Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. While traditional haiku has the stanza written on one line, English haiku transgresses it to three lines. With three metrical phrases, it symbolizes a reflection... More > of the words that the writer chooses to fusion. With such great haiku masters as Basho and Onitsura, haiku promotes to set the tone to position itself into an open, playful composition.
Influenced by nature, these poems respectively burrows the passion given by the gift of the natural world. Zen Haiku is a nice collection that emulates this worldy art of literature.
Lisa Marie Wilberg is a poet and author, and has been published in numerous magazines, anthologizes, univesrity presses, literary journals and more.< Less
On January 18, 2010, Greg Cohoon heard the White Stripes song "Seven Nation Army" on the radio and was inspired to write a silly haiku. After writing that haiku, he endeavored to write at... More > least one haiku every day for the rest of the year. This book is the result of that project. Some days he forgot to write a haiku. Other days, he wrote more than one. All told, this volume contains 377 haiku.
Most of the haiku are silly. Some readers will challenge whether or not they are truly haiku. They are not in Japanese (although one is in Spanish, see April 2). For the most part, they do not focus on nature, although some of them do. Several of the included haiku have won Internet popularity awards. For the most part, the haiku reflect on what otherwise might be considered mundane observations of daily life. Pop culture, technology, family, friends, faith, and travel are all represented here.< Less
On January 18, 2010, Greg Cohoon heard the White Stripes song "Seven Nation Army" on the radio and was inspired to write a silly haiku. After writing that haiku, he endeavored to write at... More > least one haiku every day for the rest of the year. This book is the result of that project. Some days he forgot to write a haiku. Other days, he wrote more than one. All told, this volume contains 377 haiku.
Most of the haiku are silly. Some readers will challenge whether or not they are truly haiku. They are not in Japanese (although one is in Spanish, see April 2). For the most part, they do not focus on nature, although some of them do. Several of the included haiku have won Internet popularity awards. For the most part, the haiku reflect on what otherwise might be considered mundane observations of daily life. Pop culture, technology, family, friends, faith, and travel are all represented here.< Less
On January 18, 2010, Greg Cohoon heard the White Stripes song "Seven Nation Army" on the radio and was inspired to write a silly haiku. After writing that haiku, he endeavored to write at... More > least one haiku every day for the rest of the year. This book is the result of that project. Some days he forgot to write a haiku. Other days, he wrote more than one. All told, this volume contains 377 haiku.
Most of the haiku are silly. Some readers will challenge whether or not they are truly haiku. They are not in Japanese (although one is in Spanish, see April 2). For the most part, they do not focus on nature, although some of them do. Several of the included haiku have won Internet popularity awards. For the most part, the haiku reflect on what otherwise might be considered mundane observations of daily life. Pop culture, technology, family, friends, faith, and travel are all represented here.< Less
In 2010, when Greg Cohoon started writing a sily haiku almost every day, he had no idea that it would turn into a multi-year project and spawn several books. This, the second volume in the series,... More > contains 366 haiku written in 2011. Just like in 2010, some days Greg forgot to write a haiku and some days he wrote more than one.
Most of the haiku are silly. They are all in English, there's no Japanese to be found in the lot. The subject matter of the haiku span everything from the mundane trappings of everyday life to the the majestic beauty of nature. Many of the haiku provide a glimpse into Greg's daily life: from dealing with lack of sleep to buying a new car. As in 2010, pop culture, technology, family, friends, faith, and travel are all represented here.< Less
In 2010, when Greg Cohoon started writing a sily haiku almost every day, he had no idea that it would turn into a multi-year project and spawn several books. This, the second volume in the series,... More > contains 366 haiku written in 2011. Just like in 2010, some days Greg forgot to write a haiku and some days he wrote more than one.
Most of the haiku are silly. They are all in English, there's no Japanese to be found in the lot. The subject matter of the haiku span everything from the mundane trappings of everyday life to the the majestic beauty of nature. Many of the haiku provide a glimpse into Greg's daily life: from dealing with lack of sleep to buying a new car. As in 2010, pop culture, technology, family, friends, faith, and travel are all represented here.< Less
Riverbed Haiku publishes English-language haiku from around the world. This anthology showcases our publication from 2008, including essays and book reviews.
Riverbed Haiku publishes English-language haiku from around the world. This anthology showcases our publication from 2008, including essays and book reviews.
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. While traditional haiku has the stanza written on one line, English haiku transgresses it to three lines. With three metrical phrases, it symbolizes a reflection... More > of the words that the writer chooses to fusion. With such great haiku masters as Basho and Onitsura, haiku promotes to set the tone to position itself into an open, playful composition.
Influenced by nature, these poems respectively burrows the passion given by the gift of the natural world. Zen Haiku- Volume 2 is a nice collection that emulates this worldy art of literature.< Less
