Blossoming I wrote haiku for the first time approximately three months ago. At the time, I didn't know anything about haiku or how much I would come to love it. As a writer of this unique type of poetry, I am definitely still a blossoming writer, as has been and still is apparent in much of my work. Therefore, the title of my collection is Blossoming because not only am I still blossoming as a haiku writer, but my haiku are also still blooming to reach their full potential. —Michelle Deterding • December 2001