Clark Strand, an accomplished master of the haiku form, has been writing poetry for fifty years and teaching haiku for thirty. A former Vice President of the Haiku Society of America, in 1996 he created the world’s first online ku-kai group where poets could come together to share haiku written in English. Strand hosts a popular Haiku Challenge on Facebook, sponsored by Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, where poets from around the world are invited to submit haiku poems weekly on a set seasonal theme, the best of which are then announced on Facebook and published in Tricycle. Stand is the author of many books including The Way of the Rose, Waking the Buddha, and Waking Up to the Dark. His writings have appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. He lives in Woodstock, New York.
“A brilliant and engaging book on haiku, and on the state of the body and mind required in the million to one shot against producing a good one” —Jim Harrison“Strand’s clear instructions on writing haiku is also a pathway for the practice of kindness and simplicity.” Read this book and flourish!” —John Fox, Finding What You Didn’t Lose“This 17-syllable poem, according to Strand, makes nature a spiritual path. It places images before ideas and emphasizes the uniqueness of each moment. Strand talks about keeping a haiku diary, taking walks to find images, and forming a group to share haiku. This lyrical book, filled with poems by Strand and many of his students, will enable you to appreciate the connection between haiku and the spiritual practices of attention, being present, openness, faith, and silence.” —Spirituality & Practice“Readers interested in poetry and meditation will appreciate this soothing, practical volume, and its simple message: 'Seasonal, direct, and clear, the haiku form itself expresses the fundamental truth about human life.'"—Publishers Weekly“Strand weaves poetry, weather, and Zen into a delightfully luminous pathway anyone can walk.” —Rick Fields, How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America
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