The Return by Mike Dillon

Mike Dillon lives in Indianola, Washington, a small town on Puget Sound northwest of Seattle. He is the author of five books of poetry and three books of haiku. Several of his haiku were included in “Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years,” from W.W. Norton (2013). British poet and writer Mathew Paul cited him as “one of North America’s finest haiku poets…an outstandingly gifted writer…” Several of his haiku were included in “Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years,” from W.W. Norton (2013).

“Departures: Poetry and Prose on the Removal of Bainbridge Island’s Japanese Americans After Pearl Harbor,” was published in 2019 by Unsolicited Press. American Book Award winner Anna Odessa Linzer has written of the book: “This collection finds me at a loss for words to describe the perfect beauty, the searing pain held in his words.”

Dillon has traveled extensively, starting in his early twenties, creating a set of experiences informing “The Return.”

Review: The Return, from the Sphinx, the UK’s main chapbook review venue.

https://sphinxreview.co.uk/index.php/1326-mike-dillon-the-return