Mark Olson offers a most unusual book in this beautiful 1991 production from Juniper Press: a drama in 4 acts, each act consisting of 4 haiku, and telling a narrative tale. I've selected one poem from each act to give a flavor, since only the whole book can provide the total experience. You can … [Read more...]

S. L. Poulter was an early advocate of formal variety within the traditional haiku genre. He essayed the rarest of haiku formats—the occasional two-liner—along with four-liners, and the cantilevered middle line may be his invention. This chapbook was a product of Peacock Press in 1974. You can read … [Read more...]

Emily Romano’s work in this modest chapbook, self-published in 1979, gives a good idea of the state of the art at the time. Her skillful handling of the 5-7-5 or near-so form is among the best of the day, feeling fluid and unforced, which, as those who have tried the rigorous syllable count know, is … [Read more...]

George Swede has been producing world-class haiku for four decades. Some of his best-known pieces came from this modest chapbook from Juniper Press in 1981. Note his adoption of the one-liner, a relative newcomer at that time. You can read the entire book in the THF Digital Library. Do you have a … [Read more...]