Book-of-the-Week

Book of the Week: A Motley Sangha

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Stanford M. Forrester’s bottle rockets press has put out several themed anthologies. This one (2005) features an all-star cast and is one of the strongest efforts.

All haiku in the Book of the Week Archive are selected by Tom Clausen, and are used with permission.




moon viewing...
i share my haiku
with all the lunatics
     Stanford M. Forrester


Zen retreat-
i awaken
with a cup of coffee
     Stanford M. Forrester



turning the earth . . .
an inch worm
dangling overhead
     Raffael de Gruttola


Zapotec guide
each figure drawn in sand
disappears with the wind
     Raffael de Gruttola



the mountain
behind the monastery . . .
just sitting
     George Dorsty


even uncared for
the rose puts forth
another bloom
     George Dorsty



morning sitting-
so many notes
in the cardinal's song
     George Dorsty


bull thistle-
Yes,
I notice you
     George Dorsty



temple ruins...
pieces of a buddha
still praying
     Stanford M. Forrester


midnight
say the prayer
take the pill
     Larry Kimmel



she's been here
and gone-the gift
of her perfume
     Larry Kimmel


looking down
at the valley-I loaf and let
my mind billow
     Larry Kimmel



rolling a spruce needle
between thumb and finger
harvesting the scent
     Larry Kimmel


Ah lightning
when you were a firefly
& i was a boy!
     vincent tripi



"it's great to be alive!"
how to say this
to the scarecrow?
     vincent tripi


monastery bell
the curled cat opens its eyes
closes them again
     Jerry Kilbride



fog . . .
just the tree and I
at the bus stop
     Jerry Kilbride


small box from japan
the smile of a clay buddha
through the packing straw
     Jerry Kilbride



end of a long day
the old bartender's feet
take the floorboards home
     Jerry Kilbride


waiting for me
to give it life-
my death poem
     Karma Tenzing Wangchuk



snail shell . . . the way in . . . the way out
     Karma Tenzing Wangchuk


Valentine's Day-
a sparrow
is my sweetheart
     Karma Tenzing Wangchuk



monastery cell-
a blue window opens
to sea and sky
     Karma Tenzing Wangchuk

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  3. What a great find. I hope there are still copies available. These poets are top-notch. Thanks. I’ve been enjoying this Book of the Week thing. Good idea.

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