AIKU The Way of Love: A story told in Haiku

AIKU The Way of Love: A story told in Haiku

Naturally pronouncing “haiku” as “aiku”, Rita has dared to transform a collection of haiku into a book of aiku (love poems), in her own unique voice. The storyteller in her pulls us into a personal journey that flows at times in a crescendo, at times only with a whisper, but, like a drum, its rhythm is relentlessly attuned to her heartbeat. Each haiku evocative, elegant and deeply lyrical, is a significant moment in a long, intimate story where the alchemy of love unfolds as a bridge to her ultimate freedom…Spellbinding! kris moon kondo, artist and poet, Japan. AIKU The Way of Love is a surprising debut collection from Rita R. Melissano that will no doubt raise some eyebrows in the short poetry scene. This first book in a three-volume series consists of a hundred and seventy-four micro-poems that are held together on the delicate thread of a love narrative – like a necklace of precious stones that reflect a powerful, yet subtle, emotional range from longing, loss and, of course, love. Sean O’Connor, award winning Irish author, founding editor of The Haibun Journal and haibun editor of Presence. www.seanwriter.com