Lawrence Eyre

In his third book of poetry, Haiku Americana, retired history professor and local Fairfield poet Lawrence Eyre presents a compilation of haikus that follows the traditional 5-7-5 syllable, three-line structure, but reflects his own personal style. Though not centered on customary haiku themes, Haiku Americana is composed of pieces influenced by the Bible, Shakespeare, Aesop, Mark Twain, and others. Throughout the collection, Eyre also included several poignant haikus that pay tribute to the many people he met in college, some of whom have passed, and whom he had formed lifelong friendships with. “I wanted to give them honor in a way that a short verse possibly could… give me a chance to do.”