• The book has a strong pent-up demand due to Strands ongoing teaching of Haiki. This 25^th expanded Anniversary edition is long-awaited by his many fans. Strand has continued to teach and write Haiku all these years. There are only two used paperbacks offered on Amazon for 58 and 216 dollars.
• Author is a well-known authority and active participant Haiku; he leads a monthly haiku a weekly contest sponsored by Tricycle Magazine. He also leads Haiku retreats and workshops nationally.
• Author has a strong following. He has 4.8K followers on his personal Facebook page and 3,296 followers on his author Facebook page.
• Seeds enjoys a dual readership: literary and spiritual. The spirituality described in the book is of a universal nature. It about how to slow down and see what is around one, which is also the bedrock principle for writing Haiku.