Insect summer: An introduction to haiku poetry

by James Kirkup

Summer on their little island turns out to be much more interesting than twelve-year-old Shizuka, her brother, and their friend had expected. (The heroine speaks in haiku from time to time.)

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

James Falconer Kirkup, FRSL was a prolific English poet, translator and travel writer. He was brought up in South Shields, and educated at South Shields Secondary School and Durham University. He wrote over 30 books, including autobiographies, novels and plays. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.