frogments an experiment of form and words

frogments from the frag pool review

Canadian writers Gary Barwin and Derek Beaulieu have written an interesting book about Bashô and his famous frog pond haiku. The writers have a wonderful time playing with the words and ideas of the haiku within the context of the many different attempts at interpretation. In doing this exercise they explore a wide range of contemporary thoughts on what the haiku can and cannot do, or better yet, what uses have we made of a simple expression of a moment in our personal reality.