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Sirens and Rain
Barry George
Accents Publishing is proud to bring to you the latest collection by haiku master Barry George. More than 100 brilliant haiku, organized in five seasons, take us on a moment-by-moment journey through life in the big city. We feel lucky to be able to see through the eyes of such a sensitive poet.
What Others Say About Sirens and Rain
Barry George's nuanced juxtapositions of events in the natural world with those of various human activities evoke a range of vivid sensations and emotions. This book confirms that George is among the best of haiku poets.
—George Swede
Featuring an eclectic and inspired range of vignettes, Sirens and Rain celebrates Philadelphia with poetic dexterity and brilliance. Poem after poem brings out the essence of how human activities blend seamlessly with nature. This is clearly the work of a poet engaged, aware, and attuned to the finest details and character of his city.
—Tom Clausen
What I admire about Barry George's poetry is the possibility for human utterance within a contemporary scene—not unlike the lyric poem in modern English—explored in Japanese short forms. In three lines he paints a scene as contemporary as Edward Hopper, strikes notes as American as Aaron Copland.
—Jeanie Thompson
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city dawn—
window washers
rise on their scaffold
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sidewalk pigeons
scattering
the day moon
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overcast sky—
the wobble
in a distant V of geese
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daybreak—
the outline of the city
on Venetian blinds
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off to school—
a father and two
small umbrellas
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Details and Ordering
Publication Date: November 30, 2020
Format: Paperback, 5.5" x 8.5"
ISBN: 978-1-936628-62-9
Price: $16.00
About the Author
Barry George is the author of Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku and The One That Flies Back. His poems have been published in leading haiku and tanka journals and have been translated into at least twelve languages. His work has appeared in anthologies such as A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku, The New Haiku, Haiku 21, Streetlights: Poetry of Urban Life in Modern English Tanka, and Bigger Than They Appear: Anthology of Very Short Poems. Among his honors are an AWP Intro Poets Award, Pushcart Prize nomination, and numerous Japanese short-form prizes, including the Gerald R. Brady Contest, First Prize. A graduate of Duke Law School and Spalding University's MFA in Writing program, he lives and teaches in Philadelphia.
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