i'm probably the only full time teacher of hiku outside of japan. I write a column for tricycle magazine, tricycle tho buddhist review. A weekly hyke challenge with clark strand is held every week. People learn together, thoy inspire one another. We're talking about a circular experience of time and an inclusive relationship to the natural world in which we belong. The 20 fifth anniversary edition of seeds from bircree will be coming out from monkfish books next spring.