Author Description

Aimed chiefly at newcomers, this is a practical guide to understanding and composing haiku. If you’ve long been curious about haiku then this introduction will answer your questions about syllable counts, cutting-words (kireji), season-words (kigo) and so much more, including differences between approaches in the English and Japanese languages. Using verse from masters and contemporary poets, the Haiku How-To will take you through key concepts and important contextual issues. The guide also features concise explanations and examples of compositional techniques, and offers easy-to-use templates which will allow you to grow accustomed to the form, structure and goals of haiku. Writer Ashley Capes is a poet, novelist and teacher from Australia. He has been writing and publishing for the last twenty years and teaching during the last decade or so. He is also the author of seven poetry collections, three of which focus on haiku, senryu and haibun.