The hardcover and dust jacket has minimal wear to the corners and edges. This is an ex-library copy with all the usual markings (stamps, stickers, card pockets, etc. The binding is tight and pages are clean, no underlining, highlighting, or writing. ***Check out my shop for more poetry books! Synopsis | What's sijo? A type of poem that originated in Korea. But what is it? A sijo has a fixed number of stressed syllables, usually divided into three or six lines. Like haiku? Kind of. But a sijo always has a surprise, an unexpected twist or joke, at the end. Sounds like fun. It is. You'll see. – From the dust jacket b-148.3