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# Nick Virgilio:A Life in Haiku

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## Customer Reviews

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    Nick Virgilio Keeps the Haiku Torch Alive
  

*by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2012*

I love this book of new haiku by the great American haiku poet, Nick Virgilio, who was writing as American haiku was testing its wings.  The older collections of Nick's haiku have been long out of print and command high prices, which are beyond most poets' range.  This book is brimming with familiar classics as well as classics-to-be. But the reader is treated to way more than poetry; included here are down-to-earth essays by Nick, which are refreshing for the homespun way in which the humble haiku master encourages new writers.  In one essay, he walks the reader through his own up-and-down writing process, which is a sort of intuitive brailling one's way to just the right imagery.  There is a transcript of a touching radio interview Nick did not long before he died during which he got tearful at points talking about topics that moved him deeply.  To round out the book, there are family photos that include his parents as well as Nick's beloved brother who died in the Vietnam War and who inspired some of the most poignant elegiac haiku poetry written to date; and shots of Nick at haiku readings, staring innocently into the eye of the camera.  I especially appreciated the addition of two personal pieces by dear friends of Nick's--one a priest, the other a fellow poet--which complete the circle of love, celebration and admiration done up in true Jersey style.  Even the back cover photo of Nick in a t-shirt banging away at his typewriter captures the unpretentious poet that he was, shedding light perhaps on why he is buried near Walt Whitman--a fellow Camden bard.  Although those captivated by the current gendai (modern) experimentation in haiku may find themselves understimulated by Nick's haiku, grounded in everyday urban life, Raffael de Gruttola is to be commended for the fine job he has done in selecting haiku that reflect Nick's wide-ranging genius.  Haiku poets inspired by Basho, Buson, Issa and Shiki will surely find a home in their hearts for Nick Virgilio.

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    Superb Haiku from an American Master
  

*by J***I on Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2019*

I'd been looking for a collection of Virgilio's haiku for many years, perhaps two decades.  Finally found it.  Worth the look.  Exquisite work from a man who is revered in Japan for his writing.

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    It provides an extensive number of Virgilio's best known haiku
  

*by W***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015*

This is a must book for any American who is interested in Haiku poetry.  It provides an extensive number of Virgilio's best known haiku .. plus it has invaluable essays of and interviews of Virgilio on national public radio.  Most other haiku books I have only show tradition and acceptable formats mainly from the classic Japanese  point of view.  This book takes it into American haiku, which is what I like  to write.  I feel that finally a book was written for me.

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