The Author
A New England native, Peter Jastermsky lives among the Joshua trees in the high desert of Southern California. He is the author of twelve books of haiku-based work. His work has been featured in many journals and anthologies. In 2017, Peter invented a new linked form that is haiku-centered called split sequence. His book, Just Dust and Stone (Velvet Dusk Publishing, 2021), is a collection of more than forty collaborative split sequences, cowritten with Bryan Rickert. Peter’s recent books include Into the Stillness (Red Moon Press, 2023), and songs of blue acorns (Cyberwit, 2024).
New Release
As Clear as It's Ever Been
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“Peter Jastermsky’s latest collection traces the arc of a long marriage from beginning to end—and beyond, to imagining a new start. The poet’s mastery of short forms is on full view here, from senryu and monoku to cherita and concrete poetry. Yet his creative gift soars with a form called the 'ransom note,' which presents a cryptic message for the reader to decipher. By the last page, the promise of 'As Clear As It’s Ever Been' has been fulfilled many times over, permeated by a
poignant sense of love won and lost—'chalk mandala/in short/the
wind.'”
—Cynthia Anderson, author of The Far Mountain and Full Circle.