briefly in spring

<p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0 0 0);><span style=font-kerning: none;>'Judith E.P. Johnson's haiku have a down-to-earth flavour reminiscent of Issa one of Japan's four great haiku masters. Her haiku are like little sake cups of imagery. Read at a gulp or sipped and savoured they capture moments and movement a connection to a natural object or a wry social observation. Above all these tiny polished gems reveal a keen sense of wonder. They capture the essence of haiku in a way very few English language versions do.' - Liza Dalby author of <em>The Tale of Murasaki</em></span></p><p><span style=font-kerning: none;><em><br></em></span></p>