Try again. Fail again. Fail better. ~Samuel Beckett

Have you ever been in a workshop where the members of the group bring only the pieces they know work well? Of course. We have a longing for approval that is, I’m guessing, hardwired into us. Yet, I am convinced that the avoidance of apparent failure does not serve us as poets.

If we’re growing, much less trailblazing, failure is requisite.

That’s why reading the work submitted to Issue #110 was such a thrill. So many of you were trying new approaches. Some of them were pure genius. Others not so much. But each attempt, by its very nature, was infinitely courageous. For this reason, I’m excited to present what is perhaps the most brilliant issue of Failed Haiku to date. (I may be biased, but I doubt it.) So, prepare to be inspired. Then, go forth and fail spectacularly.

Always,
Kelly