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Taboo Haiku: An International Selection
Edited by Richard Krawiecn.d.; 104pp; Pa; Avisson Press,P.O. Box 38816, Greensboro, NC 27438. Npl.By Tim W. BrownTraditionally, haiku merges an observation of nature with some universal truth, allexpressed in three lines and seventeen syllables. In
Taboo Haiku
editor Richard Krawiechas collected haiku that extend the form's possibilities through earthy subject matter thattraditionalists consider unfit or downright offensive.Thus, rather than haiku about birds or waterfalls or mountains, Krawiec presentshaiku about incest:father's full kisson daughter's lipsher friend gasps--Porchia Moore (p. 19)Menstruation:figure drawing class--in the model's deepest shadowa thin white string--Lee Gurga (p. 40)Bowel functions: peering into the bowl:so little excrementfor so much effort--Dublin Dolores (p. 41)Prostitution:out of the brothelthinking of xmas presentsfor the children--Dietmar Tauchner (p. 64)1
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