For hundreds of years, the Japanese haiku has been equated with peaceful contemplation and spiritual enlightenment. A delicate balance of rhythm and line, the haiku has provided countless readers with an appreciation of the miracles of nature and the changing of the seasons. Now, inGay Haiku, readers can finally appreciate more important things—like the changing of boyfriends and the miracles of shopping.Irresistible and irreverent, this collection of one hundred and ten witty and wicked short poems captures the many dating disasters of first-time author Joel Derfner. In a wonderfully fresh and original voice, Derfner shamelessly mines his personal life to send up such broad-ranging topics as gay pop culture, politics, family, sex, and of course, home decorating.Gay, straight, or undecided, readers will delight in Derfner’s dry sense of humor and unmistakable charm as he tackles the big questions of life:How can we fix us?The fights, the silence.... I know!Let’s get a puppy!My seventh birthday;I weep at Barbie’s Dream House.How could you not know?From the sexy to the sublime, Gay Haikucaptures contemporary gay life in one hilarious, gotta-have-it-right-now package. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.