Brooks Books is known for publishing retrospective collections by some of our best haiku poets. Milkweed, Selected Haiku and Senryu by Alexis Rotella, continues in that tradition.
“Alexis Rotella is uniformly considered to be one of the major haiku poets of the 20th century. Milkweed, her 41st collection, reveals that her talent continues undiminished into the 21st.”
—George Swede, Editor of Global Haiku
“Each haiku in Milkweed is a perfect little tale by a poet who is in love with the world. The Buddha said, “May we be awake one moment before we die” and Alexis Rotella is awake and watching, then makes reality into distilled moments. Milkweed is a perfect title for Alexis Rotella—a plant that nourishes all who touch it.”
—Grace Cavalieri, Maryland Poet Laureate
Some sample haiku and senryu:
Late August
I bring him the garden
in my skirt
At the top
of the Ferris wheel
lilac scent
After speaking—
we unknot each other’s
sentences
Moving with
the clock tower’s shadow
the flower lady
An old woman with bread
waves the geese down
from the sky
Milkweed is available from Brooks Books.
See also: Alexis Rotella Remembers in Juxta.
