100 poems and a couple essays from Avant-garde poet Ban'ya Natsuishi. This book is great. If you love haiku and want to know how it is being practiced by modern haijin this is basicly the only book you'll find. No need to worry though the gendai haiku in this volume are great! These works are especially easy to understand but not over simplified. Ban'ya Natsuishi is working outside the limitations of kigo to bring a universal haiku, that will stand along Basho and Issa and a standard in Haiku.