Frozen Socks: New & Selected Short Poems

by Alan Pizzarelli, Cor van den Heuvel (Introduction)

Frozen Socks , by American poet, Alan Pizzarelli, is the most comprehensive collection of his work to date. The book contains selected short poems from 1969 to 2015, many of which have been widely anthologized around the world and have become modern classics of original English-language haiku and its related forms. “Pizzarelli has filled the American haiku and senryu world with imperishable and wonder-filled images that have immeasurably enriched our literature. ...This latest collection of his holds an amazing variety and range of accomplished and exceptionally outstanding work. From his early poems about amusement parks and carnival acts to his more recent excursions into the worlds of baseball and cowboys,urban landscapes and back-alley glitter, Pizzarelli has managed to open up haiku and senryu to the whole panoply of modern American life. This book gathers it all together in one volume...” From the Introduction by Cor van den Heuvel, Editor of The Haiku Anthology and Baseball Haiku

Genres: Poetry

200 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2015

Reviews

[Ben Gaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for anyone serious about the unseriousness of haiku and senryu. There are many poems here that you will recognize if you’ve read anthologies. It’s nice to have such a rich volume of work in one beautifully bound book. Fantastic title, too.

[Carlos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb book. So many truly great poems from the Clown Prince of Haiku Poetry. Whether the poems are comedic or subtle haiku moments, they are top-notch.