William J. Higginson

"I believe haiku help us to see the world more clearly and haiku may be a useful therapy for all."

"Haiku can be the antidote against the kind of poetry dominated by egos and battling personalities."

"Small moments of natural wonder (as a youth), seemed to have prepared me to appreciate Japanese haiku."

"The arts have always transcended national boundaries as the haiku demonstrates."

"Haiku reading and writing can lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of life and our environment."

"the clock chimes, chimes, and stops but the river..."

"For William J. Higginson, haiku was a perfect rose, glistening with dew—and, in the latter half of the twentieth century, he was its foremost gardener."