writer, singer, actor, athlete, lyricist, composer, illustrator, lecturer, teacher, coach, news reporter, bus driver,
lighthouse sweeper, lobster fisherman, house builder, house parent , construction worker, songwriter, guitarist,
flautist, filmmaker, playwright, printer, publisher, director, producer, professor, feasibility advisor, paper boy,
garbage man, salesman, life-counselor, camp-counselor, college dean, university executive vice president, farmhand,
and quite likely a few more ...
There are many wonderful haijin out there deftly presenting the case for haiku. I'm probably better suited as an observer; rather more like a student of the art than a lawyer for its defense (or prosecution). Anonymity (the closest we can get to invisibility) facilitates a wish/need to breathe-in each now-moment as fully liberated as possible. There is a serene freedom in solitude. It affords an extraordinary luxury to absorb life . . . wherein, sometimes, I might jot down a few ordinary notes.
To quote Ryokan (a favorite poet):
"the nightingale's song / brings me out of a dream: / the morning glows"
. . . then the very fine haijin ai li:
"quiet observation enables us to write truthfully"
. . . to which I can only add:
"yes!"
— b. brady
"Brett Brady, an astonishing poet and lyricist of rare sensitivity and accomplishment, I value his talent very highly"
—Michael Hoppé, composer
"Brett Brady's haiku poems are exqms1te and his lyrics are enchanting. One doesn't just read one of his poems or lyrics, one experiences them"
—Colleen ''Zelda"Nash, former aviation/space journalist.
"Brett Brady is not just a profound poet and a particularly unique musician; he is a Renaissance-Man, to be sure: an extraordinary talent.. .most of all a true artist"
—Andrea Razzauti, artist/composer
"Brett Brady's new haiku and senryu collection a translucent moon is searingly beautiful —each poem a finely crafted gem. The poems fix on the tiny details, as well as the larger things of nature and humanity, that make up our world:
"ocean-to-ocean / in the eye of an eagle / all one tapestry."
—Leah Maines, author/publisher/art-designer
"To penetrate beyond the walls of our insular-selves and fully explore the world as it is, invites us to collaborate in
its artistry — truth resonates in a single flash of intuitive insight... there is no such thing as a 'second-time' experience...
and this is haiku!"
—brett brady
Brett Brady
—brett brady
foggy autumn lake...
an occasional ripple
to break the silence