My cats write haikus

Minami Shinbô put his paintbrush in the paws of his cats—poetic, philosophical, and bon vivant cats who love to sniff catnip and run with the snow hare...

📖 Review from Librairie du Grimoire Ancien

By our editorial & librarian committee

With Mes chats écrivent des haïkus (My Cats Write Haikus), translated by Brigitte Allioux and published by Picquier, Minami Shinbô delivers a delightful collection that marries the ancient art of Japanese haiku with a tender and philosophical observation of cats. This small book is an invitation to contemplate the world through feline eyes, those zen masters of daily life.

What makes this work so charming is its poetic concept: Minami Shinbô "put his paintbrush in the paws of his cats," giving them a voice to express their vision of the world in haikus. These "poetic, philosophical, and bon vivant cats" offer us snapshots of their existence: sniffing catnip, running with the snow hare... Each haiku captures a suspended moment, a fleeting sensation, a feline observation of reality.

Haiku, a Japanese poetic form that captures the present moment in three lines, finds its ideal subject in the cat: a contemplative creature par excellence, the cat lives in the here and now, attentive to the minute details that we no longer see. Minami Shinbô successfully captures this feline wisdom with humor and tenderness, creating a collection that is at once poetic, philosophical, and deliciously light.

We recommend this book to haiku enthusiasts, cat lovers, and anyone seeking everyday poetry imbued with zen wisdom. A small treasure of feline poetry to savor slowly.

Our rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — A delightful collection that marries Japanese haiku and feline wisdom with tenderness and humor.