JUDGES' COMMENTS

Right from first reading this title jumped out. Clear editing and presentation pace the reader through four balanced sections (or helices) combining haiku, tanka, and haibun. Swede’s craft is exemplary. The writing pleases at every turn. There are introspective pieces, ones of social concern and more—all sparkling. Helices is a title to read and admire over and over.

(Terri L. French and LeRoy Gorman Frogpond, 2017, 40:2, p. 69)

This collection won First Place in the Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards, 2017
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