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This BookMart list is provided for the benefit of the reader who may wish to know how to purchase haiku-related books, compiled from information given to us by what we believed to be bona fide sources. It is not a list of recommendations or reviews (which are given in our Book Review pages). Therefore, while we try to reject books of inferior quality or of inappropriate nature, the list does not address the question of merits or otherwise of the items in it. WHC is also happy to help those genuine poets who wish to finance their creative activities by selling their books on a bona fide basis. See instructions for submissions below the booklist.

Newly added this issue:

Almost Unseen: Selected Haiku of George Swede, George Swede, Brooks Books, 2000. This hardcover book contains over 230 haiku and a preface by Tom Lynch, one of the leading critics of English-language haiku. Order from Brooks Books or Amazon.com

Global Haiku: Twenty-five Poets World-wide, Edited by George Swede and Randy Brooks, Iron Press, 2000. This anthology includes hundreds of superb haiku as well as chapters on the history and definition of the form. Order from Iron Press or Amazon.com
New York apaato gurashi/tenement landscapes, (bilingual version; see English version below) by Paul David Mena, Translated by Kazue Daikoku, Book design by Takashi Miyagawa(Miyagawa Design Office);The direct purchase price: 520yen(U.S.A. $5) *Variation of B6 format, 62 pages, monochrome, published in October, 2001 ISBN: 4-901274-00-7 C0098. Order online or by fax from Web Press Happa-no-Kofu.

Thirty-Six Tones by Peggy Willis Lyles, Saki Press, Normal, IL 2000. A Virgil Hutton Haiku Memorial Award Chapbook Contest Winner 1999-2000. Available from Saki Press, 1021 W. Gregory St., Normal IL 61761 U.S.A. for $4.50 U.S. funds, plus postage: 55¢ U.S.A.; 76¢ U.S. funds to Canada and Mexico; and $2.55 for overseas in U.S. funds only. U.S. dollars or a check/money order in U.S. funds only payable to "Lenore Hutton." For further information , please see: Saki Press.

A Path in the Garden, Christopher Herold, Katsura Press, PO Box 275, Lake Oswego, OR 97034, 2000 / Watercolors by Ruth Yarrow, 100 pp., paper,$14.95 (including $2.00 =$16.95), copies can be obtained from the publisher, Amazon.com, or preferably by check to Christopher Herold, 816 Taft Street Port Townsend, WA 98368.

A String of Flowers, Untied: Love Poems from The Tale of Genji, Jane Reichhold and Hatsue Kawamura (Translators), Stone Bridge Press, Paperback, US $18.95 Not Yet Published amazon.com

Around The Tree of Light (sijo) Elizabeth St Jacques, Maplebud Press, 1989. Available from author at 406 Elizabeth Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada P6B 3H4, individuals: $14.00 ppd.; institutions:$17.00. Outside N.A., please add $2.00 for surface or $4.00 for airmail. US cash or check accepted.

*Special: Order "Dance of Light" and "Tree of Light" and receive "echoes" FREE! Outside N.A., add $2.00 postage for surface or $4.00 postage for airmail for the total package!

Blush of Winter Moon, Patricia J Machmiller, Jacaranda Press, 1963 Josephine Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124 USA, 2001. Over 100 highly-selected haiku printed on Simpson Teton Warm White; a number of the haiku have been translated into Japanese by Kiyoko Tokutomi and are rendered in Kiyoko Tokutomi’s calligraphy as well as in Romanji text; the book is illustrated with 18 sumi-e by Mary Hill. Perfect bound, 9 x 8 1/2, 98 pages. US $15.00 plus packing and shipping ($4.00 within the US; $8.00 elsewhere). Checks on American banks only, please. Order from Jacaranda Press www.jacarand.com or amazon.com.

Bridge of Voices, Werner Reichhold, 1990 Aha Books. Perfect bound, 8 x 11; 140 pp., US $11.50. ISBN:0-944676-13-8. Available from AHA Books. Linking of haiku, tanka, photomontage and more. Many poems in German as well as English.

Children of the Sparrow - Haiku and Tanka, Robert Gibson, Holly House Publications, Seattle, Washington, 1999, US$ 15. 95 (excluding P & P), [From the author]. Robert Gibson, 929 ³H² Street, Centralia, WA USA 98531. $18.95 in the U.S.; to Canada: $18.95; to Europe: $21.95; to Japan: $23.50.

Dance of Light (award-winning haiku collection) Elizabeth St Jacques, Maplebud Press, 1995. Available from author at 406 Elizabeth Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada P6B 3H4, individuals: $15.00 ppd; institutions: $18.00 ppd. Outside N.A., please add $2.00 for surface or $4.00 for airmail. US cash or check accepted.

echoes all strung out (haiku) Elizabeth St Jacques, Maplebud Press, 1989. Available from author at 406 Elizabeth Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada P6B 3H4, individuals & institutions: $5.00 ppd. Outside N.A., please add $2.00 for surface or $4.00 for airmail. US cash or check accepted.

Fragments, edited by Alison Williams, Hub Editions, Spalding, Lincolnshire, 2001. US$ 3, £ 1.50, An anthology of haiku by a UK based group. [Orders to Alison Williams, 9 Wood Road, Ashurst, Hampshire, SO40 7BD England.]

Haiku Anthology, The - Haiku and Senryu in English, Ed. Cor van den Heuvel, W.W. Norton & Company, New York , London, 1999, Expanded Edition, hard cover, US$ 30 (incl. P & P), £ 20 (incl. P & P), [From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX6 3RA England]

ditto, paperback edition, US$ 20 (incl. P & P), £13 [From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX6 3RA England]

Haiku by the Children, JAL Foundation, Magazine House, 1995, US$ 15 (incl. P & P), £ 10 (incl. P & P), [From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX6 3RA England]

Haiku by the Children, JAL Foundation, Magazine House, 1999, US$ 15 (incl. P & P), £ 10 (incl. P & P), [From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX6 3RA England]

Haiku De Las Estaciones, Matsuo Basho (Haiku of the Four Stations), Tamaki Hirai and Philippe Stein, Editors, Translators, 1885, ISBN: 84-7604-083-0; In Castillian language. An anthology of Zen poetry. 1,300 Pesetaso or US $10 US; Order from Librería Iniciática.

Haiku Guy, David G. Lanoue, August 2000, Red Moon Press, PO Box 2461, Winchester VA 22604, ISBN 1-893959-13-9. Possibly the first novel which purports to illuminate the art of writing haiku as one of its major concerns. US $14.95, 160 pp. Available from Red Moon Press, amazon.com or contact David G. Lanoue for an autographed copy.

Haiku Moment: An Anthology of Contemporary North American Haiku,
Bruce Ross, Editor, June 1993, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Boston, MA., ISBN: 0804818207. US $13.56. Compiles 821 haiku by 185 poets currently writing in North America. 1.08 x 8.37 x 5.48, 331 pp. Available from amazon.com

Hailstones - a haiku chapbook, Spring 2001, ed. Stephen Henry Gill, Hailstone Haiku Circle, Kansai, Japan, 2001, Yen 700 or US$ 7 postage paid, [To order write to Michio Sano with your payment, 1-55 Kyuhoen, Yao-shi Osaka, Tokyo 581-0817; Enquiries to Kawaguchi Tel/Fax: +81 6 6821 6074]

Impressions Françaises, Robert L. Giron. Haiku about historical events and people of France. (2nd Ed., in French, ISBN 1-928589-06-5, $4.95, pb/12 pgs; saddle stitched) (3rd Ed., ISBN 1-928589-05-7, $5.95, pb/ 44 pgs; saddle stitched.) From Gival Press, PO Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203; Call or fax: 703.351.0079 Checks drawn on a USA bank are accepted. Inquiries: givalpress@yahoo.com

In the Margins of the Sea, Christopher Herold, Snapshot Press, PO Box 132, Crosby, Liverpool L23 8X5, United Kingdom, 2000, 4" x 6" 36 pp, paper, haiku and tanka, $10.00 by check, orders to the publisher.

Journey to the Interior: American Versions of Haibun, Bruce Ross, Editor, June 1998, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Boston MA., ISBN: 0804831599. US $18.95. A journey of self-discovery with over twenty-five North American haibun writers. Paperback, 0.70 x 8.46 x 5.47, 256 pp. Available from amazon.com

Kyoshi - A Haiku Master - Father of Modern Japanese Haiku, Susumu Takiguchi, Ami-Net International Press, England, 1997. An introduction to the life, haiku and theory of this remarkable literary figure whose life spanned Meiji, Taisho and Showa; the book also serves as an introduction to modern haiku itself. US$ 12 (incl. P & P), £ 8 (incl. P & P), [From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX6 3RA England]

Mountain Voices, Ion Codrescu, Ami-Net International Press, UK, 2000, World Haiku Festival 2000 Commemorative Publication, 1999, US$ 15 (incl. P & P), £ 10 (incl. P & P), [From the author: Str. Soveje Nr. 25; 87000 Constanta; Romania]

Pilgrim Foxes - Haiku & Haiku Prose, Ken Jones, James Norton & Sean O’Connor, Pilgrim Press, [From Pilgrim Press, Troed Rhiw Sebon, Cwmrheidol, Aberysywyth SY23-3NB, Wales, US$ 11, £ 6 for mail-order and within Republic of Ireland orders to James Norton, 11 North Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin 8, IR£ 7. 60]

Recuerdos, Robert L. Giron. A chapbook in Spanish haiku of a maternal grandfather's life and adventures in the Greater Southwest of the United States. (1st Ed., in Spanish, ISBN 1-928589-03-0, $5.95, pb/16 pgs; saddle stitched) From Gival Press, PO Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203; Call or fax: 703.351. 0079. Checks drawn on a USA bank are accepted. Inquiries:givalpress@yahoo.com

stone frog : American Haibun & Haiga, Volume 2, Jim Kacian & Bruce Ross, Editors, Red Moon Press, PO Box 2461, Winchester VA 22604. ISBN: 1893959198. US $14.95. American Haibun and Haiga is an annual collection of these genres written and/or executed in English: over 50 haibun and 20 haiga in this issue. 128 pp. Available from amazon.com

Tenement Landscapes, Paul David Mena, October 1995, A Small Garlic Press, Chicago, IL. $2 plus $1 shipping from the author at 9 Cormans Lane, Cochituate, Massachusetts, 01778, USA. Also available from amazon.com

The Brewpub Chronicles, Paul David Mena, November 1999, Haiku in Low Places, Cochituate, MA. $2 plus $1 shipping from the author at 9 Cormans Lane, Cochituate, Massachusetts, 01778, USA. Also available from amazon.com

Tidalwave, Werner Reichhold, AHA Books, 1989. 170 pp., 8 x 11, perfect bound, US. $11.50 ppd. ISBN:0-944676-12-X. Haiku, photomontage, and drawings. Energy linked between the haiku and artwork to interact with the reader. Availble from AHA Books.

Twaddle of An Oxonian, The - Haiku Poems & Essays, Susumu Takiguchi, Ami-Net International Press, England, 2000. One hundred haiku of author’s selection, rooted in Japanese haiku tradition, as well as in shintai haiku. Essays include academic dissertations and articles, critical of some of the contemporary trends in the world haiku setting. The book is an official representation of the tenet of WHF2000, which has constituted the backbone of the World Haiku Club and its world-wide activities under World Haiku Festival. US$ 15 (incl. P & P), £ 10 (incl. P & P), [From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX6 3RA England]

Voices of Stone, Christopher Herold, Kanshiketsu Press, 816 Taft Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368, 4th printing 1997, haibun, 9 pp, paper, $4.00 by check to Christopher Herold, 816 Taft Street Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Wrestling With Wood, Robert Giron. A chapbook of impressionist moods and feelings of a long term relationship which ended in a tragic death. Robert L. Giron, Gival Press, PO Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203; Call or fax: 703.351.0079 (3rd Ed., ISBN 1-928589-05-7, $5.95, pb/ 44 pgs; saddle stitched.) Checks drawn on a USA bank are accepted. Inquiries: givalpress@yahoo.com

WCH Members are welcome to submit information for consideration on up to 3 books to advertise in BookMart. New or very recent publications are given priority. All responsibilities pertaining the information of any books advertised in BookMart will reside with the provider of the information, and WHC will not be held responsible for it. WHC will not be involved with any part of the actual transactions except on behalf of its own publications. Acceptance of books for this list are subject to the discretion of the editor. Like anything else with WHC, any abuse of the list will be dealt with decisively. WHC reserves the right to withdraw any entries.

There are many sites which provide haiku book information. WHC will attempt to introduce/link with them in issues of World Haiku Review for the benefit of the WHC membership.

HOW TO SUBMIT INFORMATION

WHC members who wish to advertise books written by themselves or by others, please submit information in html format (email) or MS Word (where possible) to:

Susumu Takiguchi at: whc.susumu@virgin.net

with copy to Debi Bender at: dmine@worldhaikureview.org

Please use the following format as follows for the printing purposes and uniformity:

Title/ Author/ Publisher/ Place of Publication/ Date of Publication/ Any other pertinent information/ Price in US$ (including or excluding P & P =postage and packing), in other currencies (ditto)/ [where a copy can be obtained, e.g. author, publisher, retailers etc.]

Example:

Pilgrim Foxes - Haiku & Haiku Prose, by Ken Jones, James Norton & Sean O'Connor, Pilgrim Press, Ireland, 2001 [From Pilgrim Press, Troed Rhiw Sebon, Cwmrheidol, Aberysywyth SY23-3NB, Wales, US$ 11, £ 6 for mail-order and within Republic of Ireland orders to James Norton, 11 North Terrace, Inchicore, Dublin 8, IR£ 7. 60]

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