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When we lose our mothers, we often mourn two losses: the relationship we had and the one we didn’t. It’s these losses that Cynthia Anderson attempts to reconcile in The Missing Peace. Weaving a narrative of masterful short-form vignettes—cherita, tanka, and haiku—she shares a poignant journey.

—Peter Jastermsky, Author of Steel Cut Moon and The Silence They Came For
 
What is missing from memory has always been the flesh and bones of what could have been. There is never any peace in the void of loss. Cynthia Anderson braves the elements of regret by presenting us with a book about how to be brave and truthful in the face of loss.

—ai li, Creator of Cherita, Editor and Publisher of the cherita
 
I can relate to this honest, raw, and daring poetry book. The Missing Peace can heal and transform all who read it and bring to light that not everybody had an unconditionally loving mother, like we want to believe. Read it and become enlightened.
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 —Pamela A. Babusci, Editor of moonbathing: a journal of women's tanka

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Haiku poems, known the world over, originated from collaborative poetry recognized as renga, and then later renku, which Matsuo Bashō made famous. Here is an entirely new and exciting experiment between two poets who are prepared to stretch their poetic muscles. 
 
Content warning: This may prove poetically addictive!
 
 —Alan Summers, Founder of Call of Page and
  President of United Haiku and Tanka Society
  
Just Dust and Stone is nothing short of a masterpiece. Bold yet intimate, these visionary poems are pure magic. With intricate dynamics and seamless transitions, it is clear that Rickert and Jastermsky are not only masters of their craft but also a powerhouse team. A must-read!
 
 —Tia Haynes, Editor of Prune Juice
 
It is rare for two poets to work together seamlessly and consistently, but that is what Peter Jastermsky and Bryan Rickert have done over the last years with their split (haiku) sequences. Forty-eight are included in this collection, and they are all gems. Sit back, relax, and be prepared to be charmed and surprised, time and again. Wonderful.
 
 --Lew Watts, haiku poet
 
 
Taking us through romance, love and loss, Peter Jastermsky’s collaboration with Bryan Rickert is a well written, though-provoking, and heart-wrenching book of split sequence poems. Each split sequence poem interlaces sprouting haiku inside a seed haiku, which leaves the reader thinking, dreaming, reminiscing, emoting, and wanting, much, much more.
 
--Michael H. Lester, haiku and tanka poet
 
 
A challenging new form from Peter Jastermsky, in collaboration with Bryan Rickert, sure to excite the avant-garde that lurks in the hearts of all adventurers in the burgeoning new world of short- form poetry.  You will definitely read these split sequences more than once and in more than one way.  A masterful work full of fresh imagery and insight. 

​--Larry Kimmel, former editor of Winfred Press

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