Haiku Princess: Poems in Ascending Order of Profanity
by H. O. Tanager
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Pub Date Sep 05 2015 | Archive Date Jan 01 2016
Description
Original haiku plus vintage images = Haiku Princess.
Traditional haiku - at least the most interesting of the genre - includes the "volta," or "turn," a rhetorical shift or dramatic change in thought or emotion. Pairing modern, slantwise thoughts with Victorian images, Haiku Princess expands on the idea of the "volta" of a poem to include a visual layer... because it just seemed right.
Paired with Victorian illustrations, conveniently ordered from least-to-most profane (as interpreted by the author), and written by a Haiku Deathmatch Champion, these poems have been specially selected not to bore you, and perhaps make you wise.
Traditional haiku - at least the most interesting of the genre - includes the "volta," or "turn," a rhetorical shift or dramatic change in thought or emotion. Pairing modern, slantwise thoughts with Victorian images, Haiku Princess expands on the idea of the "volta" of a poem to include a visual layer... because it just seemed right.
Paired with Victorian illustrations, conveniently ordered from least-to-most profane (as interpreted by the author), and written by a Haiku Deathmatch Champion, these poems have been specially selected not to bore you, and perhaps make you wise.
A Note From the Publisher
H. O. Tanager, founder of the eponymous press, is an author, adventurer, and provocateur. With background in engineering, technical writing, performance art, psychology, nonprofit arts organizing, and parenting, she finally feels qualified to go ahead and co-create beautiful books that amble around and break things. You can read her hashtag-infested blog at www.HOTanager.com.
Advance Praise
"Wickedly gorgeous!" - Barton Lee Jackson II
"H.O. Tanager's not afraid to open any long-closed closet or dig into any cellar or attic; rather she's on a mission to do so." - Amazon Customer "Ice Cowboy"
"This collection of haikus starts out with baby steps before falling deep into mayhem and debauchery with each subsequent section. Just as an aging woman begins to care less about what the world thinks, Haiku Princess has no qualms about getting drunk and saying whatever she damn well pleases." - Sacha Jacobsen
"This work is not appropriate for children. Or teenagers. Or adults. Or anybody. If I was to summarize this work, I would call it the antithesis of propriety. Saying it "gets a bit dark" would be like saying 'Kennedy and Castro had a little tiff.' It unabashedly celebrates the ascension into darkness." - Amazon Customer "Amazon Customer"
"H.O. Tanager's not afraid to open any long-closed closet or dig into any cellar or attic; rather she's on a mission to do so." - Amazon Customer "Ice Cowboy"
"This collection of haikus starts out with baby steps before falling deep into mayhem and debauchery with each subsequent section. Just as an aging woman begins to care less about what the world thinks, Haiku Princess has no qualms about getting drunk and saying whatever she damn well pleases." - Sacha Jacobsen
"This work is not appropriate for children. Or teenagers. Or adults. Or anybody. If I was to summarize this work, I would call it the antithesis of propriety. Saying it "gets a bit dark" would be like saying 'Kennedy and Castro had a little tiff.' It unabashedly celebrates the ascension into darkness." - Amazon Customer "Amazon Customer"
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