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Haiku Society of America NewsVolume 31, Issue 11 - November 05, 2016
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Elections andNobel Prizes
You will see the 2017 election resultsdirectly below this message. Thank youfor voting. I encourage you to renew yourmembership by the end of December, ifyou haven't done so already. And the2016 members' anthology will be on itsway very soon.
Aubrie Cox wrote in Frogpond Vol 39:2,her last issue, "My goal was to extend theconversation about haiku to a wideraudience." At a local haiku meeting inSan Francisco, I heard that some poetrymagazines have started accepting haikuand its related forms regularly and thatsome editors tend to see haibun as a kindof a prose poem. I am sure more peoplelike Aubrie will continue to 'promote thehaikai arts in English.' Actually, her wordsremind me of Bob Dylan, who wasawarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.Self-driving vehicles are on our streetsand a flying car is not a crazy idea inscience fiction any more. If song lyricsreceive a Nobel Prize, might we see ahaiku poet in the list of winners in thenear future? Or, should we concentrateon a Pulitzer Prize first? Dylan receivedthat one in 2008.
Though Dylan has been cool about hisachievement, I remember the euphoricmedia coverage in Japan when YasunoriKawabata became the first Japanesewriter to receive the Nobel Prize forLiterature, in 1968, the year HSA wasfounded. As you may know, Kawabataended his own life in 1972. Then I beginto think about Yukio Mishima who couldhave been the second Japanese winnerof a Nobel Prize in literature. Mishimacommitted a dramatic suicide onNovember 25, 1970. The day of his deathbecame a kigo.
became a kigo.
mishima ki no mannenhitsu no tsumarikeri Mishima's deathday my fountain pen malfunctioned Yusaku Ohshimafrom "Gunnymade," Vol 62, December 1,2014 issue, Dorinsha, Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese saijiki contains many deathanniversaries of famous people. In itswinter section, you can find the dateswhen the three most famous haiku poetsdied: Basho-ki (October 12), Issa-ki(November 19) and Buson-ki (December25). 'Ki' means 'deathday.' Those dateswere on a lunar calendar, and you shouldadd a month or so for a solar calendar.
hitosuji no michi nao miezu okina no ki I cannot see one straight road yet Basho's death anniversary Toshio Kiyosakifrom 'Haidan,' ('Haiku Stage') a monthlyhaiku magazine, December 2013 Issue,Honami Shoten, TokyoNote: 'okina-ki' (old man's deathday) isan alternative way of indicating Basho'sdeath anniversary.
Albert Camus, another winner of theNobel Prize for Literature, was born onNovember 7, 1913.
Camus' birthdayI search for a languagethe sea understands
Fay AoyagiHSA [email protected]
Election ResultsHSA 2017 Election
226 of 767 ballots cast*write-in candidate
PresidentFay Aoyagi: 211 votes - 98.1%* Michael Dylan Welch: 1 vote - 0.5%* Mike Montreuil: 1 vote - 0.5%* Roberta Beary: 1 vote - 0.5%
First Vice PresidentMike Montreuil: 207 votes - 99.5%* Someone else: 1 vote - 0.5%
Second Vice PresidentBeverly Acuff Momoi: 207 votes - 99.5%* Deborah Kolodji: 1 vote - 0.5%
TreasurerBill Deegan: 215 votes - 100.0%
Electronic Media OfficerRandy Brooks: 216 votes - 100.0%
Frogpond editorChristopher Patchel: 126 votes - 59.7%Bruce Ross: 85 votes - 40.3%
Newsletter editorIgnatius Fay: 217 votes - 100.0%
SecretaryDianne Garcia: 215 votes - 100.0%
Regional Coordinator
California: Deborah Kolodji
Hawaii/Pacific: Brett Brady
Mid-Atlantic: Robert Ertman
Midwest: Julie Warther
Mountain Region: Steve Tabb
Northeast/New England: Wanda Cook
Northeast Metro: Rita Gray
Oregon: Shelley Baker-Gard
Pacific Northwest: Angela Terry
South: Carlos Colon
Southwest: James Applegate
Southeast: Robin Hood Black
HSA BY-LAWS AMENDMENT
Approve: 158 votes - 79.0%Not Approve: 42 votes - 21.0%Abstained: 26
Haiku Society of AmericaMerit Book Awards for 2016
(For books published in 2015)
The Haiku Society of America is pleasedto announce the winners of itsMerit Book Awards for 2016.
Judges: Joe McKeon and Naia
The Mildred Kanterman
The Mildred KantermanMemorial Award
First Place
Edward J. Rielly.Answers Instead: a life of haikuEncircle Publications LLC, Farmington,Maine, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-1-893035-29-4, ISBN-10: 1-893035-29-8
Second Place
Chad Lee Robinson.The Deep End of the SkyTurtle Light Press, Arlington, Virginia,2015. ISBN: 978-0-9748147-5-9
Third Place
Roberta Beary.DeflectionAccents Publishing, Lexington, Kentucky,2015. ISBN: 978-1-936628-33-9
Honorable Mentions(unranked, in alphabetical order by booktitle)
Mostly Waterby Rick TarquinioSelf-published, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-1-63110-158-8
ORSby Dan SchwerinRed Moon Press, Winchester, Virginia,2015. ISBN: 978-1-936848-35-5
young ospreyby Bill CooperRed Moon Press, Winchester, Virginia,2015. ISBN: 978-1-936848-41-6
Judges' comments will published in thenext Winter issue of
next Winter issue ofFrogpond.
The San Francisco International Competition
Rengay
Sponsored by the Haiku Poets of NorthernCalifornia Deadline: January 31, 2017
Rengay Submission Guidelines:All rengay must be titled. For two people(Poet A and Poet B) follow this linked format:3 lines/Poet A, 2 lines/Poet B, 3/A, 3/B, 2/A,3/B. For three poets (A, B, and C) the formatis: 3 lines/A, 2 lines/B, 3 lines/C, 2/A, 3/B,2/C. Type or print each rengay on three letter-size sheets. Include full authorshipinformation, stanza by stanza, as well as allpoets' names, addresses, telephone numbersand email addresses on one copy only. On theother two copies, mark stanzas with lettersonly (poet A, poet B, poet C) to indicate thesequence of authorship. The rengay judge willbe announced later. Send rengay submissions,with entry fee, to HPNC, c/o Fay Aoyagi, 930Pine Street, #105, San Francisco CA 94108.
Entry Fees:The entry fee is $5 per rengay. Make checksor money orders payable in U.S. dollars to"Haiku Poets of Northern California(HPNC)." Cash (in U.S. currency) is OK.Enclose a business-size SASE (U.S. first classpostage or an IRC) for notification of contestwinners. No entries will be returned, with theexception that late submissions, or thosereceived without payment, will be returnedusing your SASE; without an SASE theseentries will be discarded.
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Carlos Colón
Carlos Wildo Colón, age 63, passed awayon Sunday, October 30, 2016. A native ofShreveport, Carlos earned his BA inEnglish at LSUS and later received aMaster's in Library Science from LSU-BR.He worked at Memphis Public Library fora short time, then returned toShreveport to work at Shreve MemorialLibrary and retired in 2011.
He began writing poetry and songparodies in grade school. Upongraduation from college, he begansubmitting to magazines and newspapersand has published over 1,000 poems in avariety of journals including ModernHaiku, Journal of Poetry Therapy,Writer's Digest, Louisiana Literature,Haiku in English, The Southern PoetryAnthology and The Red Moon Anthology.Carlos Colón is the author of 12chapbooks as well as Haiku Elvis: A Lifein 17 Syllables or Less. His poetry is alsopart of two public art projects: the "Letthe Good Times Roll" mural in FestivalPlaza and a linked haiku display outsideof a temple on Saddo Island in Japan. Inaddition, Carlos Colón was named CaddoParish Poet Laureate in 2014.
A staunch supporter of the arts, CarlosColón was a mentor to numerous poetsand writers across the world. Locally, heserved as a board member of theShreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC)where he fostered a deep appreciationfor the arts in Shreveport. He was anaccomplished bridge player and a man ofstrong faith. As a life-long member of St.Joseph Catholic Church, he was an activeprayer warrior, assisted with the Rite ofChristian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)program, and was a sacristan andEucharistic Minister for daily mass.
Carlos is survived by his wife of 38 years,Alma Maria Colón; daughter, Gina ColónLombard (husband, Christopher);newborn grandson, Anthony JamesLombard.
Excerpted from Shreveport Times Nov. 3 to Nov. 4, 2016
CaliforniaDeborah Kolodji
Haiku Poets of Northern California
The fall quarterly meeting of the HaikuPoets of Northern California was held onSunday, October 16, 2016. The meetingwas opened by HPNC president, GarryGay with a round of introductions andpoems. The following people werepresent: Susan Antolin, Fay Aoyagi,Stephanie Baker, Lynda Beigel, ChuckBrickley, Bruce Feingold, Garry Gay,
Brickley, Bruce Feingold, Garry Gay,Deborah P Kolodji, Beverly Acuff Momoi,Renée Owen, Cheryl Pfeil von der Heyde,Sharon Pretti, Michael Sheffield, andJoan Zimmerman.
Garry introduced our featured reader,Deborah P Kolodji, visiting from SouthernCalifornia. Debbie serves as theCalifornia Regional Coordinator for theHaiku Society of America and themoderator of the Southern CaliforniaHaiku Study Group, is the author of fourchapbooks and one full-length collectionof haiku (Highway of Sleeping Towns,Shabda Press, 2016), and works as asenior technical consultant for a businesssoftware firm. From her reading (and inher new book):morning tide poolsa hermit crab tries onthe bottle cap
Following Debbie's reading, we sharedannouncements, including the date ofthe next HPNC quarterly meeting(January 22, 2017); the deadline for theHPNC-sponsored Rengay contest (January31, 2017); and the next Mariposadeadline (March 1, 2017). Bruce Feingoldannounced the publication of his newcollection of haiku, Old Enough, by RedMoon Press, and he also mentioned thathis haiku are featured during the monthof October on the Mann Library website,coordinated by Tom Clausen. Bruce alsoreminded everyone to nominate theirfavorite individual haiku or collection ofhaiku for the Touchstone Awards. Detailson the Touchstone Awards and how toate poems and books can be found onthe Haiku Foundation website.
Garry also noted that while it may seemearly to book rooms for the 2017 HaikuNorth America conference, rooms at themain hotel where the conference will beheld in Santa Fe are filling up. He alsogave an overview of the various kinds ofpresentations and other activities thatmake the HNA conferences so worthwhileto attend, particularly the chance tomeet face-to-face with poets you have
meet face-to-face with poets you havelong admired. HNA is a great opportunityfor haiku poets from all over the U.S.,Canada, and even places as far away asNew Zealand, Australia, Europe, andJapan, to gather in one place, sharethoughts about haiku and enjoy eachother's company over meals and late intothe evening at the hotel bar. From whatGarry and others have heard informally,the upcoming HNA is likely to be verywell-attended, in part because Santa Feis such a desirable place to visit.
Michael Sheffield announced that he hasbeen designated the Poet Laureate forthe Jack London State Park and that hehas done numerous readings of his freeverse poetry at events in the SonomaValley.
For the remainder of the afternoon weenjoyed a thoughtful and engagingpresentation by Beverly Acuff Momoi onthe Vertical Axis in Haiku, a talk shepresented in a slightly different versionat the Haiku North America conferencein Schenectady, New York in October2015. While Bev had written haibunpreviously, she more fully embraced thehaibun form as a way of responding tothe March 11, 2011 earthquake andtsunami in Japan. A collection of thosehaibun, Lifting the Towhee's Song, wonan e-chapbook award from SnapshotPress and is available online on theSnapshot Press website. Bev provided ahandout with useful quotes and examplesof haibun that she referenced as shespoke.
Bev began exploring the topic of her talkby asking herself what it was aboutcertain haibun that made them stickwith her while others were lessmemorable. The foundation of thatsticking power, she decided, was thatsuccessful haibun are ones that engagethe reader on multiple levels. Greathaibun, she noted, are more than asimple retelling of lived experience. Infact, while many haibun do tend to deal
fact, while many haibun do tend to dealwith autobiographical experience, Bevcautioned against assuming that haibunare autobiographical, as that is often nota valid assumption. Fiction is just asvalid in haibun as the more commonmemoir or travel diary style of writing.
Bev proposed looking at haibun from thereference point of the landscapearchitecture of Japanese gardens. Shepointed out that a landscape artist needsto consider how the garden isexperienced and how each view isframed. Similarly, a writer needs toconsider the way in which the haibun isframed for the reader.
The concept of considering haiku interms of a horizontal (x) axis and avertical (y) axis was put forward byHaruo Shirane in his book Traces ofDreams (Stanford University Press, 1998).Bev finds the same analytical frameworkuseful in approaching haibun as well. Thehorizontal axis can be thought of ascontemporary daily experience, and thevertical axis is what else can be broughtin to add perspective, such as historicalknowledge. If haibun are to haveresonance and texture, Bev said, weneed to develop the vertical axis. Aparticularchallenge for non-Japanese writers ishow to make a connection when we donot necessarily have a common base ofhistorical knowledge upon which to draw.Bev had volunteers read sample haibunfrom the handout aloud, and she thenelicited discussion of the ways in whicheach haibun succeeded in capturing andholding our attention. Among those sheexamined were "Visitation" by TerriFrench, "Proper Nouns" by Melissa Allen,"Ishmael" by John Stevenson, "InstructingMona Lisa" by Peter Butler, "FortiethBirthday" by Guy Shaked, "Exposure" byCherie Hunter Day, "Venn Circles" byGeorge Swede, and "The Blue Jacaranda"by Kala Ramesh. Incorporating biblicalovertones, literary allusion, musicalreferences, well-known works of art, orsimply appealing to shared elements of
simply appealing to shared elements ofthe human condition are among themany ways in which the vertical axis canbe developed in haibun. Bev emphasizedthat there are many choices you canmake to enrich your work. Thinkingabout haibun in terms of both thevertical and horizontal axes andconsidering where on that frameworkyour haibun resides, is a tool that manywriters may find useful and inspiring asthey explore haibun further.
Submitted by Susan Antolin
Haiku San Diego(Southern California)
August 14, 2016:HSD meeting cancelled
September 11, 2016Haiku San Diego Regular Meeting Topic:Juxtaposition, Small Gap, Forced, InFragment/Phrase and Non-fragment/Phrase Haiku
HSD members reviewed segments ofCarmen Sterba's article in Simply Haiku,Autumn 2007, titledThoughts on Juxtaposition, in which shestates that "experimenting with differenttypes of juxtaposition may add the depththat creates a memorable haiku; onethat does not fail to reverberate againand again."
We discussed whether or not haiku haveto follow the fragment/phrase format forjuxtaposition to occur in the 3-lineformat; can juxtaposition occur in asingle image haiku.
As favored by Issa, the small gap canexhibit deceivingly simple invitations toexplore, which results in greater depthand energy. We talked about this in
and energy. We talked about this indetail. Then, members analyzed andcritiqued pre-selected, non-fragment/phrase haiku published inThe Heron's Nest online journal over thecourse of three issues. We looked for thesmall gaps and explored the depth andenergy they added.
Lastly, we briefly touched upon haikuforced into the 5-7-5 format versusnaturally, effortlessly falling into the 5-7-5 format, with examples of each.
October 9, 2016Haiku San Diego Regular Meeting Topic:One-line HaikuRef: William J. Higginson's Haiku Clinic#3 "From One-line Poems to One-lineHaiku (Simply Haiku V2N5)
HSD members studied excerpts fromHigginson's article in depth, including thesamples he included. Higginson used 4groups for categorizing one-line haiku:1. One-stroke Haiku2. Classical-style One-line Haiku3. Multiple-meaning One-line Haiku4. Multi-line Haiku Written on One-line("those that include a marked stop orpause," Higginson writes, "and which,therefore, are not true one-line haiku inmy sense of the term.")
Naia distributed a list of 11 one-linehaiku published in the current issue ofThe Heron's Nest, and 9 one-line haikupublished in The Haiku Anthology, thirdedition, 1999). Members discussed each,identified which category best describedeach, and identified those we felt werefailed one-line haiku (falling intoHigginson's 4th category). We alsoobserved the growth and refinement ofone-line haiku that has occurredbetween 1999 and 2016, as evidenced byour sample poems.
During the final segment of ourSeptember and October meetings HSDmembers participated in an anonymoushaiku workshop.
NaiaTemecula, CA
Southern California Haiku Study Group
October 15, 2016:The Southern California Haiku StudyGroup met for its regular workshop atthe Lamanda Park Library, 140 S.Altadena Dr, Pasadena, CA 91107. Aftera read-around of haiku by the poets inattendance (Deborah P Kolodji, JanisLukstein, Kimberly Esser, Toni Steele,Sharon Yee, Mary Torregrossa, GregoryLongenecker, Kathabela Wilson, JamesWon, Patti Harrison, and JonathanYunkins), Debbie Kolodji conducted aworkshop on the use of articles in haiku. Recent issues of Acorn, bottle rockets,Hummingbird, Kokako, and Haiku CanadaReview were available for browsing, aswell as "over our heads" by MichaelKetchek, "bird song" by LA Davidson, and"street chatter fading" by AbigailFriedman. An anonymous haiku workshoprounded out the afternoon, with haikuwritten from the following fall seasonwords: pumpkins, apples, persimmons,leaves changing/falling, Halloween,autumn light, Santa Ana winds,remaining heat, autumn deepens,migrating birds/butterflies, footballseason, election season, nuts and seeds.Some wonderful poems resulted andwe're looking forward to hopefully seeingsome of them in print one day.
November 19The Southern California Haiku StudyGroup will host its annual anthologyreading, starting at 2 pm at the ThroopHall, 300 S. Los Robles Avenue,Pasadena, CA 91101. This year'santhology, what the wind can't touch,was edited by Naia. The title haiku isafter a haiku by Kim Esser:
after a haiku by Kim Esser:my thoughtsat the end of the pierwhat the wind can't touch- Kimberly Esser
The cover photograph was taken byStevie Strang. This year's anthologyincludes work from 75 poets writinghaiku in Southern California.
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society
On October 8, 10 poets of the Yuki TeikeiHaiku Society met at the Markham Housein the San Jose History Park. After theattendees enjoyed a ginko on the HistoryPark grounds, Patrick Gallagher led aworkshop on haiku composition using aformat that he had enjoyed as a guest ofthe Washington D.C. Towpath HaikuGroup. In this format, a poem is
Group. In this format, a poem isanonymously presented to the wholegroup, and members of the groupprovide appreciation and/or helpfulsuggestions for improvement. Patrickadded a high tech element to theworkshop, with a scribe (JoanZimmerman) writing the haiku andsuggested revisions out on an iPad, whichwas projected on a screen for all to see.The new YTHS digital projector andscreen worked nicely for the exercise.
submitted by Patrick Gallagher
OregonShelley Baker-Gard
SeptemberHSA members in Oregoncontinued to meet witheach other and the Portland Haiku group.At the Portland meeting Johnny Baranskigave a super presentation on publishinghaiku, tanka, and haibun based on hisand others experience. He documentedseveral online and paper publishingorganizations. He is willing to share thedocument, so contact him if you areinterested in receiving it.
OctoberAt the Portland October meeting,Clayton Beach gave a very interestinglecture on the history of Japanese poetry"From Miyabi to Wabisabi - LiteraryAesthetics from Ancient Japanese Songto the Emergence of Haiku". Hisinformation provided a greatintroduction to the evolution of haikufrom it's remote ancestor the Uta whichis the word for both song and poetry inJapan. These folk songs where"...celebrations of nature, the nation ofJapan, and the mythologized ancestorsof the Imperial court..." If you want tohave a copy of the paper he wrote,please let Shelley know and she will
please let Shelley know and she willforward your request to him.([email protected]).
Also in October, several Oregon HSAmembers attended the Haiku Northwest Seabeck conference where we had a jampacked great time listening to lectures, participating in the "write now"exercises, workshops and activities.Highlights were: Margaret Chula led aHaibun workshop (and showed her talentwith this genre in the talent show), andJohnny Baranski led a "write now"exercise. With the help of CarolynWinkler, and Shelley Baker-Gard, EllenAnkenbrock demonstrated an "outdoor"Tea Ceremony to two guests and all theconference attendees were provided ataste of green matcha tea and sweettypically provided to guests in a TeaCeremony. Jim Rodriguez provided eerieflute accompaniment to the ghost whopassed out death haiku at the cemetery.Afterward the ghost encounter, Carolynled a masked dance with the attendees-Lots of fun!
NovemberThe HSA/Portland Haiku group will meetat Shelley's house and Jacob Salzer willdiscuss the tanka form and we willpractice writing them. If would like tocome to this meeting, please let Shelleyknow ([email protected]). It will beheld at 7 pm on November 9th (meetingsare the 2nd Friday of every month).
Oregon Members also meet in othercities besides Portland! HSA membersvisiting the Eugene/Springfield area are welcome to attend the meetings of theWillamette Group of Haiku Poets. Theyhave been meeting once a month on the3rd Friday of the month from 2 to 4 pmin the meeting room of Springfield PublicLibrary. In the past year some topicstackled were: deconstructing poetry,answering (responding to) haiku, reviewof print and online journals, tips onmaking submissions, sharing methods ofhaiku record-keeping, synesthesia,
haiku record-keeping, synesthesia,revising haiku, and they also had an'yawork with us on tanka. All that inaddition to a round of critiquing at eachmeeting. They keep pretty busy.
And Great News!! it was announced atthe Seabeck Conference that OregonPoet Shirley Plummer WON the firstplace award for the 2016 Porad contest!!! (Charles Trumbull judged and it is sponsored by Haiku Northwest)!! Congratulations Shirley!
submitted by Shelley Baker-Gard
Mid-WestJulie Warther
Haiku Waukeshaopen invitation to LeeGurga workshop Lee Gurga, author of Haiku: A Poet'sGuide, and editor of Modern Haiku Press,will be lead a workshop on how to writefine haiku November 19th, 1-4pm at FirstUnited Methodist Church in Waukesha,WI. The address is 121 Wisconsin Ave.,Waukesha, WI, 53186. We are excited tohost such a fine poet, editor, andteacher. Direct your questionsto [email protected] orcall Dan Schwerin at 262.542.4256.There is no charge for the event. All arewelcome.
Ohaio-ku Study Group
The Ohaio-ku study group met Saturday,October 8 at the Cuyahoga Falls Library.The following members were inattendance: Jill Lange, Phyllis Lee, JoeMcKeon, Susan Mallernee, KevinRainwater, Holli Rainwater, ValentinaRinaldi-Adams and Julie Warther. Alsopresent were four first-time visitors. Weshared and discussed haiku by haiku
shared and discussed haiku by haikupioneer, Ray Roseliep, workshopped ourown haiku and held a kukai with thetheme "back to school" (Holli Rainwaterand Julie Warther tied for first. JoeMcKeon and Susan Mallernee tied forsecond). Winners received great RayRoseliep inspired prizes donated by BillPauly!
The next meeting will be held Saturday,November 12 from 10am-noon at theCuyahoga Falls Library. The kukai themeis "Gratitude". That specific word neednot be in your haiku, but it shouldconvey the "gratitude" theme. We willdiscuss the haiku of Nicholas Virgilio atthis meeting. Please take a look at someof his haiku available online before themeeting and come with some of yourfavorites to share and discuss. Here's abiography to get you started: Nick_Virgilio
submitted by Julie Warther
New Project by Lidia Rozmus
What is the best, most precious gift wecan give to one another? One of theanswers is, silence-the peace thatsilence brings. We live in challengingtimes, and personal moments of quietand solitude are essential to our well-being and existential struggles.
Since the Fall of 2015, Lidia Rozmus hasbeen working on a new multimedia andmultilingual art project, entitled InSilence. The project entails a haigaportfolio book and a haiku film. Thebook's composition includes eighteenfolders with three versions of haiga,(haiku combined with image), in themiddle folders.
Specifically, Lidia will use eighteen of
Specifically, Lidia will use eighteen ofher haiku and each will have threeversions. The English version will includephotography with haiku, mostly providedby Iwona Biedermann. The Japaneseversion will include "classic" sumi-e (inkand brush painting on rice paper) thatLidia created, with calligraphy byMasanobu Hoshikawa. And, the Polishversion will be done with color pencil onblack cardboard with Lidia's haiku. Theeighteen folders will be placed in ahandmade box, and the edition will belimited.
The film, produced by Jan M. Zamorski,will present the four seasons with haigaselected from the book.
The art from this project will beexhibited in various internationallocations with the film, some of whichare listed on the website below.
Because the cost of this project issubstantial, Lidia has decided to use theservices of the portal Indiegogo in orderto finance it. Her goal is to raise $5,000to cover some of her and her colleagues'production costs.
All information related to the projectcan be found here on Indiegog. Thosewho would prefer to send a check, arewelcome do so by writing to Lidia at thefollowing address:
Lidia Rozmus I Echo Court Unit 11 Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Lidia would greatly appreciate yoursharing this message with friends,acquaintances, or with anyone whowould like to contribute to this worthyproject.
If you have any questions, Lidia can bereached by email at:[email protected]
Please note that Lidia will be in Poland
Please note that Lidia will be in Polandfor the next two months and will havelimited access to email. She will bechecking her email about once a week.She would appreciate your patience inher getting back to you.
Lidia extends her heartfelt thanks foryour attention to this, and for yourkindness and generosity. Any amountthat you can spare will be genuinelyappreciated. No amount is insignificant.
Sincerely yours,
Charlotte Digregorio
silence I hide in just for a moment
by Lidia Rozmus
Charlotte Digregorio at ArrivaDolce
Charlotte Digregorio's poetry is featuredat ArrivaDolce Cafe in Highland Park, IL.And, she is the featured poet in the Fallissue of Spotlights, a publication by theNorthwest Cultural Council in Barrington,IL. She is honored for her book,Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide forAll, and for her haiku exhibits, in thispublication.
SouthCarlos Colón
Carlos Wildo Colón, age 63,passed away on Sunday,
passed away on Sunday,October 30, 2016. Pleasesee obituary above.
SoutheastRobin Hood Black
Honoring the EarthMeeting and Workshop
Fall may FINALLY be in the air, but tiltyour hat toward Spring, just for a haikumoment.
HSA SE will host a meeting andworkshop, "Honoring the Earth" on EarthDay weekend, April 21-23, 2017, onbeautiful St. Simon's Island, Georgia.
We will stay at Epworth by the Sea, aMethodist ConferenceCenter/Camp. Meals are included fromFriday dinner through Sunday lunch. (Nopets or alcohol on the premises, but wecan socialize in the evenings at a localwatering hole if desired.)
Highlights:
FRIDAY - Check in late afternoon;dinner; gathering and short sessionFriday evening.
SATURDAY AM - "Bird is the Word"with Tom Painting. Says Tom, "We willexplore the magic of birds in memory,imagination and the here-and now.Workshop participants will call uponsome the many fine haiku written inEnglish about birds to act as models andinspiration. A discussion of how birds arelinked to seasonal awareness will furtherenhance our understanding.
With spring migration at its peak,
With spring migration at its peak,participants will be invited to go on abird-walk. We will identify birds in awide range of breeding plumages andespecially through their vocalizations,which make every species that muchmore unique.
Those interested in the walk should bringbinoculars. I will have a number of pairto lend out for those not owning them."Attendees should bring a favorite birdhaiku written by someone else. (Note: St. Simon's Island is a magnet for birdsand avid birders.)
SATURDAY AFTERNOON - Fay Aoyagi, HSA President, will conduct a shortbusiness meeting.
HSA Past-President David G. Lanoue willlead us in a "Write like Issa" workshop. He'll offer another session later drawingupon his recent book, Issa and theMeaning of Animals, and his currentwork-in-progress exploring Issa's humanrelationships.
Here's a question from David to ponder:"What does it mean to be alive, and howcan haiku help answer this question?"
SUNDAY MORNING - Laurence Stacey willlead us in exploring "new conceptsregarding the place of poetry in bothecological and peace studies discourse" -title TBA.
We'll also do some workshopping, try akukai (haiku contest voted on byattendees), and explore some other newhaiku collections compatible with ourEarth Day theme, as well as simply enjoythe inspiring natural surroundings andocean breezes.
The scoop on cost: Our generousspeakers are funding most or part oftheir own expenses, but attendees willneed to plan on contributing an
need to plan on contributing anestimated $50 toward theweekend. Lodging and meals (2 nights +6 meals) will cost $322 total per personfor a single occupancy room or $272 totalper person for double occupancy, if youare traveling with a spouse, partner, orfriend/fellow member.
So, total for the conference includingprogram, lodging and meals will be:
$322/single occupancy per person
$222/double occupancy per person
(Contact me if you will be coming duringthe day only; I'll need to collect moneyin advance for meals and our workshopfee.)
TO RESERVE A SPOT: Please send me a$40 non-refundable per-person deposit,made out to me, as soon as possible:
Robyn Hood BlackPO Box 1022Beaufort, SC 29901
Balance will be due (to me) in earlyMarch.
Spaces will be filled on a first-come,first-served basis as long as theconference center can accommodate ournumbers.
Epworth's cancellation policies: Any individual cancellation afterMarch 24 will result in a forfeiture of$20 per person. Any individualcancellation within 72 hours of arrivalwill result in forfeiture of entire per-person charge.
Birds of a haiku feather flock together!
Submitted by Robyn Hood [email protected]
WashingtonAngela Terry
From HaikuNorthwest In August several members of HaikuNorthwest and the Commencement Bay(Tacoma) Haiku Group attended theHaiku Society of America meeting hostedby the Portland Haiku Group. We readfrom our 25th year anthology, No LongerStrangers, and enjoyed the activitiesplanned from the welcome water to thefinal night dinner at Shigeao, a lovelyJapanese restaurant. September saw us once again at AkiMatsuri, although this time just asobservers, as the venue and structure ofthe event has changed. We are hopefulthat next year, we will once again bepart of the event; we did have copies ofour Haiku Northwest brochure to handout. Our September meeting was heldat 3rd Place commons in the Lake ForestPark Town Center on September 22.Since it was the first day of autumn,Angie Terry brought copies of Keats' ToAutumn, for a found haiku session. Someinteresting haiku resulted, although weall found the language perhaps a bit toopoetical, forcing us out of our comfortlevel. During October, all of our efforts werefocused on planning for our annualSeabeck Haiku Getaway. Since Seabeckstarted on October 27th, we did not holdour regular monthly meeting, whichwould have been the same night. Thisyear (our 9th) we had a record numberof registrants, 58, most full timeattendees, although we did have somepeople come only for the weekend andsome for only a day. As always, the eventwas jam-packed with activities, includinglectures and readings by our featuredspeaker Sonja Arntzen and her husband
speaker Sonja Arntzen and her husbandRichard John Lynn on Japanese andChinese poetry. Our theme for this year's getaway wasthe sense of Smell, and something newthis year included quick Write Nowsessions on the scents of: music, politics,the season, cooking, childhood, ghostsand goblins, the day of the dead, andmemory. Each was led by a differentparticipant, and gave us lots ofextemporaneous writing practice. Andthere was time for sharing after eachsession. Everyone agreed they enjoyedthese. We also had workshops andpresentations led by Maggie Chula, JayFriedenberg, Hisao Mori, Jacquie Pearce,Richard Tice, Angie Terry and MichaelDylan Welch. In addition, there were haiku readings byPortland Haiku Group attendees (ShelleyBaker-Gard, Johnny Baranski, JimRodriguez, and Carolyn Winkler), and byDianne Garcia, Chandra Bales, BarbaraSnow, Chrissi Villa, Tanya McDonald andMichael Dylan Welch, Maggie Chula andLeanne Mumford We had a memorialreading for Marilyn Sandall led by TerranCampbell, a tea ceremony led by EllenAnkenbrock, a renku session"Four Sheets to the Seabeck Wind"led bySonja Arntzen, a mushroom presentationand walk led by David Berger. We paintedhaiku rocks and made masks. We walkedto the historic cemetery in the dark, andhad a visit from a ghost (aka MichelleSchaefer), and returned to dance ourmasks alive with the help of CarolynWinkler at the start of our amazingtalent show and Halloween partyorchestrated by Katharine Grubb. And inthe midst of all this activity there stillwas time to chat with old friends and getto know people here for the first time. As is a tradition at Seabeck, we alsoannounced the winners of the FrancinePorad Haiku Award. These results willbe posted on the HNW website:www.haikunorthwest.org
Regards,
Angela TerryWashington Region Coordinator
The Haiku Society of America
Invitation from Terry Ann Carter
Autumn MeetingHaiku ArbutusStudy Group
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13, 2016Monterey Community Centre1442 Monterey Avenue, Victoria BC1:00 - 4:00pm
1:00 - 1:30meet and greet, appreciations, giftsfrom Standford M. Forrester ...Visit http://haikucanada.organdhttp://bottlerocketspress.comrecent publications, updates on HaikuArbutus facebook page (Jim Force),announcements etc.
1:30 - 3:00autumn kukai (thanks to Dan Curtisfor collecting poems)
short break
3:15 - 4:00torn and cut paper collage using haiku(Terry Ann) If you are interested instaying for this part of our gathering,
staying for this part of our gathering,please bring scissors, and glue(I will provide papers)
moonlit the empty slot in the knife block
Stuart Quine
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