Denis M. Garrison is a poet and editor. His well-received collection of free and formal 
verse, Sailor in the Rain and Other Poems, is currently in print as are his haiku 
collections, Hidden River, Eight Shades of Blue, and Fire Blossoms: The Birth 
of Haiku Noir. Garrison edits the respected journals Modern English Tanka 
and Ambrosia: Journal of Fine Haiku. He owns and operates the MET Press, a small 
publishing house specializing in fine verse.


Documents



Selected Books by Denis M. Garrison

Poetry

Sailor in the Rain and Other Poems
    Formal and free verse.

Hidden River
    Collection of haiku.

Fire Blossoms: The Birth of Haiku Noir
    "Haiku noir" as a separate genre.

Eight Shades of Blue
    Collection of haiku, haiku noir, and crystallines. (Read at Scribd.com. Click on Icon.)

Port of Call and Other Poems
    Chapbook of free verse. (Read at Scribd.com. Click on Icon.)

Fiction

Three Odd Tales
    Chapbook of short stories. (Read at Scribd.com. Click on Icon.)

Anthologies

The Five Hole Flute: Modern English Tanka in Sequences and Sets
    With Michael McClintock.

The Dreaming Room: Modern English Tanka in Collage and Montage Sets
    With Michael McClintock.

Landfall: Poetry of Place in Modern English Tanka
    With Michael McClintock.

Ash Moon Anthology: Poems on Aging in Modern English Tanka
    With Alexis Rotella.

Streetlights: Poetry of Urban Life in Modern English Tanka
    With Michael McClintock.

Other Editions

Haiku Harvest: 2000-2006
    Compilation of eleven periodical issues.

Five Lines Down: A Landmark in English Tanka
    Conservation volume; a compilation of all four issues.

Tanka Teachers Guide
    Teaching resources for educators.

Jun Fujita, Tanka Pioneer
    Conservation of historic text.

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