Author Description

Internationally acclaimed poet Paul F. Lenzi presents this remarkable auto-anthology. In compiling this magnificent celebration of the Japanese short forms, he selected poems from each of his fourteen published collections, incorporating a number of new verses along the way. Herein you will find a wide ranging assortment of original poems that explore the complexities of our human experience. They have been organized into chapters that follow an existential taxonomy. These poems are at once provocative, poignant, stylish and readily accessible. They are also quite memorable. Rich with artful syntax, this compendium of haiku and its sister forms stands among the very best of contemporary American poetry.