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    A Haiku Collection
    A Haiku Collection
    A Haiku Collection
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    A Haiku Collection

    By Brian Avey

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    Haiku, a popular Japanese poetic genre, has interested writers of many cultures and languages. Its brevity and the use of conventions such as the kigo or seasonal word have proved to be an effective medium of personal expression. In A Haiku Collection, the author shares the experience of using this simple yet highly expressive form to reflect on the inevitable chances and changes in life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrian Avey
    Release dateNov 5, 2010
    ISBN9781458142184
    A Haiku Collection
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    Brian Avey

    I was born in Burley, Idaho, and began playing the piano at the age of 4 years. After the family moved to San Diego, I continued to study music, and gave recitals, was soloist with community symphony orchestras, and toured Europe with the San Diego Youth Symphony.I attended SDSU, where I studied piano, viola and world music, graduating with a Bachelor of Music in 1981. Following graduation, I worked for a software company, and eventually became a V.P. of Linguistics in charge of research and development of machine translation.After almost 20 years in the software industry, I switched careers and worked as a church musician, directing choirs, playing organ and piano, and teaching music. My most recent work is at St Patrick Church in Carlsbad, CA.I traveled to several countries, including Canada, Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Mexico, Japan and Taiwan. I continue to be interested in languages, world cultures, music, art and literature. Languages that I speak or am quite familiar with include Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.Presently, I reside in San Diego, CA.

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      A Haiku Collection - Brian Avey

      Introduction

      First, I confess that I am not a haiku expert. So, if the reader seeks the product of vast knowledge and experience, it would be best to look elsewhere. This collection of verses in haiku style represents a literary do-it-yourself approach – the partial result of my experiment (perhaps ‘experience’ is a better word) in creative journal writing. My success at keeping a diary or journal over the years has been dismal at best. In nearly all cases, I discarded journals kept for varying lengths of time. On the other hand, my verses have stayed with me, offering continued opportunities to reflect about important times and formative events in my life.

      In order to get the most out of writing as an art, I encourage anyone to seek instruction, especially from a master teacher. However, haiku is a form at which one can succeed without formal training, at least as a personal creative venture. It involves writing about something that is close to the writer – personal experience. A familiarity with haiku gained through reading and self study will help in discovering the depth and vividness of expression possible in a form characterized by brevity and a connection with nature.

      Long ago, inspired by a friend, I tried repeatedly to chronicle my life in writing, and made

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