Editing Quote by Frank Black

“haiku were not written to be weighed down with commentary. (Buson, p. 103)”

— Harold G. Henderson

“Beauty of a haiku is its limitations.”

— Nanette L. Avery

Not many poets have editors.

— Kevin Young

“I had never thought of haiku, or any kind of poetry for that matter, as a social activity.”

— Abigail Friedman

I've always wanted editors that actually edited my poems.

— Victoria Chang

“I would hate to see seventeen people with monosyllabic names like Mike or Ann die, but if they did, and you wrote down all…

— Jarod Kintz

“The Essential Haiku: Versions of Bashō, Buson, & Issa, edited by Robert Hass.”

— Michael Wallace

“Haikus are easy But sometimes don't make sense Refrigerator”

— Rolf Nelson

“Haiku Critical thinking is a necessary tool to survive today.”

— Sanjo Jendayi

One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the…

— John Gardner

“I'm writing haiku. Not for English class but just because. It turns out swearing off poetry doesn't work the way swearing off lima beans…

— Sarah Dooley

“A good editor doesn't rewrite words, she rewires synapses.”

— S. Kelley Harrell