A Missing Thread: Selected Haiku & Senryu

A Missing Thread: Selected Haiku & Senryu by Jacob D. Salzer is a collection of 305 haiku and senryu poems in English written over the past 19+ years. Spanning 438 pages, readers will discover the journey of a haiku poet as he experiences life through the four seasons and his internal landscape. Follow Salzer in this book as he notices the darkness of an owl’s eyes, a glimpse of salmon in a moonlit river, and a moth carrying its own light. Pause with the poet as he hears “her whispers in the wind in the trees,” “a homeless man mumbling to himself,” and “a hidden room in the robin’s song.” Even in the aftermath of a wildfire, Salzer invites readers to pause the human narrative, to imagine other perspectives from non-human species, including a whale’s dream in the depths of the sea. This psychospiritual collection invites readers to consider the many voices and silences of human and non-human species, along with the companions of wind, water, fire, and earth. A short introduction is followed by his poems (interspersed with 20 nature photographs), a keyword analysis, publication credits, and a short bio. In the end, the poet asks, “What is the missing thread in the web of life?” Written with care, reverence, and a deep interest in the mysteries of life and identity, these haiku and senryu poems are windows and doorways into other worlds. What will you discover along the way?