the
loose thread, edited by Jim Kacian et al. (Winchester,
Va.: Red Moon Press, 2002). 156 pages, perfectbound,
5.5" x 8.375". ISBN 1-893959-26-0. $14
+ shipping from the publisher at PO Box 2461, Winchester,
VA 22604-1661.
The
sixth in the series of Red Moon anthologies of English-language
haiku contains many fine haiku and senryu. Some of the haibun
are a delight, while others show what a long way we have
to go in adapting that genre to the English language. This
volume also contains several essays including Robert Spiesss
"A Certain Open Secret About Haiku," reprinted
from Modern Haiku 32.1. Overall a very worthwhile
volume.