All from 1.45 New Books from 60.17 Used Books from 1.45 Rare Books from 33. Ryan Mecum, the wicked mind behind the original Zombie Haiku, brings you another volume of disturbing poetry from the perspective of the walking dead sure to get your heart racing and your gag reflex working. Zombies Haiku Perfect for zombiephiles, video game addicts, grindhouse nostalgists, and horror movie fanatics, 'Zombie Haiku' is the touching story of a zombie's gradual decay told through the intimate poetry of haiku. The collection of haiku poetry tells a story of an unfolding zombie epidemic, all through the medium of haiku poems (three simple lines composed of five syllables, then seven syllables, and then finally another five syllables). In gory detail, and sometimes channeling her favorite poets, she describes the gruesome scenes before her-and her own frightening impulses. First published back in July of 2008, ‘Zombie Haiku’ formed Ryan Mecum’s debut release.

Dawn documents their downfall in her haiku journal, where the limb-snapping, eye-popping, bone-crunching zombies eventually make her one of their own. As the zombies approach, Dawn and her dad realize the time has come to implement their Zombie Escape Plan, so they gather friends and escape to the Statue of Liberty. Through the intimate poetry of haiku, the zombie chronicles his epic journey through deserted streets and barricaded doors. The story of the zombie apocalypse is told through the eyes of Dawn, a ten-year-old girl who has been well-schooled in the undead because of her father's love of zombie movies. Each three-line poem, structured in the classic 5-7-5 syllable structure, unravels a little more of the story. Zombies invade the island of Manhattan, and they are hungry. Through the intimate poetry of haiku, the zombie chronicles his epic journey through deserted streets and barricaded doors. Others come crawling, limping, staggering-dragging themselves toward anyone who might still have a pulse.

Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum