Cat Haiku

Rating:
Summary: Clearly a minority view but ...
Review: This book has delightful pen and ink drawings of cats - realistic or as cats' would look if their faces were more expressive.

The haiku, on the other hand, confuses external form for the "essence" of haiku ... if the syllables track it must be haiku. To fill the syllable requirements, the text employes all the cliches about cats. Since cats (at least the ones I live with) are masters of the present moment and understatement, haiku seems a natural form for poetry "written" by cats. Unfortunately, this book is not it.

One entry did catch my attention, although I fear it has a misprint: "Yes, actually, / I am burying a moose (sic)/ In the litter box!"

If you love cats, try "The Fur Person" instead.