Comments on: Book of the Week – How to Haiku by Jim Kacian https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Hamley https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian/#comment-166337 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:01:06 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75750#comment-166337 Thanks, Jim, for sharing your insights with us lesser creatures.

]]> By: Dian Duchin Reed https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian/#comment-166336 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:26:29 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75750#comment-166336 I just read the whole book, cover to cover. So rewarding! I especially love this quote (page 91): “the real goal, after all, is not to write haiku, but to see more clearly, be in touch more deeply with where you live.”

]]> By: Keith Evetts https://thehaikufoundation.org/book-of-the-week-how-to-haiku-by-jim-kacian/#comment-166332 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:58:34 +0000 https://thehaikufoundation.org/?p=75750#comment-166332 Clear, cogent, and highly intelligent, this book was a seminal influence on me, and is the first one I recommend to newcomers.

Also one of its precursors: https://archive.blogs.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/first-thoughts-a-haiku-primer-by-jim-kacian/

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