Seeing life in 3-line images of stills seems in some strange way close to how things really are. It ties in with au courant discussions of time and space and is such an economical form of expression. Recently much of the anti-war poetry on the web seemed to weep and wail to little purpose, however, the odd haiku hit the mark in less that 17 syllables. Intensity, such as a good haiku presents, is rare and the gasp, or Zen-like laughter that greets it, illustrates the importance of being a good haiku reader as well as a good haijin.

A meeting of pacific-kana, the BC branch of Haiku Canada meets at our home on Gabriola every July for writing, critiquing, eating and drinking haiku.
Write Naomi for the details.

My haiku have appeared in numerous magazines and web-sites. Two of my books on haiku are available:

Haiku Bag, an introduction to haiku that I wrote on Gabriola Island can be ordered by mail

Haiku - one breath poetry, a Canadian Children's Book Centre Choice, had the honor of being one of only 22 titles chosen by librarians and students across the US for the American Library Association list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (poetry section).