The downpour ends . . .
much discussion inside
the balsam fir
After the burial
my eyes on the shadows
of everything
Flooded plain —
fence tops show which water
belongs to whom
in the freezer,
three starter snowmen –
not a cloud in the sky
[Feb. 1, 2005]
Responding to a post by Musclehead, Evan Schaeffer asks 
topic far too frequently to offer a one-breath summary. Check
page. If you must read only one post, make it this one. The
problem is surely much more than Musclehead’s concern that
we do whatever the client wants, and much more than over-the-
top advertising, as Evan has suggested.
too much credit for longterm strategizing.
question. Put me in Roberterson Davies’ corner, please. You’re only
as miserable as you choose to be.
The downpour ends . . .
much discussion inside
the balsam fir
After the burial
my eyes on the shadows
of everything
Flooded plain —
fence tops show which water
belongs to whom
in the freezer,
three starter snowmen –
not a cloud in the sky
[Feb. 1, 2005]
Responding to a post by Musclehead, Evan Schaeffer asks
topic far too frequently to offer a one-breath summary. Check
page. If you must read only one post, make it this one. The
problem is surely much more than Musclehead’s concern that
we do whatever the client wants, and much more than over-the-
top advertising, as Evan has suggested.
too much credit for longterm strategizing.
question. Put me in Roberterson Davies’ corner, please. You’re only
as miserable as you choose to be.
The eleventh and final installment of Jim Kacian’s Haiku Primer
is now available, here. Last month Jim discussed the Performance of haiku; this
month he presents an Endnote, which explains why haiku is “The World’s Longest Poem.”
To read the entire Haiku Primer, click here.
“This is what is necessary for haiku to matter: a sense of its past,
a relevance to the present, a growing into the future.”
jim kacian
Many thanks from your Editor to Jim for allowing us to preview and
present his Haiku Primer at this website. Please take advantage
of his generosity, experience and wisdom.
The eleventh and final installment of Jim Kacian’s Haiku Primer
is now available, here. Last month Jim discussed the Performance of haiku; this
month he presents an Endnote, which explains why haiku is “The World’s Longest Poem.”
To read the entire Haiku Primer, click here.
“This is what is necessary for haiku to matter: a sense of its past,
a relevance to the present, a growing into the future.”
jim kacian
Many thanks from your Editor to Jim for allowing us to preview and
present his Haiku Primer at this website. Please take advantage
of his generosity, experience and wisdom.
He’s a who? Professor Bainbridge is a little bit surprised to be lumped
