the loose thread: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2001

by Jim Kacian

The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku each year assembles the finest haiku and related forms published around the world into a single book. This volume, sixth in the most honored series in the history of English-language haiku, comprises 151 poems (haiku and senryu), 19 linked forms (haibun, renku, rengay ans septenga), and 6 essays on the reading, writing and study of the genre.

170 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2002

About the author

Jim Kacian is an internationally-acclaimed poet, theorist, motivator, editor, and publisher. He has published seven books, which have won major awards; authored How to Haiku as well as numerous articles on haiku form and praxis; co-founded the World Haiku Association, which encourages poets from around the world to share haiku and theory, as well as being a long-time board member of the Haiku Society of America; edits South by Southeast and Frogpond (the international membership journal of the Haiku Society of America); and owns and operates Red Moon Press, the most prestigious publishing house dedicated to haiku in the world.