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Instructions of the Spirit: poems & intimations    by D. Patrick Miller 
Price: $6.95 USD. 8580 words. Published on June 21, 2009. .

A volume of of 36 poems and “intimations” celebrating the challenges and mysteries of spiritual experience. “It is not easy to translate the experiences of the spiritual path into everyday language. Miller's poems record the colors and textures of his journey with skill, subtlety, and compassion." -- J. Ruth Gendler, THE BOOK OF QUALITIES
Making Rounds    by Michael Neal Morris
Price: $2.99 USD. 900 words. Published on October 25, 2009. .

I once worked as a security guard. When it was time to make my rounds, I would spend the time, perhaps to defend against the numbing sadness I felt much of the time at each post, composing little pieces. Each of these I would try to force into a rough tanka (concerning syllable count, not theme). The result was this sequence.
Among the Wasps Silence: Twelve Dozen Haiku by a Portuguese Bum    by Eduardo Ribeiro
Price: $2.99 USD. 2680 words. Published on March 29, 2010. .

Among The Wasps Silence is the first haiku collection by Eduardo Ribeiro. Here are gathered, within Zen threads, twelve dozen haiku of classic inspiration in homage to a tradition ranging from Basho to Santoka. However, haiku, as poetry, as Zen, are alive so don´t be surprised to find cars and plastic amidst flowers and cuckoos or a, sometimes dark, sense of humour twisting nature contemplation.
Experi-Mental: a poetry experiment    by D. K. N. Yuko
Price: $3.26 USD. 3740 words. Published on August 23, 2010. .

EXPERI-MENTAL is a book of eccentric, experimental poetry. Some of the forms of poetry include haiku, tanka, senryu, and free-verse, some with goth and emo overtones.
Meditations - 37 Tanka    by Terrell Lewis
Price: $0.99 USD. 1150 words. Published on April 12, 2011. .

A collection of Tanka poems.