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In October 2007 on a errand at the San Francisco Center for the Book, I ran into my friend Katherine Emery letterpress printing a broadside of haiku by Suzanne Friedman. Some of the haiku look traditional
autumn’s breath—
nothing but green raspberries on the vines and some don’t dandelion puff the wind makes my wish
I contacted Suzanne about getting a copy of the broadside to hang in my print shop. Happily for me she sent it along with her much more substantial book of haiku and very short poems about the moon. They are arranged seasonally and some use names from the moon in other cultures. It’s letterpress printed with a few linocut illustrations. The book is long and slender, and fits very nicely in the hand for reading. Below are two more, these from the book:
hay moon—
what meaning do you have in this city?
frost moon the doe leaves its breath |
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How Very Cool. I am interested in experiencing this book. I was looking for info on Suzanne Friedman’s haiku which won an award in a recent issue of Modern Haiku. I’ll keep looking 🙂