Julie Bilbrey • Kasen Renga: One Hundred

TRUTH A collection of Haiku by Julie Bilbrey TRUTH is a loose-leaf haiku wordplay collection. Every haiku in this compilation gives a glimpse into the truths of my life. I chose to use a loose-leaf format to allow the collection to be viewed as a whole or as separate haiku. My favorite haiku is titled "lunchbox love notes" and is about a tradition that my mom started. When I began kindergarten, I started finding weekly notes of love and encouragement in my lunch box. This tradition is also a reason why I chose to leave my haiku unbound. I now have my thoughts in haiku form that I can easily tuck away in a lunchbox, briefcase, or anywhere else to let someone know that I am thinking of them.