Fabre, Gilles, ed. and trans. Early Morning Firefly: An Adaptation of the Japanese Saijiki. Dublin: Fishing Cat Press, 8 November 2024.
There are very few English-language saijiki (compendiums of haiku season words), so when I recently heard about this one I decided to buy it. Following the Japanese publishing custom, it has an exact date of publication rather than just a year of publication.
Henderson, Harold G. An Introduction to Haiku: An Anthology of Poems and Poets from Bashō to Shiki. Garden City, NY: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1958.
This is one of the first books about haiku ever published in the United States, and it had a huge influence on the English-language haiku community. I decided to buy it to read for historical purposes. Although it remains in print in paperback, I was able to find a hardcover copy of the original edition in good condition for a reasonable price, and bought it instead.
Padden, Lorraine A. Upwelling: Haiku, Senryu, Tanka and Haibun. Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, 2022.
Padden recently had an issue of confluence dedicated to her work, and it is fantastic, so I decided to buy her book.
Daniel Shank Cruz 