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Vampire Haiku Ryan Mecum Books

I have had an avid interest in the various kinds of poetry most of my life. Haiku has been my favorite poetic form. Strangly, I have also been fascinated with vampire stories. Here is an entertaining book that combines the two topics in a beautiful and unique way. The author writes this book as a historical volume and follows the traditional haiku 5-7-5 syllable formula in all of his poems, even though it has never been a strict rule and formula when writing haiku. It was pure joy to read this book because of the many recognizable references the reader will recall from history. The narrative begins September 16th, 1620 when he was bitten by a beautiful woman named Katherine.

The story moves on through history as he keeps searching for the woman who made him a vampire. The various centuries pass with William Butten meeting up with numerous American historical figures, many also who were vampires themselves or sometimes made vampires by William.

There are several illustrations with spots of blood on every page to make the experience of reading this book so much fun. The author has mastered the art of haiku and combined it with a historical vampire story worth reading.

In conclusion, if you love vampire stories and the haiku poetry form, you will love this book.

Rating: 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy haiku)


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Vampire Haiku Ryan Mecum Books Reviews

Ryan Mecum's Vampire Haiku mixes humor and poetry in diary form for vampire William Butten, who was turned in 1620. He falls in love with a beautiful woman on the Mayflower named Katherine, who turned him into a vampire. Soon he's parted from his love to roam America on his own and make his own friends. There are tales of some well known historic figures from Davy Crockett to Amelia Earhart and famous events in history like the Civil War and Woodstock.

Readers may initialy be attracted to the cover haiku, which also appears on page 37

"You know that your drink
is down to the last few sips
once the toes curl up."

Butten has a twisted sense of humor, but readers will enjoy is little anecdotes about becoming a vampire and bumbling around learning how to feed, etc. Mecum uses his linguistic and historic knowledge to create fun and witty haiku. Although they are not precisely haiku in the traditional sense, they mostly adhere to the form's syllable count. It is fun to see Butten reveal insider knowledge about the deaths of Davy Crockett and other major historical figures. In some cases, the poems will have readers cringing in disgust.

"Discarded band-aids
are rare unexpected treats.
My version of gum." (page 113)

There are even moments in the book where the vampire makes fun of the modern vampire crazes from the goth kids to the latest vampire movies. One of the best haiku in the book is about the Twilight movie

"Those were not vampires.
If sunlight makes you sparkle,
you're a unicorn." (page 117)

Will Butten ever find his true love, Katherine, or will he stop searching for her and settle down? Overall, those interested in humor and vampires will find Vampire Haiku to be a treat.
I really liked this book. It was a great quick read. I would recommend this book and the other book "Zombie Haiku" from the same author. Great Books!
Including some some very clever comedic moments, on the whole this is a beautifully tragic story of a creature's search for his love and not to be missed for any vampire fans or poetry lovers. Very enjoyable read.
A cute little book of haikus. If you are a vampire fan, this book will bring a chuckle or two. I am forever quoting it to my friends for a quick laugh!
I was fascinated with the idea of a vampire documenting bits of his prolonged life using Haiku, but I was truly awestruck with how well it was done after I had finished it. For a quick read (and I do mean quick - my only complaint), this one will have you giggling shamelessly with every page. I bought this book thinking it would be kind of a documentary-type read ("My Life As A Pilgrim Vampire" or something) with little shards of wit and humor to keep you interested; Mostly a new and creative version of how adjusting to a vampire's life (or..death? un-life?) is hard. I just didn't know you could turn all that into a comedy. This book should be on every reader's shelf. Even if you don't like vampires, if you know just one or two of the many common vampire stereotypes and/or ever heard the name Stephenie Meyer, you'll be in stitches.

Who would have guessed used Band-Aids would be the best vampire inside-joke of the year?
I have had an avid interest in the various kinds of poetry most of my life. Haiku has been my favorite poetic form. Strangly, I have also been fascinated with vampire stories. Here is an entertaining book that combines the two topics in a beautiful and unique way. The author writes this book as a historical volume and follows the traditional haiku 5-7-5 syllable formula in all of his poems, even though it has never been a strict rule and formula when writing haiku. It was pure joy to read this book because of the many recognizable references the reader will recall from history. The narrative begins September 16th, 1620 when he was bitten by a beautiful woman named Katherine.

The story moves on through history as he keeps searching for the woman who made him a vampire. The various centuries pass with William Butten meeting up with numerous American historical figures, many also who were vampires themselves or sometimes made vampires by William.

There are several illustrations with spots of blood on every page to make the experience of reading this book so much fun. The author has mastered the art of haiku and combined it with a historical vampire story worth reading.

In conclusion, if you love vampire stories and the haiku poetry form, you will love this book.

Rating 4 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author Haiku Moments How to read, write and enjoy haiku)