Over 100 haiku and haiku related poems infused with humour and tender touches by 2 poets, individually and collaboratively. Here are imaginative leaps, vivid phrases, the riches and vigor of conversational style with everyday language. Many of these poems have been published in literary journals and anthologies in Canada, USA, UK, Africa, India, and New Zealand. Several have won awards.
beach volleyball
the grey-haired guy
still has some bounce
Sidney Bending
widow . . .
she turns the dryer on
with pliers
Margaret Rutley
REVIEWS
Superb work. You are extremely gifted haijin! [haiku poets]
– Carlos Colon
From sand castles to swishing hips, from blind dates to blues singers, the images in Whether Forecast remind us again and again of the pleasures of being alive, the conundrum of the human condition. With skill and humour, Sidney Bending and Margaret Rutley (sometimes alone, sometimes together) have created a quiet bouquet of word play, nostalgia, effervescence (“meditation/ loosening a not/ in my stomach” SB). A book to treasure.
– Terry Ann Carter, author,
TOKAIDO (Red Moon Press, 2017),
Winner of the Touchstone Distinguished Book Award
Whether Forecast is sprinkled throughout with humour, wordplay, and the twists and turns of life. While each poet brings her own insights to her work, Bending and Rutley write collaboratively in a single voice that is as playful as it is personal. Their diversity of poetic styles makes Whether Forecast a delightful read.
– Jim Force |
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