Looking Inward: 50 Haiku for Reflection & Introspection

by Mallory Rowe

Haiku in 5 sections: Self, Us, Earth, Universe, Beyond

Genres: Poetry

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 5, 2015

Reviews

[Nannette Kreitzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection!

Although I’ve dabbled in poetry, I very well know I am not a poet. I lack the special skill it takes to tap into the core of the reader in such a way that he looks at his surroundings a bit differently. Mallory Rowe is a poet. Her collection of haikus in Looking Inward made me pause for reflection, forcing me in the gentlest of ways to look at the familiar with fresh eyes.

[Nathaniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my favorite Mallory Rowe collection so far. The haikus make up long poems that follow certain subjects. Seeing that really helps me enjoy it more because I can follow through with the themes. I thought this was done well.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The haiku's in this book are neatly slotted into five parts. The first part are haiku of a lost love, while part two Us writes of intimacies, and the third Earth takes us through seasons, and starry galaxies. The fourth section Universe takes us further, with
'we are all stardust
molded by mother Earth's hand
brought to life by God'
Section Five Beyond ends the book with a beautiful haiku. Absolutely spot on.
The writing is superb in this book. Rowe's words delight the senses. She set the tone from the off: a hushed, and quiet night in, with some romanticism. To cover what she does in this book: our self, a relationship, the natural world, and our universe, it's a great advertisement for the haiku, and senryu.

[Martina Weiß · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS is by far, my favourit poetry collection from this author. And the reason for as to why that is, is easily explained: The poems are just that good.
The book is pretty short, which means, that almost every poem that is actually in the book hits the mark completly.
Writing a Haiku isn't hard. Just throw some words on paper and call it a poem. However, writing a good Haiku? Yes, that requires skill. Skill, that the author absolutly has.
The collection is devided into 5 sections. And every section is filled with poems, that were as deep and strong, as I hoped they would be. Especially the first 3 were just *chefs kiss*

I can absolutly reccomand this book.

[Steve French · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haiku worth revisiting.

This short collection of haiku poetry offers nearly a novels worth of images to those willing to be open to them. Upon my first reading I found several worth revisiting and savoring slowly and baby themselves.

[Eric Keegan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first delving into Mallory’s work, I loved every second. Each haiku was polished with fine leather to a shiny and eye-opening luster. Very much looking forward to reading more from her catalog.

[Erelah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mallory Rowe fills the haiku-shaped void in my heart.

[Michael Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the strictest sense, only the middle section contains poems that are haiku. The others are are more senryu, which deals more with observations about relationships than nature. Many of the poems are really aphorisms.

But this is nitpicking as for most Americans, haiku has different rules, if any. On the whole, the book is charming and full of feeling without being overrun with emotion or full of wasted words. I think I liked the first three sections over the other two, but that is more a matter of personal taste, and not a comment on the quality of the verses. There is something for most readers here to enjoy.

[Misty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice collection of Haikus, just what i was looking for.