This is an interesting little anthology with a decent variety of haiku. There is a brief section in the beginning that gives some background information on the masters, but it lacks information on the other, minor poets who appear in the “seasonal interlude”. I found this to be mildly annoying, but nowhere near as grievous as the poor choice of text color vs. background on some of the pages.

That said, the translations themselves are excellent, and the photographs are well-chosen and simply amazing. The interlude was quite interesting, as well – I’d never heard of some of the poets who appeared there, and I’m hoping to find the time (and books) to explore their work further. Overall – a good read, especially for someone just starting to look into haiku!