Haiku Contest Winner Announced
Landmark Books along with Squirrel Cane Press have sponsored an annual haiku contest since 2015 open to all ages. It is popular form of poetry created in Japan and a form that lends itself well to any subject. The form has morphed into many varieties, but we have requested haiku that fit the 5/7/5 format […]
Landmark Books Celebrates Four Years
Landmark Books celebrates our fourth year in business on October 1st. It has been an exciting year of readings, workshops and typing fun! We have come a long way from our humble beginnings in 2013. We opened our shop in a three hundred square foot fishbowl of a space and have now doubled in size […]
3rd Annual Haiku Contest
A haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry which became popular in the 17th century. Traditional haiku consist of 17 syllables, known as morae , arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 on, respectively. Traditional subjects involved nature and mans relation with the environment. The most well known poet to use […]
2016 Haiku Contest Winning Poem On Sale Now!
Last year Landmark Books partnered with Squirrel Cane Press to offer our first ever Haiku contest. For those who are unsure what a haiku is, here is the definition from the Academy of American Poets: A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. We had few expectations when […]
Landmark Books Turns Three
October 1st marks our third year as Landmark Books. It has been a year full of growth and change as we continue to settle into our store. We have seen author readings, a birthday party and crowned a new King of the Beats of Traverse City. Here is a brief selection of events and excitement […]