Comet: Poetry & Other Short Pieces

by Keith Eldred

Santa writes haikus—a peaceful practice suited to long, dark, cold nights. Emulating him, Mrs. Claus and each reindeer write haikus as well. Now, for the first time, we can read their artful and contemplative works. NORTH POLE HAIKU is a unique series that shows new sides of old friends. In all, the 10 books have 682 haikus to traverse. And the print books have interlocking back covers that form one image.

Keith Eldred worked with each “North Poet” one-on-one to shape the series. He contributed the supplemental pieces that conclude each book. This effort is part of THIS IS RED, a project with his wife Janet. Her diagnosis of dementia inspired their bucket-list moonshot. Learn more about that and see all THIS IS RED books on Keith’s author page. 

Please Each sentence that you just read (plus this one), is, yes, a haiku.

Topics and total numbers of haikus in this Birds (7) … Driving (4) … Entertainment (14) … Memory (7) … Nature (8) … Perception (7) … Seasons (11)

Bonus short Reluctant Giver … Aloft … The Bleachers

82 pages, Paperback

Published June 16, 2020

About the author

Keith Eldred created the THIS IS RED project with his wife Janet, a public library director diagnosed with early-stage dementia. With Janet's condition making every day precious, they decided to make the most of 2020, the year of their 30th anniversary, by publishing 20 books. All profits from these titles go the Hollidaysburg Area Public Library, where Janet works. See more at www.thisis.red.