Book-of-the-Week

Book of the Week: a translucent moon

brady_atranslucentmooncoverBrett Brady has been musician, poet, director and author in his varied career. His haiku is probably best described as sono-mama, “things just as they are,” but his take on the “isness” is much informed by his cheeky sense of humor, and a gentle way with things and people, much in evidence in his latest volume (Finishing Line Press, 2013).

You can read the entire book in the THF Digital Library.

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Haiku featured in the Book of the Week Archive are selected by Jim Kacian, following a concept first explored by Tom Clausen, and are used with permission.

 in the clouds
 the crown of a giant
 redwood
 nude beach . . .
 everyone’s got something
 to hide
 ex-monk
 raking gently over
 the sandtrap
 she scoops up the moon
 —cupped in a waterlily—
 just to pour it out
 an orchid
 more beautiful
 in her palm
 gray beach . . .
 a stray dog responds
 to the wrong name
 
 
This Post Has 8 Comments
  1. Congratulations, brett!!! And thanks for your contributions to Best 100 Hooked on Haiku of 2014.  I hope you will be entering the 2015 Contest as well, which has begun, but probably won’t really pick up momentum until after the ballot talley for 2014 in September.
    1. The idea that we recognize him would
       draw away from his purpose or means
       to give us the experience.  That being said,
       the ability and heart to doing what he is so
       gifted and giving might edge on the ridge of
       uniqueness. rare gem
      the music to float the seance of his “words”
       help the experience wonderfully. thanks 2u2
  3. To Brett Brady ….
     Congrats on having you publication named Book of the Week!  A well deserved award for
     a very talented author!!!!
     DHK
  4. Wonderful ! I thoroughly enjoyed   “a translucent moon”….thank you so much…a great addition to the library !
  6. The book “A Translucent Moon” is not visible for download. Kindly do needful & inform. Regards
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