Winnipeg Free Press reviews frogments

frogments from the frag pool

[frogments from the frag pool: haiku after Basho] is whimsical and diverting, with the humour accumulating as the reader works through the variations. While this collection seems intended primarily as a poetic exercise, the different ways in which Basho’s words are interpreted can be fascinating. The book illustrates a number of different theories of poetic composition, and the concrete poems in particular show how letters can make meaning even when not arranged in words. A book like this could be extremely useful for creative writing students, while still being fun to read.