Book of the Week – Cricket Song by Ludmila Balabanova
Presented in English alongside Irish and Scots versions, Cricket Song by Ludmila Balabanova gathers haiku that move through memory, war, family, and seasons while exploring how poetry changes and endures through language.
Kevin Valentine
summer sojourn— from the mountain to the sea the sound of water - Kevin Valentine
Book of the Week – Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn
Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things is more than a collection of ghost stories. Through haunted landscapes, folklore, and lyrical prose studies on butterflies, insects, and myth, Hearn reveals a way of seeing rooted in attention and atmosphere. This Book of the Week explores why Kwaidan remains an essential and inspiring read for haiku and Japanese short form writers.
Devoshruti Mandal
not yet dark ... the monitor beeps with mom's heartbeat - Devoshruti Mandal