wind in the pages: haiku
by Brett Brady
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Author: Brett BradyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-12-03
ISBN: 1432717502
Number of pages: 408
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Book Reviews of wind in the pages: haiku
Book Review: small epiphanies / little "snippets-of-truth"
Summary: 5 Stars
wind in the pages
[haiku]
implicit... succinct... pithy...
to-the-point yet elegantly indirect...
curiously multi-layered, like life,
they invite ambiguity... they are haiku!
Unadorned; unpretentious; quietly presented, these small subtle epiphanies seemingly come and go from out of nowhere. Soothing (or even "healing") as if by some allusive allure, each "now-moment" will inexplicably materialize in a sudden "clearburst" of magic and understanding... and just as mysteriously wink-out or softly fade and disappear... all in a sort of musical ebb-and-flow of "emotional" rhythms.
Given ample space (one page/one haiku), each poem is a pebble casually tossed into a still-pond of the reader's memory... embrace the event as one's own gentle pronouncement, and, just as suddenly, you are plop't-in and swoop't-up... refreshingly freed to follow and fully consider wherever the ripples might carry...
in the hollow
of an upcurl'd wingtip...
a deeper dusk
It is the immediacy of the moment which gives us a deeper sense of life.The character of every experience can be seen in all manner of manifestations, particularly if we allow room for our own to evolve and grow. A willingness to embrace this awareness enhances and highlights our abilities to perceive; appreciate, and flesh-out our own uniquely distinctive surroundings in remarkable ways, ways in which we might not have otherwise permitted or considered.
To penetrate beyond the walls of our insular selves and fully explore the world as it is, invigorated, invites us to collaborate in its artistry... as we will have learned how to poignantly feel an infinite truth resonating in a single flash of intuitive insight -
There is no such thing as a "second time" experience...and this is haiku!
foggy autumn lake...
an occasional ripple
to break the silence
I believe in this book; I think you'll find it to be a hauntingly authentic experience, as well as an evocatively soothing-call to embrace and enjoy your own "circus-hypnotica" and "trivia-mystique" (my prejudice aside, of course.)
-brett brady
[the author]
wind in the pages: haiku
Summary of wind in the pages: haiku
a breath of fresh air? a moment of repose by Marcia Twain Brett Brady's "wind in the pages: haiku" lends the reader an oft-overdue moment of repose. Each haiku is a breath -- an unconscious ?flash? that, once considered, illuminates the simultaneous significance and futility of thought -- of the act of thinking. Indeed, each page transports us beyond this plateau, as the visceral experience reminds us of what lies beneath and beyond the self-importance we construe through our memory of names and feelings and words: it is not just "poetry," but a lens through which we can recognize (without cognizing if we are so lucky) -- and perhaps even become -- understanding. It is a rare book that one can leaf through randomly or sit down and soak in each page in its carefully crafted order. Highly recommended...Poetry Books
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