Michael Stipe, et al.

The Haiku Year
A collection of daily haikus written by seven friends to keep in touch over the course of a year.
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Catherine DavisFirst to recβSeven friends (including Michael Stype, Douglas A. Martin, and Grant Lee Phillips) make a pact to write a haiku a day as a way to keep in touch. Captures everyday moments from the exquisite to the mundane. Profane, funny, sad, and so much unexpected beauty. patio furniture where we laughed now covered in snowβ
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Ginny Branchβ@Catherine Davis Thank you for this rec! Delightful book of haikus shared between seven friends over a year in 1996 (Michael Stipe being one of them). Itβs a cozy and quiet little book and I love this page below. Makes me want to start writing haikus on postcards to my friends πβ
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