Summary of the Book
There is something very unique about Paper Asylum that continues to draw you in. I dare you not to get to the end of this one. Every haibun poet has a unique style, and the work by Rochelle is no exception. She has found the core of the form and expressed it in a way that makes it her own, but when combined with her fine-tonedprose they just sing the haibun form. Her choice of topics is varied and sometimes starling. This is a book for poets, and especially poets who love haibun. The Japanese may have created the haibun form, but Rochelle Potkar has it at home in her world entirely. A wonderful read indeed!
Rochelle Potkar is the ideal traval companion- adaptive, incisive, witty-and in Paper asylum she invites us to pay closer attention to our surroundings, with delightful results. She takes the measure of the world in haibun and free verse, enlarging our perspective by yoking together unlikely things, reminding us that 'everything grow, not just love, hope, and memory'. This book will grow on you. Enjoy!
