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Many haiku of quality combine unexpectedness with inevitability
—that “shock of mild surprise” (Blyth), followed immediately by
the felt-significance of “Of course, that’s just as it is.” — Robert Spiess

 


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recent featured essays:

Gage, Joshua. "An Exploration of mono no aware in the Sckfaiku of Deborah P Kolodji." Modern Haiku 54.3, Autumn 2023.

 

New Books from Modern Haiku Press:

Haiku 21.2 edited by Lee Gurga and Scott Metz

The Whisper I Wished For by Lee Gurga

Magnolia Diary by paul m.

Haiku 2025 edited by Lee Gurga and Scott Metz

Haiku, Language, Thought by Richard Gilbert


Modern Haiku Press is pleased to share a cumulative collection of book reviews and featured essays
from each issue starting with Modern Haiku 32.2, Summer 2001, through the present issue.

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