El universo en un sombrero, by Norberto de la Torre (San Luis Potosí, México: Koan Editores, second edition, 2001). 30 pages, 8.25” x 5.5”, paperbound, saddle-stapled.

The chapbook was originally published in 1995. It contains a six-page introduction followed by seven tanka and ends with a selection of forty-eight haiku, all in Spanish. This is not a bilingual edition. Here are two of the haiku (my translations):

Some of the haiku and tanka in this chapbook overgeneralize, and the third line is often the poet’s conclusion instead of being open-ended for the reader. The chapbook does however contain much light, soft touches, and silent moments that will surely appeal to many readers.