Woolgathering
Levi Asher
November 3, 2011
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1. Isn’t this a great book cover? Woolgathering
The Hanuman book … Read the rest
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1. Isn’t this a great book cover? Woolgathering
The Hanuman book … Read the rest
1. I’ve read a few good tributes to the late Beat/hippie poet Ira Cohen, a good guy I used to see around the East Village a lot. I did a poetry reading with him at the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus in 2002, but I never knew that Ira Cohen invented the … Read the rest
The epicenter of the earthquake that devastated northern Japan last Friday was just off the islands of Matsushima. This coastal wonderland, dotted with jutting rocks and picteresque islands, had been the chosen home of Basho, one of the greatest Haiku poets, in the later years of his life. This … Read the rest
1. Okay, so I flip–flopped on the Kindle. I still dislike the high price, the DRM policy and the secrecy about sales numbers, but on the other hand Amazon appears to be showing conviction, focus and flexibility in the way they are evolving the product. Also, a few … Read the rest
I’ll be writing about some good new books I’ve been checking out over the next few weeks. Let’s get started:
A Field Guide to the North American Family by Garth Risk Hallberg
This novella is made up of vignettes, illustrated with vivid photos of a suburban milieu and arranged in … Read the rest
Sleeping under the trees on Yoshino mountain
The spring breeze wearing Cherry blossom petals.—
the Spring wind
scattering blossoms
I saw it in a dream
but when I awoke the sound
was still rustling in my breast— Saigyo
“I feel that I am equal to each grass blade and pebble and believe it is possible to be happy though human and grow up. Paul Reps
Paul Reps was born in Cedar City, Iowa on September 15, 1895. A man that always felt there were too many words used … Read the rest
I thought this list might help others improve their craft. These are the essential elements of haiku as advocated by The Heron’s Nest (from editor Ferris Gilli):
Haiku. What is it about these small poems that make people all over the world want to read and write them? Nick Virgilio, one of America’s first major haiku poets, once said in an interview that he wrote haiku “to get in touch with the real.” And the Haiku Society … Read the rest