Yanty's Butterfly

Yanty's Butterfly is an international haiku anthology dedicated to Yanty Tjiam (1981-2015) and her family. Yanty was a haiku poet who passed away in 2015. She was a beloved member of our Haiku Nook community on Google+. In honor of Yanty 20 poets from Canada the U.K. Germany Persia Sri Lanka Ukraine South Africa Taiwan the Philippines and the U.S. have come together to create this anthology. In the spirit of Yanty Tjiam and global connectedness our anthology embodies a transformative power all its own. Yanty's Butterfly consists of over 600 poems spanning the variety of haiku forms: three-line haiku two-line haiku one-line haiku four-line haiku traditional haiku (5-7-5) concrete haiku tanka and haibun. Featuring haiku from Yanty Tjiam George Klacsanzky Fei Zhan and award-winning poet Alan Summers Yanty's Butterfly is an essential addition to the haiku literature of the 21st century.