヤーされて、歩く度に新しい詩が生まれてくることを教えてくれた。Kiyoshiは外の世界と自分の内なる世界の融合から詩が生まれることを理解し、自分自身で俳句つくりに挑んだ。＞＞＞巻末に、著者による英語の俳句の解説あり。