Day Moon - Haiku and Senyru

Author(s): Jan Napier; Phillips Glen (Illustrator)

Poetry

For me, haiku are a bit like an old mirror. Sometimes the glass is rippled or clouded, but any reflection holds its truth. The glass may show an image softened or coloured by its own faults and inclusions, but essence remains unchanged.As writers of haiku we try to show the 'aha moments' we find in our world, but attempt to present them in a way that's different from the way in which they're usually perceived, and in a manner which reveals the generally overlooked loveliness, strangeness or even humour, present in facets of the mundane. Of course, for each reader, different aspects of the image will have more impact than others. To me, the beauty of language is an important part of every successful haiku, as is the element of surprise.The brevity of haiku means that working within the parameters of this form in order to achieve the desired result, is a tremendous challenge. In order to achieve a 'haiku mind,' it is necessary to move through our days with a heightened sense of awareness, plus an openness to environment and nature which is not generally present in everyday dealings with the world around us. This I have tried to do. Jan Napier


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Jan Napier spent twenty years travelling and working with the Western Australian Showmen’s Association, has acted as roustabout in a New Zealand shearing shed, helped break in children’s ponies, worked in a retirement village, been a cleaner and latterly worked in Coles. Currently, Jan is growing a fernarium and she hopes, poems.

Jan began to write in 2004. Her first two books Smiles to Go (Indian Ocean Press 2004) and All the Fun of the Fair(Ocean Publishing 2005) were collections of short stories. However, it quickly became apparent that her real passion was poetry. Jan has published two collections of poetry Thylacine (Regime Books 2015) and Listening to Frost(Sunline Press 2020).Although Jan came late to haiku she soon found herself intrigued by the intricacies and challenges presented by this form. A fascination developed about the manner in which the world in all its moods and beauty may be mirrored in images and language as bonsaied as the form itself without losing perspective or acuity.This is her first haiku collection.

General Fields

  • : 9780648542452
  • : mulla mulla Press
  • : September 2020
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Paperback
  • : Jan Napier; Phillips Glen (Illustrator)