From the introduction: "Dimitar Anakiev is among the best of the Balkan poets, and due to sensitive translation, among the best of haiku poets in English. This collection reflects the maturity and confidence of a decades-long exploration of the form…
An essay on haiku evaluation by Richard Gilbert. After discussing the dualities inherent in choosing criteria by which to evaluate the excellence of individual haiku, the author proposes it can only be resolved by acknowledging the individual and yet…
An essay by Richard Gilbert, originally a review of 'Knots: The Anthology of Southeastern European Haiku Poetry', in which he discusses the challenges, accomplishments and tensions inherent in the development of an international haiku movement.
The essay contains Richard Gilbert's introduction to muki kigo, non-season kigo, and a translation of the Preface to the Gendai Haiku Saijiki, 5 vols., 2004, by Kaneko Tohta, published by the Modern Haiku Association of Japan.