Books Briefly Reviewed
Glimmering Hour:
Haiku Northwest 35th Anniversary Anthology
Glimmering Hour: Haiku Northwest 35th Anniversary Anthology edited by Connie Hutchison, C.R. Manley, Susan Roberts, R. J. Swanson, and Michael Dylan Welch (Haiku Northwest Press, Bellevue, WA: 2024). 156 pages. 6 x 9. Perfect softbound. ISBN 978-1-953092-07-6. $20.00, plus shipping. Order through Amazon.com.
Bare Necessities:
Selected Haiku of Francine Banwarth
Bare Necessities: Selected Haiku of Francine Banwarth, edited by Randy and Shirley Brooks (Brooks Books, Taylorville, IL: 2024). 132 pages, 6.5 x 9.5. Clothbound. ISBN: 978-1929820-19-1. $30 from brooksbookshaiku.com.
One Thread: Zoka in Contemporary Haiku
One Thread: Zoka in Contemporary Haiku edited by Janice Doppler (Independently published: 2024). 6 x 9. 251 pages. ISBN: 979-8335710350. $25 from amazon.com.
Unthrown Stones
Unthrown Stones by Evan Coram, edited by Randy and Shirley Brooks (Brooks Books, Taylorville, IL: 2024). 4 x 5.75. 56 pages. ISBN: 978- 1-929820-32-0. $12.00 plus $5.00 postage. Order from https://www.brooksbookshaiku.com.
Natural Consequences
Natural Consequences by John S. O’Connor (Brooks Books, Taylorville, IL: 2024). 59 pages, 4 x 5.75. ISBN: 9781929820337. $15 from brooksbooks.com.
A Silence or Two
A Silence or Two by Jennifer Hambrick (Red Moon Press, Winchester, VA: 2024). 150 pages, 4.25" x 6.5". Perfect softbound. ISBN: 978-1- 958408-42-1. $20 from redmoonpress.com.
Shine Shadow
Shine Shadow by Peter Yovu (Red Moon Press, Winchester, VA: 2024) 108 pages, 6 x 9 paperback, perfect softbound with full-color cover. ISBN: 978-1-958408-51-3. $20 from redmoonpress.com.
A Man on Horseback: Haibun
A Man on Horseback: Haibun by Joe McKeon (Red Moon Press, Winchester, VA: 2024). 100 pages, 6 x 9. Perfect softbound. ISBN: 978-1-958408-52-0. $20 from redmoonpress.com.
Haiku 2024
Haiku 2024: 100 Notable Ku From 2023, edited by Scott Metz and Lee Gurga (Modern Haiku Press, Champaign, IL: 2024). 132 pages, 4.2 x 5.5. Softback. ISBN: 978-0-9600855-7-6. $10 from modernhaiku.org/ mhbooks/Haiku2024.html.
The Alchemy of Love
The Alchemy of Love by Susan Burch (Brooks Books, Taylorville, IL: 2024). 48 pages, 4 x 5.75. Perfect softbound. ISBN 978-1-929820-31-3. $15 from brooksbookshaiku.com.
The Ten Hands of a Fuchka Seller
The Ten Hands of a Fuchka Seller: Haiku and Senryu by Daipayan Nair (Penprints Publications, New Delhi, Calcutta, India: 2024) 80 pages, 4.75 x 7. Four-color card covers, perfectbound. ISBN: 978- 81-974036-2-0. $33 from amazon.com.
Conversations with Lenard D. Moore
Conversations with Lenard D. Moore, edited by John Zheng (The University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, MS: 2024). 198 pages, 6 x 9. Paperback. ISBN: 978-1-4968-5395-0. $25 from www.upress.state.ms.us.