Janice Bostok is undoubtedly one of the greatest English-speaking haijin – haiku masters – in the Western world. She is also one of the earliest Australian practitioners of haiku and its related forms – tanka, renga and haibun. With some fifteen books to her credit, her work has also been published and cited widely in the Americas, Europe and Japan. A long-standing member of the Brisbane-based Paper Wasp haiku group and co-editor of Paper Wasp: a journal of Australian haiku, Janice has given unstintingly of her time to promoting the haiku apprehension through articles, reviews, workshops and tutorials, and as judge of many national and international haiku competitions. However, Janice has also been writing stories and articles from personal experience for over thirty years.
I have available 3 books from Janice Bostok available.
Amongst the Graffiti: Collected Haiku & Senryu 1972 -2002
This omnibus collection brings to light more than I knew, by far, and I rejoice to have it now before me. With publication of Amongst the Graffiti, Jan takes her place among the truly outstanding creators of world haiku. More info…
Songs Once Sung: Collected Tanka Poems 1972 – 2003
The tankas are candid and engaging. In them, she faces life squarely, with courage and wryness - but always gently. Her occasional vulnerability is beguiling.To read any of the tanka in this book is to go on a little journey. Each poem seems longer than it actually is because it allows the reader to share and extend the experience. More info…
Stepping Stones: ‘sun on the stepping stone the distance deceiving’
This tender and poignant collection of verse and prose. the celebrated Australian haiku master Janice Bostok tells her story as the mother of an autistic child. More info…
These books are wonderful and very thought proving and refreshing.