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This is Sheila Windsor's first solo collection of poems and ink paintings, drawn from over twenty years of almost daily practice. She began writing mainstream poetry, with publication and award success (in independent small press journals and anthologies), met haiku in English circa two decades ago, fell in love with the succinct form and has subsequently focused almost exclusively on haikai - the collective term for haiku, renku, haibun, tanka and haiga: the Japanese forms. Some works here are previously published, some are decorated and some are new - at the time of publication she holds over forty five international literary awards, all but two for haikai. Windsor's poetry is published around the globe and translated into an array of languages from Gaelic to French, Polish to Persian to Japanese. Totem was shortlisted for The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Distinguished Book Award 2016.

A collaborative book of 100 cherita poems by Sheila Windsor and Larry Kimmel

poetry: a sequence of 100 cherita by Larry Kimmel and Sheila Windsor.

LOCAL historian Sheila Rooney gives a vivid illustrated account of the distinctive history of Windsor and Eton over the last 1,000 years. Windsor's long, close association with the monarchy and Eton's world-famous school have had a strong influence on the character of the area. Although the town existed to serve the castle, it too has an interesting history. At times the streets swarmed with beggars and prostitutes and, in the 18th century, the town was notorious for its squalid, overcrowded, unsanitary slums. There is a detailed account of the clearance and rebuilding that took place in the 19th century, prompted by the coming of the railway, and the process of restoration and renewal that has formed the Windsor of today. This meticulously researched history, which is illustrated with over 200 pictures and photographs, will prove revealing reading and a fascinating source of reference for Windsor residents, past and present.

A collection of 31 haiku, senryu & small poems. The 10th anniversary edition.