“The images in the book are the best I have seen in any book on haiku or calligraphy ever.
The attention to the reproduction of their fine art work makes you reach out and touch it
to see if it is an ‘original’…”
Last Bite truly qualifies as a ‘one of a kind’ for your bookshelf. It is a true creation by Rosenberry Books.
Each copy is built for you and hand made. The type is clear and wonderfully placed on each page.
Just touching this book will make you a better person, or so it seems!
This entire effort began as an exposition the poet and two artists did for the Inter-Section Gallery
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We are blessed that they chose to allow their entire
exhibit to be placed into this volume.
First, there is the haiku of Robert Moyer. A long time haiku poet, his technique is well honed,
and his haiku are enough to bring the moment portrayed to the front of your cerebellum.
He is that good!…
The next thing you will notice is that each poem has an image, and some have two, by the two artists
who have contributed to this work. This is the hard part of this review. How do I tell you that
Guntram Porps and Mona Wu have given Bob’s haiku a run for the money!
The images in the book are the best I have seen in any book on haiku or calligraphy ever.
The attention to the reproduction of their fine art work makes you reach out and touch it
to see if it is an ‘original’. It isn’t, but it could be, they are that faithful to the work of the artist.
The poems are reproduced in ink and brush on the images by Robert and the artists themselves
in a way that makes this volume truly unique. For some ‘hints’, and that is all a computer screen
can do, go to Rosenberry Books and you will see for yourself,
— but when you actually see the work in the finished book you will be further astounded. It is truly something you have to experience.
Again, I am stuck with words, and they are failing, but this is a one of a kind book. I will treasure this volume, and take care of it. It won’t be on my bookshelf, it will be on my desk.
Anyone who wants to see some of the best haiku, presented with images that would make Buson’s chest swell with pride, should own this book. I am still stunned by the simple beauty of this work.
Thanks to all, and for Rosenberry Books for bringing this to us. This one is a keeper.
— read the entire review by Mike Rehling in Cattails from The United Haiku and Tanka Society
