True to its name, tiny collections of tiny (10 lines maximum) poems. Although there aren't many traditional 5-7-5 haiku, most of the work relies on the kind of imagistic snapshot that most Westerners associate with that tradition. Not always pretty snapshots: check Lyn Lifshin's "AIDS Hospice" or VietNam vet Bill Shields' "a purple enough heart".--luigi
This review originally appeared in TapRoot Reviews #1,
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