| I've been a fan of Lorin Ford's haiku for some years now, having always been fascinated by haiku's ability to be at once graceful, understated and yet powerful enough to get the waves jumping. I remember reading in Simply Haiku that Lorin's "first love was the Seaford beach and foreshore; her second, the timbered valleys and estuary of a small East Gippsland town" - it sounded like the perfect landscape for the kind of haiku I love - and in what light there is, Lorin demonstrates exactly what I'd hoped for. And, during the making of this show, we at 3lights were delighted to hear that Lorin's book, A Wattle Seedpod, was awarded first place in the Haiku Society of America's annual Mildred Kanterman Award - congratulations Lorin! We're fortunate here at 3lights to present this fine selection of Lorin's work. - Liam Wilkinson, September 2009 |