lettering & visual artist
bougainvillea
where the gutter bends
echos of rain
Melinda Canino has studied and practiced lettering and the visual arts for over fifty years. She has taught calligraphy, hand-lettering, bookmaking and drawing in Denver and the surrounding areas.
Her bird photography and illustration express her deep appreciation of the natural world.
four notes a finch rises yellow into blue
autumn inside
we mull the cadence
of words and rain
We often read haiku twice to better experience their deeper meaning.
In this delightful book, Canino's calligraphy repeats each haiku and makes it dance on the page and in the reader's mind.
The seasonally organized haiku are sophisticated and shine with originality through Bowman's intimate knowledge of flora and fauna vocabulary.
~ Agnes Eva Savich
Haiku Society of America
photo by M. Canino
"Haiku is a contemplative form of poetry with roots anchored in Asian philosophy and culture. Haiku reveals a way of living that recognizes we are not separate and that the living tissue of the universe speaks through our hearts and minds."
Tangled Thicket: Seasons of Haiku
