Susan August's Blog
August 3, 2013
A word or two about all that haiku.
[post updated in May 2025]
Between 2007 and 2009, I authored four books of haiku. For 3 years, I thought in seventeen syllables. I've since branched out to longer forms, but by and large I remain convinced that the more words you use the greater your chance for catastrophe.
To date, I have authored six collections of haiku:
Haiku Applecart (© 2007)
Haiku Building (© 2007)
Haiku Chance (© 2009)
Haiku Distance (© 2009)
Only Owl, No Moon (© 2013)
This Muse, This Time (© 2021)
Regarding my haiku, Jim Wilson of Shaping Words generously wrote:
Learn more:
Susan August's Storefront at Lulu
Susan August's Author Profile at Amazon
And to my fellow haiku readers and writers, thank you for sharing this journey with me.
Between 2007 and 2009, I authored four books of haiku. For 3 years, I thought in seventeen syllables. I've since branched out to longer forms, but by and large I remain convinced that the more words you use the greater your chance for catastrophe.
To date, I have authored six collections of haiku:
Haiku Applecart (© 2007)
Haiku Building (© 2007)
Haiku Chance (© 2009)
Haiku Distance (© 2009)
Only Owl, No Moon (© 2013)
This Muse, This Time (© 2021)
Regarding my haiku, Jim Wilson of Shaping Words generously wrote:
Taken together these four books represent a significant addition to contemporary Haiku. They are also noteworthy for demonstrating that the creative energy of syllabic Haiku introduced to us by poets such as Richard Wright and James Hackett continues to flourish. August has a keen eye for detail and a poet's sense of craft.
Learn more:
Susan August's Storefront at Lulu
Susan August's Author Profile at Amazon
And to my fellow haiku readers and writers, thank you for sharing this journey with me.
