How about that. It seems something like a longer poem has started to form. I’d almost forgotten the sensation. But I sat and the world and its clocks fell away and I have a draft. I’ve been feeling the occasional haiku, aided by reading many. They are concrete and present and that focus helps me […]
Tag archives: haiku
Haiku and Tanka
My best of 25 years of haiku and tanka never got officially launched thanks to Covid this spring but I have a box of copies. They are an oversized shape so cost a bit more to ship but for $15 it can be yours, all in. If you want a sample of the style, here’s […]
Haiku Workshop
when: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 1:00pm until 3:00pm where: Camellia House, Ottawa RSVP for details to info@camelliateas.net Join talented bilingual haiku and tanka poet, Ottawa’s Mike Montreuil for a workshop to enrich and expand your understanding of the traditional art of Japanese Haiku. Well beyond the ‘5-7-5’ syllable-counting vision of haiku, Mike will build on […]
VERSeFest Day 6: KaDo
A sweet aspect of VERSeFest is the inclusivity, bringing into the fold, out from the cold, all ranges of poetry from those who do micro press to M&S, from story-oriented to language oriented, from overseas to domestic, and various lineages besides, such as various Eastern forms. KaDo is a group that’s been meeting quarterly for […]
fw: Haiku in Illinois in Sept,
Haiku: Where Do We Go From Here? The Midwest Region of the Haiku Society of America will host the organization’s Annual National Meeting with an exciting symposium and cultural events in Metro Chicago, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29. The Symposium’s theme will be: Contemporary Haiku: Where Do We Go From Here? The event will be […]
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metal sculpture finish, coarsened by rust, catches snow Weathered Prompt from One Deep Breath. You might also be interested in the best haiku primer I’ve read: http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ethicalesq/dagosans-haiku-primer/ —
Containers
a pinkie-sized hole from my arms getting heavy or was that my bag? (Is that too pared back to stand alone?) — thin-haired fused shell lacework of blood bubbles: harrowed marrowed skull — shiny vase overloaded with dust — One Deep Breath: Container Prompt: Other responses —
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ice cased bush is an insulating cave for bud inside close up prompt —