The book has a strong pent-up demand due to Strands ongoing teaching of Haiki. This 25th 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.