Interviews

Isabella Mori writes novels, short fiction, poetry and nonfiction, and is the author of three books of and about poetry

Though I had dabbled in writing formulaic haiku off and on for years, it was not until joining social media that I discovered the depth and complexity of this form.

 I don’t remember the specific time I was first introduced to haiku … elementary school perhaps?  But I do remember reading Miss Happiness and Miss Flower, a book about two Japanese dolls who are adopted into a North American family, and how they wish to have a traditional Japanese house, furniture, clothing … how I learned to appreciate the simple elegance of the Japanese way of life.  That for me is embodied in the concepts of haiku.