In this collection of haiku by Steven D. Brewer, the first haiku establishes the theme: pressed flowers. The book contains, 210 of Brewer's haiku that appear in their original Esperanto with English translation paired with delicate, black-and-white images of dried, pressed flowers. The haiku appeared originally at twitter.com/limako during 2011 and 2012 and were presented in a single line, but have been organized for publication into three lines of 5-7-5 syllables. The ellipsis represents the strong break and indicates where the cutting word (or kigo) would be placed if they were in Japanese....

The question is, "Do you really need glasses?" And the answer, "Just to see with..." Only someone who wears them really knows what the world looks like without glasses. When a child begins wearing glasses, other children want to try them and marvel how the world looks different. But this in no way reveals the experience of someone who needs glasses when they're gone. Typically, you're always wearing your glasses during the day. And losing your glasses can be terrifying -- even dangerous. But in some everyday moments, often during the night or in the early morning, you can explore without...