Author and poet Michael Mortenson takes readers on a journey through the science fiction genre in this stellar first collection of haiku and micro-essays. Pushing the boundaries of classical haiku, the collection takes on topics like the space race, superheroes, kaiju films, and space opera. The Sci-Fi Haiku: Epoch 1 won Mortenson the 2022 LDSPMA award for Best Emerging Poet.

Science + Fiction + Haiku. Poet Michael Mortenson's steady hand is equal parts cheeky, creative, and confident: Since tomorrow I've been fixing the time machine just like yesterday.

Dinosaurs! Apocalypse! Time Travel! Zombies! Aliens!-this haiku collection has it all. Join poet & author Michael Mortenson in this second volume of haiku, including micro-essays on the history & origins of the science fiction genre. Mortenson won the 2022 LDSPMA award for Best Emerging Poet for The Sci-Fi Haiku: Epoch 1.