{"id":8413,"date":"2026-01-19T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/?p=8413"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:15:04","slug":"book-of-the-week-a-motley-sangha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/book-of-the-week-a-motley-sangha\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of the Week: A Motley Sangha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/degruttolasangha.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8414 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/degruttolasangha.jpg\" alt=\"degruttolasangha\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8414 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehaikufoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/degruttolasangha.jpg\" alt=\"degruttolasangha\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Stanford M. Forrester<\/strong>\u2019s bottle rockets press has put out several themed anthologies. This one (2005) features an all-star cast and is one of the strongest efforts.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Zen retreat \u2014<\/p>\n<p>i awaken<\/p>\n<p>with a cup of coffee<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stanford M. Forrester<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>turning the earth . . .<\/p>\n<p>an inch worm<\/p>\n<p>dangling overhead<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raffael de Gruttola<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the mountain<\/p>\n<p>behind the monastery . . .<\/p>\n<p>just sitting<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Dorsty<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>midnight<\/p>\n<p>say the prayer<\/p>\n<p>take the pill<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Larry Kimmel<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ah lightning<\/p>\n<p>when you were a firefly<\/p>\n<p>&amp; i was a boy!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vincent tripi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>small box from japan<\/p>\n<p>the smile of a clay buddha<\/p>\n<p>through the packing straw<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jerry Kilbride<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>snail shell . . .<\/p>\n<p>the way in . . .<\/p>\n<p>the way out Karma<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tenzing Wangchuk<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The reason we are reprising our early Book of the Week offerings is because we are currently without a Digital Librarian. The Digital Librarian creates new Book of the Week posts for the Foundation, in addition to other tasks. Ideally, s\/he has librarian skills, but it&#8217;s not absolutely necessary. Perhaps you would have an interest in serving the haiku community, and the Foundation, in this way? 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