The Clay Jar: Haiku, Senryu and Haibun Poems - Paperback

by Caroline Giles Banks (Author)

Part I of "The Clay Jar" includes haiku and senryu poems written over the past 25 years. Many of the poems were originally published in "frogpond," the journal of the Haiku Society of America, as well as in other nationally and internationally recognized journals, magazines and anthologies. Part II includes haibun, a form of poetry which combines short prose and haiku. It is often used as a form of travel diary. The collected poems reflect the author's sense of irony and social conscience as she observes human relations and emotions, world events and the natural world. The poet's style aims for brevity, levity, a sense of immediacy and lightness.

Author Biography

Caroline Giles Banks is an award-winning poet whose work has been published in numerous literary journals, magazines and anthologies. Her poetry books include "Warm Under the Cat: Haiku and Senryu Poems," "The Clock Chimes: Haiku and Senryu Poems," and "The Weight of Whiteness: A Memoir in Poetry." Dr. Banks, a cultural anthropologist by training and profession, was educated at Wellesley College, the University of New Mexico, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Chicago. She taught anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.