Book of the Week: In a Breath

Today’s Book of the Week is In A Breath, a book of haiku by Jeannie Martin touching on humourous, iconic moments in the sport of softball. Now ‘gone to fresh fields and pastures new,’ Jeanne volunteered for several years as Co-Chair of The Haiku Foundation Education Committee.

so many
foul balls —
summer stars

late
swing
the twilight

 

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Haiku featured in the Book of the Week Archive are selected by THF Digital Librarian Garry Eaton, and are used with permission.