A collective of bibliophiles talking about books. Book Fox (vulpes libris): small bibliovorous mammal of overactive imagination and uncommonly large bookshop expenses. Habitat: anywhere the rustle of pages can be heard.
Anne Brooke is my friend.
She offered review copies;
I jumped at the chance.
A year in haiku.
Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall;
Autumn doesn’t scan.
Some are seasonal;
some are situational;
all are bloody good.
So much elegance;
so much impact in a short
poem of three lines.
I suck at haiku.
Anne does not suck at haiku;
she is really good.
If you like haiku
– and who doesn’t like haiku? –
you should buy this book.
Seventh Window Publications, ISBN: 978-0-9828143-3-8
Purchasing options at http://www.annebrooke.com/SundayHaiku.html
Thank you so much! As
you can see, my haiku skills
today are terrib—
π
Anne
xxx
Excellent. I’ve long been a fan of Anne’s haiku on her blog – must get this,
Megan
Seasonal haiku…
Background to autumnal verse
Melodic dripdrops
I enjoy Haiku, it makes you think of every word, and keeps you in the present moment…
I’m a bit rubbish at haikus (I always have too much to say!) but this was a fun review, Kirsty. I love the haikus on Anne’s blog, will have to get this!
Excellent review, Kirsty! I’m also a fan of Anne’s haiku. This looks great. Two of my personal Top 10 Best Books (that I’ve reviewed for Vulpes Libris) are Nigel Jenkins’ haiku collections “Blue” and “O for a Gun”. Am definitely going to buy this one too. I find haiku so refreshing and invigorating. Like a good cold splash of water. As it were.
Where can we buy this btw? For some reason I was under the impression that it is only available as an e-book? Or do I have that wrong?
Thanks, Lisa! Yes, it’s available as an e-book and purchasing options can be found at my website:
http://www.annebrooke.com/SundayHaiku.html
Many thanks!
Anne
xxx
Sorry – I managed not to include that info, Anne! Boo. I’ll put it in the footer of the post…
What a clever review!
You included everything else in fine poetic style, Kirsty – so you should definitely take several bows!!
π
Anne
xxx
I feel I should make a comment in haiku form, but instead I’ll just stand back and enjoy this review and add my own admiration of Anne’s haikus.
Super review, such fun – thank you!
Just popping in before the reposting (thank you!) to say the new site for Sunday Haiku is here:
http://www.biblicalfiction.co.uk/poetry/sunday-haiku.html
π
Anne
xxx