briefly in spring: haiku and senryu

‘Judith E.P. Johnson’s haiku have a down-to-earth flavour reminiscent of Issa one of Japan’s four great haiku masters. Her haiku are like little sake cups of imagery. Read at a gulp or sipped and savoured they capture moments and movement a connection to a natural object or a wry social observation. Above all these tiny polished gems reveal a keen sense of wonder. They capture the essence of haiku in a way very few English language versions do.’ – Liza Dalby author of The Tale of Murasaki