I’m very excited to be able to offer a brand new collection of poetry by acclaimed poet of New England, Paul Marion. These 70 haiku were written over the past 40 years. Each one is a portal into another realm: an orderly but open ended exploration of a single moment. These haiku reconnect us with our own inner awareness and remind us that we don’t need great eyesight to observe and appreciate the present with great focus and clarity. That focus and clarity is a soothing tonic and this book is packed with that kind of gentle medicine.

Paul Marion’s writing has been published all over the world. He is the author of many books including Union River: Poems and Sketches and the editor of Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings by Jack Kerouac.

I grew up with Paul Marion’s poetry, so it is a great honor to be able to bring some of his buoyant and earthy language into Super Large Print.