Dawnine Spivak

Author of Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho

Works by Dawnine Spivak

Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho (1997) 251 copies, 2 reviews

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Gender: female
Occupations: writer
teacher
Organizations: Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Sterling College
Vermont Anti-Hunger Corps
Short biography: Dawnine Spivak is living and writing in Vermont. She lives in a rented farmhouse where old maples line the dirt roads, near vilet mountains where cold and poverty protect the beauty of the land. She has taught the Japanese novel and poetry at the Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Presently Dawnine teaches literature at Sterling College and was a recent member of the Vermont Anti-Hunger Corps.
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Vermont, USA
Associated Place (for map): Vermont, USA

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV 15,288 reviews

Grass Sandals : The Travels of Basho by Dawnine Spivak

Probably not historically accurate. But interesting. Reminds me of Thoreau. Similarly not plausible. But worth thinking about.

Oct 18, 20241 other review

Areamatha 26 reviews

Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho by Dawnine Spivak

This is a book about the Japanese poet Basho and his travels around Japan. The book includes some of his poems in translation as well as some Kanji, Japanese writing, and the meaning of the symbols. I think this would be appropriate for middle school and elementary school students. I would use this book as a hook in a lesson about culture and art forms in an historical context.

Feb 3, 20131 other review