Book-of-the-Week Archives - The Haiku Foundation https://thehaikufoundation.org/category/features/chapbook-archive/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:59:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thehaikufoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-the-haiku-foundation-icon-512-32x32.jpg Book-of-the-Week Archives - The Haiku Foundation https://thehaikufoundation.org/category/features/chapbook-archive/ 32 32 Book of the Week – small events by w.f. owen https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-small-events-by-w-f-owen/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-small-events-by-w-f-owen/#_comments Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:01:44 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=76310 In small events, w.f. owen blends narrative prose and haiku to explore childhood, war, illness, and loss through a series of reflective and restrained haibun.

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-small-events-by-w-f-owen/feed/ 1 Book of the Week – The Red Moon Anthology 1996 https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-the-red-moon-anthology-1996/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-the-red-moon-anthology-1996/#_comments Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:01:06 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=76306 Edited by Jim Kacian, The Red Moon Anthology 1996 gathers selected haiku, senryu, haibun, and linked forms, offering a snapshot of English-language haiku at a pivotal moment.

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-the-red-moon-anthology-1996/feed/ 1 Book of the Week – Basho’s Haiku (Volume 1) by Toshiharu Oseko https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-bashos-haiku-volume-1-by-toshiharu-oseko/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-bashos-haiku-volume-1-by-toshiharu-oseko/#_comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:01:09 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75926 Toshiharu Oseko’s Basho’s Haiku: Literal Translations presents Bashō’s poems with Japanese text, literal English, and detailed notes, offering readers a clear view of the language, context, and aesthetics behind the work.

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-bashos-haiku-volume-1-by-toshiharu-oseko/feed/ 1 Book of the Week – Stone Frog: American Haibun & Haiga Volume 2 (eds. Jim Kacian & Bruce Ross) https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-stone-frog-american-haibun-haiga-volume-2-eds-jim-kacian-bruce-ross/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:01:38 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75918 Edited by Jim Kacian and Bruce Ross, Stone Frog: American Haibun & Haiga, Volume 2 collects contemporary haibun and haiga that blend narrative prose, haiku, and image, highlighting the form’s range and evolving practice.

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]]> Book of the Week – Mount Gassan’s Slope by Ann Newell (translated by Kenichi Sato) https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-mount-gassans-slope-by-ann-newell-translated-by-kenichi-sato/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:01:49 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75870 A bilingual collection by Ann Newell with translations by Kenichi Sato, Mount Gassan’s Slope combines haiku, senryu, and sumi-e, drawing on themes of nature, travel, and inner attention.

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]]> Book of the Week – Favorite Haiku: Brief Essays 1975-1998, Volume 3 by H. F. Noyes https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-favorite-haiku-h-f-noyes/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-favorite-haiku-h-f-noyes/#_comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:01:14 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75864 H. F. Noyes’s Favorite Haiku: Brief Essays 1975–1998, Volume 3 pairs selected haiku with brief critical commentary, offering a reflective look at how haiku communicates meaning and experience.

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-favorite-haiku-h-f-noyes/feed/ 1 Book of the Week – How to Haiku by Jim Kacian https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian/#_comments Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:01:53 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75750 How to Haiku is Jim Kacian’s guide to understanding haiku as a poetic practice, exploring how moments of experience are shaped into literature.

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian/feed/ 3 Book of the Week – Commonplace Book by John Martone https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-commonplace-book-by-john-martone/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-commonplace-book-by-john-martone/#_comments Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:01:04 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75747 A visual haiga sequence by John Martone, Commonplace Book pairs sky images and text to explore impermanence and attentive perception.

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-commonplace-book-by-john-martone/feed/ 1 Book of the Week – Amongst the Graffiti by Janice M. Bostok https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-amongst-the-graffiti-by-janice-m-bostok/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-amongst-the-graffiti-by-janice-m-bostok/#_comments Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:01:47 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75696 Amongst the Graffiti is Janice M. Bostok’s collection of haiku and senryu rooted in lived spaces, attentive to memory, care, and daily experience.

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]]> https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-amongst-the-graffiti-by-janice-m-bostok/feed/ 1 Book of the Week – balcony by Dimitar Anakiev https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-balcony-by-dimitar-anakiev/ https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-balcony-by-dimitar-anakiev/#_comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:01:59 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75690 balcony by Dimitar Anakiev is a chapbook of one-line haiku that observe everyday life with precision and restraint, focusing on moments of movement, care, and shared human experience.

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