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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.

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Books

90 Frogs, Dennis Dutton (tenzing karma wanchuk) bottle rockets press; $6 + $1 shipping & handling in the US. $6+$2 US Dollars shipping (ground) & handling outside the US. Checks or cash to: Stanford M. Forrester, bottle rockets press, P.O. Box 29069, Wethersfield, CT 06129-0691; Please make checks out to "Stanford M. Forrester."

a net of sunlight, Springfed Chapbook Series #5, Kirsty Karkow, FootHills Publishing, Wheeler Hill, New York, 2002; “a net of sunlight” is a collection of haiku, tanka and sijo - Asian poetic forms that use few words but constantly reveal something new every time they are read. $6.00 + $1.50 Shipping and Handling in the US (New York residents, add .45 state sales tax per book); Send payment to: FootHills Publishing P.O. Box 68 Kanona, NY 14856 or order from the website's secure on-line account at: http://members.tripod.com/poetguy51/FootHills/id31.htm

A Single Breath - A collection of Haiku and Senyru, Owen L. Burkhart, Universal Publishing, Bloomington, Indiana. Published in January, 2002. Owen's haiku rarely conform to the so-called standard format and the book's 113 pages include haiku from the ghetto as well as the mountain stream. Available from Amazon.com; Barnes& Noble; Borders or other www sites. Paperback, ISBN 1-58832-037-5, $11.99; Hardback, ISBN 1-58832-038-3, $18.99 (plus shipping & handling). An autographed copy is available: http://www.members.core.com/~owenlee/index.html
or you may e-mail owenlee@core.com . Cost will be $10.00 plus shipping.

A Frayed Red Thread, Linda Jeannette Ward, Clinging Vine Press, P.O. Box 231 Coinjock, NC. 27923. 64 pages, $12 postpaid.

Embracing the Firebird: Yosano Akiko and the Birth of the Female Voice in Modern Japanese Poetry, Janine Beichman, University of Hawai`i Press; 2840 Kolowalu Street, Hawai`i, Honolulu, HI 96822-1888;USA Phone: 1-808-956-8255 264 pp. July 2002; paper, ISBN 0-8248-2347-8, $23.95; cloth, ISBN 0-8248-2208-0, $55.00.

Fumi Saito, In Thickets of Memory - A Selection of Tanka in Japanese and English - Selected and Translated by James Kirkup and Makoto Tamaki, pp. 405 plus Introduction etc. in English, Miwa-Shoten, Tokyo, 2002.

Hot Flashes: Maiduguri Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka, Richard Stevenson, Ekstasis Editions, Canada, 2001. Available from Ekstasis Editions Canada Ltd., Box 8474, Main Postal Outlet, Victoria, BC, V8W 3S1, www.ekstasiseditions.com, or online at Amazon.com, $14.95 Canadian.

If Someone Asks… Masaoka Shiki’s Life and Haiku, Translations by The Shiki-Kinen Museum English Volunteers, pp. 73, Matsuyama Municipal Shiki-Kinen Museum, Printed by Myojo Printing Company, Japan, September 2001 [available from the Museum, 1-30, Gogo-Koen, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, 790-0857, Tel: 089-931-5556, E-mail: sikihaku@city.matsuyama.ehime.jp

IN THICKETS OF MEMORY - A Selection of Tanka in Japanese and English, Fumi Saito, Selected and Translated by James Kirkup and Makoto Tamaki, pp. 405 plus Introduction etc. in English, Miwa-Shoten, Tokyo, 2002.

Listening to the Rain: an anthology of Christchurch haiku and haibun,
edited by Cyril Childs and Joanna Preston, The Small White Teapot Haiku
Group C/-6 Ballantyne Ave, Christchurch 4, New Zealand. 71 pages. NZ:
$18.95 or US: $9.50, postage paid.

Masaoka Shiki: His Life and Works, Janine Beichman, 5.5 x 8.5, 15 b/w photographs, 192 pp. Paperback. $19.95 add $5 for shipping (domestic) and $6 shipping via seamail (international). Check or money order in US funds to: Cheng & Tsui Company, 25 West St., Boston, MA 02111-1213, (617) 988-2401 (phone); or by credit card at their secure web site: www.cheng-tsui.com.

Parade of Life: Poems inspired by Japanese Prints, selected by Paul Conneally & Alan Summers; Poetry Can, Bristol, England, UK ISBN: 09539234-2-8; £5 & £1.50 postage and packing in the UK: Send Checque to: 20-22 Hepburn Road, Bristol BS2 8UD, 0117 942 6976.. Inquire for international orders at: hester@poetrycan.demon.co.uk.

The Botanical Basho, edited and English versions of Japanese poems by Gerry Loose (with Toda Yoshin), Botanic Gardens Press, Glasgow, UK, 2001. Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, at Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow G12 0UE. (near Hillhead Underground Station). Tel No. 0141 334 2422 www@biggar-net.co.uk

WILD FLOWERS, NEW LEAVES – A COLLECTION OF WORLD HAIKU, ed. Susumu Takiguchi, The World Haiku Club Publication in commemoration of World Haiku Festival 2000 & 2002, Ami-Net International Press, First published 2002, pp. 304, ISBN 1 902135 03 2, Poetry/Literary Criticism, Price: GBP 10 + p & p GBP 2 (US$ 15 + p & p US$ 3, Euro 15 + p & p Euro 3); GBP 6, or US$ 9, or Euro 9 per copy, cash (infinitely preferable but at sender's risk. No trouble experienced for the last ten years) or IMO (international money order) in favour of (payable to) the “World Haiku Festival” to: WHC Headquarters; Leys Farm; Rousham, Bicester; Oxfordshire, OX25 4RA; England

What's Not There: Selected Haiku of Jeffrey Winke, Jeffrey Winke, Deep North Press, 2610 Central Park Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 USA. © 2001 ISBN: 1-929116-07-1. $12.00 US. Haiku and senryu from a quarter-century of innovative work that has helped shape American haiku. 90pp., perfect bound paperback. Available from the publisher, gumballpoetry.com, select bookstores, or the author at 1705 N. 68th St., Milwaukee, WI 53213 USA

Games:

HAIKU CARDS -- A Poetic Game for All Ages, Visnja McMaster, Zagreb, Croatia.
visnja.mcmaster@zg.tel.hr

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

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

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.

Candy in the Rain, Haiku Balkan, 2001, Saracevic, Edin, ISBN 961-236-165-7 [From the author: Janeza Puharja 6, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia]

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.]

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

HAIKU -- "the leaves are back on the tree" International Anthology, editing, general direction and prologue by Zoe Savina, foreword by Sono Uchida, Athens, 2002 [From the editor: Zoe Savina, Hydras 17 Pallini Attikis, 153 51 - Greece]

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]

IMAGES D’ASIE ET DE FEMMES – Po‚ mes pour l’exotisme en amour, Friedenkraft, Georges, La Joint‚ e, 2001, No. ISSN 0760-8039, 10 euros, [From the publisher: Editions de la Joint‚ e, 2001, 146, rue du Point du Jour – 92100 BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France]

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 Ami-Net International Press, England, 1997, Now OUT OF PRINT, some copies still available, US$ 25 (incl. P & P), £ 17 (incl. P & P), 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. [From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4RA 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]

My Haiku of Hiroshima, Shigemoto, Yasuhiko, Keisuisha Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, 1995, ISBN 4-87440-364-6 C0092 P900E [From the publisher: Keisuisha Co., Ltd., 1-4 Komachi, Naka-ku, Hrioshima, Japan 730, Yen 900]

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.

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

Senryu - Haiku Reflections of the Times, selected by Bitoh Sanryu,
translated and edited by Matthew Spellman, Mangajin, Inc., 1997, pp. 118, US$ 8. 95, Yen 1, 300

Shobu Fuku (Decorating Irises) - a haiku anthology, Tomita, Tomie, Tamamo Haiku Sosho V, Tamamo-sha, 1990, Yen 1300 from the publisher (Tamamo-sha, 2-4-1 Maruno-uchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

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

The Haiku Anthology - 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]

The Night Abraham Called To The Stars by Robert Bly, (Harper Collins Publishers), 2001, 95 pages, $16.90 Amazon.com)

The Omnibus Anthology - Haiku and Senryu, Schofield, Fred ed., Hub Haiku Series, Hub Editions, UK, pp. 49, 2001, ISBN 1-903746-09-4 [From the Editor: Fred Schofield, 12 Grovehall Avenue, Leeds, LS11 7EX, UK]

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.

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, Ami-Net International Press, England, 2000, a Commemorative Publication of the World Haiku Festival 2000, US$ 15 (incl. P & P), £ 10 (incl. P & P), From Head Office, The World Haiku Club, Leys Farm, Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4RA England.

One hundred haiku of author’s own selection, rooted in Japanese haiku tradition as well as in the 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.

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.takiguchi@susumu.freeserve.co.uk

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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