Sketches from the San Joaquin

2008 TLP Haiku Chapbook Competition Winner

By Michael McClintock

A poignant collection of haiku that reflects growing up in the San Joaquin Valley in the 1950s and 1960s, the flow of its seasons and the author’s remembrances of life in California. Its cover features a photo of a San Joaquin vineyard atop honey-colored paper; flyleaf is Thai brick red with mango inclusions. 4.5 inches x 5.75 inches. 27 pages.

“an art object, this chapbook reads like a traveler’s well-worn notebook…I will recall it the next time I hear the phrase “a record crop” or buy a California red wine.”
Emily Scudder, Fiddler Crab Review