Wild Violets
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Members‟ Anthology 2011 A Review by Alan Summers
The anthology showcases seasonally focused haiku from its members; a summary of winners from the Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest (2010); haibun; and essays. Ann Bendixen‘s fine interior art as folding inserts open out into larger pages that work as fine art subject dividers: a great idea, and very practical. An idea of her dramatic and effective touch of colour is shown with the full colour book covers.
By way of a review I will be addressing one essay in particular as it covers a contentious subject, possibly even deemed controversial in some quarters.
This Editors' Greeting that introduces the anthology includes this paragraph: T
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More late on Machmiller‘s essay but in the meantime I would to state that this is a most beautifully put together book by a great team, and my only regret, and worry, is that the book may have already sold out but I see on their homepage that a second printing has been authorized. Do check the Society‘s home page on a regular basis, and even ask if you can get advance orders, it will sell out!
The anthology's title is from a haiku by Patricia J. Machmiller:
the little child wanting only to be held— wild violets
So many haiku to choose from, but here are a handful: 126
h i t th e esy oncrn ou ore toos a ii . Mc milr dicse e c i ra e vau kio. I 00 h e e ra "Kg An
l. Ptrca J ah le suss th onsde bl l w
oo" opn e esy sc on becue th g s th a Na
tudy th se ue of th g n hi as i
le of th
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e kio i e bedr k of ou tudyr s nd Siiajki (frs u ihd i 00 ontrc ng one e ra
e kio i aku. Her esysa oc
i t p blse n 21) . Dbo h
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