Reviews & Blurbs

everything with an asterisk, Red Moon Press (2022)

“I feel I’ve lived Bruce H. Feingold’s new book, everything with an *. Each keen observation distills a moment from these past pandemic years: the loss, the isolation, the solace that nature can bring. Our lives have been turned upside down, without nets to catch us, and yet each haiku acts as a foothold to the reality of our reimagined world. Highly recommended.”

- Deborah P Kolodji, California Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America, 2022

“Feingold has poems that are pyrocumulus clouds on the horizon; ones that discover belly buttons; and ones that converse with Big Bird and Buddha. He deftly engages with haiku, an intriguing genre, that still challenges writers as its ‘form’ stays in the background—this author stays true to the liquidity of the genre, and nods back to its origins via hokku verses by Matsuo Bashō. I’m sure Bashō would approve of him, and of haiku and its adaptability, and that we want this genre to thrive, not just survive. This is Feingold’s answer to his haiku, and its genre, and how we meet multiple emergencies unfolding before us.”

- Alan Summers, Founder, Call of the Page

“Feingold has given us a collection that captures the collective experience of the pandemic and is full of insight. This collection is powerful because it does not hold back on the truth, nor is it apologetic for its stance. There are many masterful poems here and there is no question that Feingold has come into his own, if he hasn’t already. This is a very strong collection and without a doubt, one that will surely stand out!”

- Stanford M. Forrester (sekiro) Editor of bottle rockets press

arrhythmia, Red Moon Press (2020)

“This is a masterful collection of haiku that breathes life into all of no matter how oddly our hearts may beat!” - Randy Brooks, Frogpond, 2020

“A new collection, arrhythmia: haiku by Bruce H. Feingold takes us on an adventure of the poet’s life and renews our spirit with acceptance, gratitude, and wonder for our own journeys.”

- Charlotte Digregorio

“The intimacy afforded us here is personal and brave, and in those regards shares traditions of the best of Western storytelling."

- Jeff Krasliss, Mill Valley Lit Review, 2021

old enough, Red Moon Press (2016)

“Feingold’s third collection is very satisfying. Perhaps from his career as a psychotherapist, these are wide -open poems, both spatially on the page but thematically, as well. They are active, things becoming other things, himself included, and not looking back - with wonder the whole time. A strong volume, easily recommended.”

- Modern Haiku, 2017

Sunrise on the Lodge, Red Moon Press (2010)

“Feingold’s second collection involves a number of clearly delineated topics: his occupation as a psychotherapist, his travel experience including surfing and mountain trekking; and, being a parent. A fine sense of humor shines through as well as acute perceptions.”

- Frogpond, 2012

A New Moon, Red Moon Press (2004)

“Feingold feels free to express the moment, whether it be whimsical, startling, or sobering. As a true haiku poet then, we see constant awareness in this book that "Now" is a time worth recording in haiku.”

- Haiku World

“The poems that best accomplish Feingold’s state goal are those that combine the author’s apparent good humor, his joy in his family, and his appreciation for natural beauty with the poignancy and pain that can be just as much a part of life.”

- Modern Haiku