Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey: 25th Anniversary Edition: Revised & Expanded

By Clark Strand

• The book has a strong pent-up demand due to Strands ongoing teaching of Haiki. This 25th expanded Anniversary edition is long-awaited by his many fans. Strand has continued to teach and write Haiku all these years. There are only two used paperbacks offered on Amazon for 58 and 216 dollars.
• Author is a well-known authority and active participant Haiku; he leads a monthly haiku a weekly contest sponsored by Tricycle Magazine. He also leads Haiku retreats and workshops nationally.
• Author has a strong following. He has 4.8K followers on his personal Facebook page and 3,296 followers on his author Facebook page.
• Seeds enjoys a dual readership: literary and spiritual. The spirituality described in the book is of a universal nature. It about how to slow down and see what is around one, which is also the bedrock principle for writing Haiku.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing
• Release date: Feb 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781948626866

Clark Strand

Clark Strand is a former Zen Buddhist monk and contributing editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The author of Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey, he currently leads the Koans of the Bible Study Group in Woodstock, New York.

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