Book of the Week: a translucent moon
Brett 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
redwoodnude beach . . .
everyone’s got something
to hideex-monk
raking gently over
the sandtrapshe scoops up the moon
—cupped in a waterlily—
just to pour it outan orchid
more beautiful
in her palmgray beach . . .
a stray dog responds
to the wrong name
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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.
An absolute master of this artform.
Brett Brady is a superb poet, and I am not surprised by this
new and much deserved accolade.
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
To Brett Brady ….
Congrats on having you publication named Book of the Week! A well deserved award for
a very talented author!!!!
DHK
Wonderful ! I thoroughly enjoyed “a translucent moon”….thank you so much…a great addition to the library !
an explicit
awareness of our wonderful world
delightful
The book “A Translucent Moon” is not visible for download. Kindly do needful & inform. Regards
hi jyotindra:
seems to be working perfectly on this end, i suggest you try again.
j