This book is not just about the Haiku. Nor is it only about poetry. Other questions asked include WHERE IS GRUB STREET? and WHAT IS GOTHIC? The true subject of the book is words and the World about us.
Prior to INFIDEL in June 2025, Tom East's most recent full-length publication, in January, 2025 was TOMMY'S WAR: JULY 1914. This is nothing less than an account of an attempt to shorten WW1 in that summer month.
Other books still available include the controversial novel THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO St JUDAS, the unsparing non-fiction of LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE, about recovery from two brain haemorrhages (one kind of stroke), and the three volumes in the Eldritch Collections
Earlier, Tom was the writer of many works of fiction, commercial features, essays, reviews, 'other prose' and poetry. He was the author of six (print) books.
He was born in London, although of a Welsh family and lived in Wales for many years.
See below, or Benybont.org for details of all fifteen books available as at June 2025. These are available in both paperback and eBook form (and in a few cases also as Audiobooks):
THE ANSWER IS AN EGG SANDWICH THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT VERSE BRIGADE THE EVE OF ST ELIGIUS A FIFTIES’ CHILDHOOD THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST JUDAS THE GREENLAND PARTY INFIDEL THE KA OF STEPHEN CHARLES LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE THE LOWELL LETTERS LYRICS, POLEMICS AND POETICS SCENES FROM SEASONS TOMMY’S WAR: JULY 1914 WHY WRITE HAIKU? WISH MAN’S WOOD
Three of the four BENYBOOKS are for the moment still available. These are free or at a reduced price in eBook form only.