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…her poetry steams off the surface and you inhale it.

Alan Summers
editor: Haijinx, UK.

Jan Bostok has been the spirit of haiku and senryu in English in the southern hemisphere for over thirty years. Since I have known and admired Jan's efforts almost from their beginnings, I thought I knew something of her work. However, 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.

William J. Higginson
author: The Haiku Seasons, Haiku World, The Haiku Handbook, USA.

Jan Bostok is a world class maker of haiku. As publisher, editor, teacher and judge, she has made a matchless contribution to haiku in Australia. Her haiku is beautifully crafted, honest and grounded in her landscapes. This book will surely set the benchmark for haiku publications and be the definitive source for study of haiku in Australia.

John Bird
editor: HaikuOz, Australia.

Love, poignancy, honesty, humour and courage - there is much to commend this collection; and one can recommend it as a pleasure to read. You'll want to return to it again and again.

Patricia Prime

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Extract

selections from chapter 4: graffiti tag

the haiku poet
cannot speak today
of human nature

graffiti tag
someone i knew
a long time ago

first firefly springs into light

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