Redneck Haiku: Double-Wide Edition

By Mary K. Witte

Book Overview

The redneck lifestyle is exposed through the hilariously antithetical filter of formal Japanese haiku in this collection of original verses. Each of the over 100 wickedly funny poems contains just... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595800077
• ISBN13: 9781595800077
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Santa Monica Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

It has its uses

When you can't locate that old Jokes for the John tome, reach for Redneck Haiku (and be sure to get the double-wide edition). It meets the critical need for this sort of volume; it can be read quickly. Many of the poems are predictable--dealing with turkey fry incidents, the absence of teeth and presence of highway patrolmen. Some are classics, e.g.: Putting fishhook in chef's masterpiece gets Jake tossed from new sushi bar. or: Wedding night fireworks as Flo's ex-husband threatens to bring back the kids. Bacon has a famous line about books, how some are to be tasted while others are to be chewed, digested, etc. This book meets the need for books that need to be consumed quickly, with pages that can be read in any order and at any pace. Throw it to your uncle in the back seat who keeps asking 'if we're there yet'. Throw it to your cousin who's pacing while the women folk get dressed. Take it with you while your car's being repaired or pull it out when that 50-seater hits some turbulence en route to Newark. This is a book suitable for multiple purposes and it delivers nicely.

Haiku for the rest of us

Sometimes, traditional haiku bores me. Mentions of the season, nature, etc. However, this book lends lighthearted humor to the poetry style. Enjoyed it then passed it along to a friend.

"No wedding complete/without cold beer & Elvis/impersonator"

Follow the condensed adventures of Bubba, Flo, Wanda, Jake, and the feisty Grandma ("Last Las Vegas trip / spoiled by Granny's indecent / exposure arrest") in this amusing little book. NASCAR, guns, gumbo, and award-winning BBQ sauce, dogs under the porch, marriages and divorces -- the life of an extended redneck family chronicled in 17-syllable chapters. One haiku per page, just over 100 haiku; sit out under the awning of your trailer and read it straight through for the most laughs.