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Ruth Yarrow is one of the most accomplished haiku poets writing in English. Lit from Within is her long-awaited personal selection from nearly 5 decades of highly-acclaimed work, and her first volume with Red Moon Press.

GHANA 21 HAIKU is unbelievably precious. After all, this delightful poetic form was not only exclusively Japanese until recently, but its Ghanaian manifestation may not be more than half a decade old. This collection is from Adjei Agyei Baah, the undoubtedly prolific headliner of a group of courageous, playful, yet profoundly serious poets.This excellent volume is also a potent symbol of our times. It is a great example of a certain easy and respectful claim to all the artistic heritage of the world, by all the peoples of the world: wherever they were, and are, produced.Meanwhile, and happily, contemporary global artistic imagination is not limited by any kind of timidity. Or maybe some from the post-colonial world possess the certainty of those who have confronted the sobering fact of having to produce poetry and other forms of literature in the languages of peoples of other continents. To put it simply, if Africans have had to write in English, French, Portuguese, and other European languages, then they can challenge their imagination with haiku. In contemporary speak, Adjei has "added value" to this collection in two ways. To begin with, he has provided a beautiful Asante Akan version for each haiku, and thereby also created a wonderful riddle for the reader. So of course, we are left to wonder forever which version came first: the English, or the Asante Akan. Meanwhile, he has also illustrated each poem with an exquisite version of Adinkra symbols (Ghanaian ideograms). The Adinkra symbols are one of a group of the many collections of early African writings that were stopped from developing into full orthographies by wars, the relentless and alternating tropical rains, droughts, the excessive dryness, and the heavy humidity. Then there was colonial intervention and its negative and heavily repressive ways of looking at anything and everything African. From/ "cocoa beverage /the farmer only smells the aroma/ in Ghana"/ to /"morning radio/ everyone knows the way forward/ in Ghana"/. Adjei takes a very clear look at Ghana in these poems. The resulting haikus are funny, disturbing and just brilliant. Dear readers, enjoy.--Professor Ama Ata Aidoo/ Writer & Founder, Mmbaasem Foundation.

It is the time for the third in a series of 'Atoms of Haiku'. AOH - Volume III will be a special contribution to the cause of spreading knowledge about Haiku to all parts of the world. This time around one of our featured Haijin Alan Summers has written a beautiful essay about the Haiku structure. We have two more featured Haijin this year. Don Baird and Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy are the seasoned Haijin who shared their beautiful Haiku on AOH - Volume III. It is an honor to thank all the 16 authors who contributed to this anthology - Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ajaya Mahala, Alan Summers, Angelee Deodhar, Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Ben Moeller-Gaa, Bryan Rickert, Don Baird, Goran Gatalica, Greg Ibesate, Hammad Khan, Maria Laura Valente, Saffiyyah Patel, Srinivasa Rao Sambangi, Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy and Vandana Parashar.

Author's United is proudly presenting the fifth anthology "Atoms of Haiku - Volume II" in continuation of its previous efforts. This anthology is a continuation of success story of Atoms of Haiku - Volume I. Haiku is the latest form of poetry that has come from the past and it is spreading throughout the world. Author's United has teamed up with the seasoned editors like Archana Kapoor Nagpal, and Hammad Khan to create a blend of Haiku with different styles into one book. It is an honor to thank all the 19 authors who contributed to this anthology - Adjei Agyei-Baah, Aparna Pathak, Archana Kapoor Nagpal, Christine L. Villa, Damir Janjalija, David Ishaya Osu, Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian, Hammad Khan, Jane Meme, Kala Ramesh, Maria Tomczak, Pat Geyer, Pravat Kumar Padhy, Saffiyyah Patel, Sandip Chauhan, Sanjukta Asopa, Sehrish Sarvar, Srinivasa Rao Sambangi and Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy.

Esse trio formado por Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ikuyo Yoshimura, e Maki Starfield produziu um grande volume de haikus de uma percepção bem lapidada. Ao empregar a imagem de janela, cada poeta convida o leitor a cruzar campos enigmáticos repletos de natureza, deleite e descobertas: um novo caminho para compreender o haiku e um novo haiku para compreender o caminho. (Trecho da Introdução, por Maki Starfield)

Este trío de Adjei Agyei-Baah, Ikuyo Yoshimura y Maki Starfield ha producido un volumen de haiku profundamente perspicaz. Empleando las imágenes de las ventanas, cada poeta invita al lector a cruzar a un reino enigmático lleno de naturaleza, deleite y descubrimiento: una nueva forma de entender el haiku y una nueva comprensión del haiku del camino. (Citado de "Forward" por Maki Starfield)

A novel.