Straight Up Haiku

About the Book

This debut collection of haiku is a hilarious departure from traditional nature-driven poetry into the madness of public busses, tedious chores and the search for love in the modern world. In 2001, Christine Freeland began a personal diary written solely in haiku format, and over time it evolved into this body of work. By condensing each day's events into just seventeen syllables, she captures and communicates subtle drama unlike any other memoir. Meet her friends and follow her through morning commutes, drunken nights out, and Sundays in bed. This witty look at the mundane offers proof that fact is often stranger than fiction.

About the Author

Christine Freeland is a graduate of the University of Washington's English Literature program and the author of two zines, Under the Influence and Undulate, both of which are no longer in publication. She is the sole contributor to www.sleepwalkdiary.com and is currently working on a novel loosely based on the ideas therein.

She divides her time between Seattle and Ghent, Belgium.