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I've been feeling rather opinionated about gendai haiku

Sometimes, in my opinion, these poems can leave the reader behind without a frame of reference to share in the poet's intentions. In some cases, the reader might not be able to gain any other experience than witnessing some word play, though, for the author, there may be much more imbedded in the words.

But because of Tyler Pruett's new collection, Blue Wolves Are Howling Grapefruit Orange, I've gained a new perspective.

Sometimes, I am delighted to discover, gendai haiku can be visionary.

It can pierce "reality" and take us deeper. The narrative format and gradual "decent" or (ascent?) into gendai  that occurs in Blue Wolves Are Howling Grapefruit Orange assists in this.

I've written a few more words on the subject here:
http://rosenberrybooks.com/what-is-gendai-haiku/

..and would welcome the input of those more experienced with (or just opinionated about) the genre.

Thanks!
Diane Katz

Just the title of our new book of haiku - Blue Wolves Are Howling Grapefruit Orange - alerts the reader to a new reality.

http://rosenberrybooks.com/hand-bound-editions/haiku/blue-wolves-are-howling-grapefruit-orange/

The seventy-seven poems, written by Tyler Pruett, form a narrative, yet we begin to veer into alternate realities via gendai.

Sometimes gendai haiku can pierce what we call "reality" and take us deeper into a more expansive vision of what reality might be.

This visionary quality is evident in Blue Wolves Are Howling Grapefruit Orange.

Here, the reader is taken on a gradual road from what is known and observed, and in an astonishing fashion,
is led to an interior territory of what might be...

Please also visit our blog post about gendai - and add your 2 cents!
http://rosenberrybooks.com/what-is-gendai-haiku/

Diane Katz of RosenberryBooks.com