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Haiku Utterances 
by Marie Bortolotto

300 Zen-Inspired One-Line Poems to Liberate the Imaginal Heart

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A few excerpts from Haiku Utterances:

pinned to the sidewalk white paper butterfly

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   have you stopped to say hello little sparrow

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   fragrance of emptiness in her hand a tiny flower

  all frogs on the tree stump gone! except one
 


Paperback, 110 pages

In Haiku Utterances, Marie Bortolotto invites us to slow down and attune to the poetic utterances that speak to us and through us from the heart of existence. Dropping the rules of traditional Japanese haiku, she writes in a free verse style that reflects ordinary day-to-day experiences. Most of the poems in this collection were gathered during daily walks while she was recovering from a lengthy illness. At first one may consider them too simplistic or insignificant, but once they seep into our hearts our eyes can see a depth of beauty found in the present moment. This book encourages us to cultivate an imaginal way of seeing by listening to the haiku utterances in our own lives.

Customer Review:

 

A Lesson in Contemplation
Some haiku experts have said that a haiku should be expressed in a single breath and that’s exactly what Haiku Utterances allows us to do…also to remember to focus on our breath and simple moments in our daily life, like #134 that captures a sunny day and a crow in an empty sky…this book points to how we can all slow down, be observant and present as we move through our daily activities. Highly recommend:)

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