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Bare Necessities: Selected Haiku of Francine Banwarth edited by Randy and Shirley Brooks (Taylorville, Ill.: Brooks Books, 2024). 132 pages; 6.25 × 9.25. Glossy four-color cover; hardcover. ISBN 978-1-929820-19-1. Price: $30.00 from www.brooksbookshaiku.com.

Applause for a Cloud, by Sayumi Kamakura, translated by James Shea (Boston, Mass.: Black Ocean, 2025). 260 pages; 5.5 × 7.5. Matte color card covers; perfectbound. ISBN:978-1-939568-99-1. Price: $25.00 from online booksellers.

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