Kinjo, Keishu Ogawa’s first haiku collection, observes the nearby world in clear language while allowing urban solitude and humor to surface. As the title suggests, it looks closely at what lies underfoot rather than at distant scenery, finding poetry in ordinary life.

By looking at what is close at hand, the poems reveal the lyric depth of everyday life.

Chigi, Mai Nishimiya’s second haiku collection, is driven by a youthful impulse to see things from fresh angles. Gathering poems from the early Heisei years through 2000, it shows a distinctive brightness and sharpness through seasonal scenes.

A collection that shifts familiar perspectives and catches the seasons from a fresh angle.

Bridge, Seiji Hayashi’s first haiku collection, gathers poems from his younger years, including nature poems, family scenes, and a feeling for travel. It shows a style that turns small conversations and seasonal moments into direct, warm haiku.

A first collection that connects scenes from a young life to seasonal poetry like a bridge.

Koten is a haiku collection by Tetsuhiko Hiyama, also known as a scholar of German literature. It brings together an intellectual sensitivity to language and the pleasure of sealing a scene into a brief poem, selected from about fifteen years of writing.

An intelligent, open collection that seems to seal the spirit of scenery in a small vessel.