June 21 – 23, 2013 is the Haiku Society of America national meeting in Seattle. Information can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/haikunorthwest/meetings-1/hsa-national-meeting-2013 All are welcome and if you are a haiku enthusiast and/or just interested in haiku poetry please attend. A great schedule of events and it is free.

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Haiku as oracle?  Why not?  This unique format for nontraditional haiku by Rachel Marco-Havens takes haiku in an unusual direction.  The deck of 50 cards is beautiful and thought-provoking.  The haiku can be appreciated as poetry and as inspiration.  A great gift for any haiku enthusiast or anyone who is intrigued by card readings.  It …

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At the Haiku Society of America table at Dodge Poetry Festival in Newark, NJ this past weekend

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Here is the link to the latest Bulletin from the Haiku Society of America. This contains info about haiku events which are open to non-members as well as members: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=9vqchggab&v=001AwKjSTzc57600Zm66-VNT22Dd24_UG2zazelsR3Zzz9iWC0lhl60dPZlzhXTYKprM_fG1xh_8mROW4–9fbSETMBoEm8PhV34qOXvh6otrZWv3htuLVPhugSW4LymVbnNtEfuQv9O-I%3D

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I will have a few of my haiku in this anthology on the theme of beginnings, firsts and renewals. Any haiku poets out there interested in submitting, here is the info. Mr. Epstein is a talented haiku poet and editor. Here is the call for submissions: I am editing an anthology titled, Now This: Contemporary …

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I always feel bad for the kids trying to enjoy their lazy summer days while being bombarded with back-to-school advertisements.  And as a parent, I must say the pressure for a whole new wardrobe to be purchased at once seems unnecessary.  The weather is usually mild the first month or more into the school year …

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Here I am after the Politics and Poetry panel at the Woodstock Writers’ Festival. That is my copy of Morning Haiku by Sonia Sanchez which she so graciously signed for me. She read some of her other work along with Joan Larkin, Alix Olson and John Murillo. The poets on the panel agreed that all …

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World Book Night was April 23, 2012.  Although the weather was cold and rainy, it ended up being a fabulous experience.  A friend and I were Book Givers along with thousands of others across the United States and the UK (http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/).  We found a spot in Woodstock under an overhang since the weather was bad …

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Charlotte DiGregorio’s blog post for Apr. 16, 2012 is about haiku and moments of Peace. She graciously included one of my haiku as an example: http://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/

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