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Frogpond 43.1 • 2020

Museum of Haiku
Literature Award

Haiku & Senryu

Essay 1 - "Haiku Reflections"

Essay 2 - "Sociality
in Haiku"

Haibun

Haiga

Renku

Book Reviews

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Books Briefly Reviewed

reviewed by Randy Brooks

<Books Briefly Reviewed by Randy Brooks>
(complete PDF version)

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Evensong on The Great Egg by Erin Castaldi

Evensong on The Great Egg by Erin Castaldi, 2019, Moonstone Press, 29 pages, 5.25" by 8", Saddle stitched, ISBN: 978-1- 946150-34-9, $10:00 plus p&p from Moonstonearstcenter.org

reviewed by Roger Watson

<Evensong on The Great Egg - review by Roger Watson>
(complete PDF version)

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Amnesiacs of Summer by Kyle Hemmings

Amnesiacs of Summer by Kyle Hemmings, 2019. 85 pages, 7.5" x 9.5", Yavanika Press, ISBN9781797031309

reviewed by David G. Tilley

<Amnesiacs of Summer - review by David G. Tilley>
(complete PDF version)

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Leaf Raking by Michael Morell

Leaf Raking by Michael Morell, 2019, baby buddha press, 56 pages, perfect softbound, 5" x 7"

reviewed by Tom Clausen

<Leaf Raking - review by Tom Clausen>
(complete PDF version)

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A Portable Universe by Mark Gilfillan

A Portable Universe by Mark Gilfillan, 2019, Alba Publishing, www.albapublishing.com, P.O. Box 266, Uxbridge, UB9 5NX, U.K., 96 pages, perfect bound

reviewed by Tom Clausen

<A Portable Universe - review by Tom Clausen>
(complete PDF version)

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Rough Cut by William Scott Galasso

Rough Cut by William Scott Galasso, 2018, Galwin Press, 137 pages. Includes related material and photos , $12.95 US via Amazon.com

reviewed by Tom Clausen

<Rough Cut - review by Tom Clausen>
(complete PDF version)

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Reflections of a Gardener by Teresa Wennberg

Reflections of a Gardener by Teresa Wennberg (2019, Fri Press, Sweden) 59 pages, 5" x 8.25", perfect softbound. ISBN 978-91-88765-21-5. www.fripress.se

reviewed by Jay Friedenberg

<Reflections of a Gardener - review by Jay Friedenberg>
(complete PDF version)

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The Day Awaits by Risë E. Daniels

The Day Awaits by Risë E. Daniels, 2019, baby buddha press, Windsor, CT. 42 pages, 4.25" by 5". 4-color card covers, perfectbound. ISBN 978-1-7327746-4-3

reviewed by Michael Ketchek

<The Day Awaits - review by Michael Ketchek>
(complete PDF version)

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The Art of Reading and Writing Haiku: A Reader Response Approach by Randy Brooks

The Art of Reading and Writing Haiku: A Reader Response Approach
by Randy Brooks, 2019, Brooks Books, Taylorville, IL. 224 pages, 6" by 9" Perfectbound. ISBN 978-1-929820-17-7 $30 or $24 plus $3 shipping if order direct from Brooks Books 6 Madera CT Taylorville IL 62568 or http://www.brooksbookshaiku.com

reviewed by Michael Ketchek

<Art of Reading & Writing Haiku - review by Michael Ketchek>
(complete PDF version)

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Icons Of Windsong by Dietmar Tauchner

Icons Of Windsong by Dietmar Tauchner, 2019, Cyberwit. net, Kalindipuram Allahabad India. 84 pages, 5.5" by 8.5" perfectbound. ISBN 978-93-89074-84-0 $15 http://www. cyberwit.net

reviewed by Michael Ketchek

<Icons of Windsong - review by Michael Ketchek>
(complete PDF version)

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Rightsizing the Universe: Haiku Theory
by Gary Hotham

Rightsizing the Universe: Haiku Theory by Gary Hotham, 2019, Yiqralo Press, Scaggsville Maryland. 36 Pages, 4.25" by 6.825" Perfectbound. Available for $4 plus shipping at https:// www.lulu.com/shop or for $4 plus $1.50 shipping from Gary Hotham,10460 Stansfield Road, Scaggsville, Maryland 20723

reviewed by Michael Ketchek

<Rightsizing the Universe - review by Michael Ketchek>
(complete PDF version)

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All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku
Edited by Robert Epstein

All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku, Edited by Robert Epstein, 2019, Middle Island Press, West Union WV. 313 Pages, 5" by 9" Perfectbound ISBN 978-1-7341254-2-9 $22.00

reviewed by Michael Ketchek

<All the Way Home - review by Michael Ketchek>
(complete PDF version)

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Dissolving by Mike Andrelczyk

Dissolving by Mike Andrelczyk, 2019, Alien Buddha Press. 88 pages, 5" by 8" Perfectbound ISBN 9781703430745

reviewed by Michael Ketchek

<Dissolving - review by Michael Ketchek>
(complete PDF version)

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