Ripples
Volume 26, Number 3 Haiku Society of America Newsletter October 2011
From the President erate momentum within our organiza- support to tion. More and more people are offering contribute
to help out. Our secretary, Angela Terry, to the haiku Dear Members: routinely sends me names of people and larger
who have noted on their membership literary have really appreciated the chance to forms that they’d like to volunteer. I’ve communi- serve the HSA for a second year, and I enjoyed the chance to correspond with ties, and I I am especially thankful to the executive those members and to work with them am abso- committee officers and regional coordi- to find the best ways for them to con- lutely cer- nators for their dedication and hard tribute. In some cases, we’ve added tain that the work on behalf of the HSA and English- their names to a growing list as we de- work of HSA President Ce Rosenow language haiku. I’m also very grateful to velop more volunteer opportunities for volunteers at the Dodge Poetry Festival the many HSA members who have vol- in Newark, New Jersey on the future. In other cases, there have helps those unteered to lead workshops; to serve on October 8, 2010 been clear affiliations between the inter- communi- Photo by Charlie Larsson our education, history, and publicity ests of the volunteers and particular ties better committees; and to participate on HSA HSA needs. The HSA is a stronger, more understand, panels at conferences and meetings vibrant organization because of the gen- and make use of, what we have to offer. around the country. Many thanks, as erosity of all of these members. I would like us to continue this focus well, to an’ya and Peter B., Melissa Al- Second, as the HSA gains more visi- on the HSA as an important resource as len, and Gene Myers who have taken on bility through volunteer efforts includ- we move into 2012. Based on your par- the editorships of the HSA members ing contests, national meetings, publica- ticipation and support in 2011, just anthology, the HSA Bulletin, and the tions, and workshops, more people are imagine what we can do next! ‚.haiku‛ column respectively. I have joining the HSA. The increase in mem- addressed the importance of volunteers bership during a time of economic un- Best wishes, before, but I want to mention it again certainty further emphasizes to me that because volunteer efforts have had two people are recognizing the HSA as a Ce Rosenow important outcomes this past year. valuable resource. We have so much [email protected] First, these efforts have helped to gen- In this issue...
The HSA Bulletin—page 2 Regional news—pages 9–20
Treasurer’s report—page 2 Contest results—page 21
New editor for ‚.haiku‛ column—page 3 Contest deadlines and rules—pages 22–24
A note from the secretary—page 3 Upcoming events—page 25
Honorary curator of haiku archives—page 5 Publication announcements—page 26
In memoriam—pages 7–8 Your HSA officers and coordinators—page 27
Interview with Rita Gray—page 6 How to submit your news to Ripples—page 28
Herman Van Rompuy attends haiku event—page 7 HSA News In Your Inbox: the HSA Bulletin
Members may have noticed some new The Bulletin isn’t intended to replace the e-mail showing up in their inboxes this in-depth coverage of Ripples, but to summer: The Haiku Society of America make sure members get information in a Bulletin. (If you haven’t noticed the Bul- timely manner about the activities and letin in your e-mail yet, you may want to resources of the society. We’re hoping make sure that the society has a correct this will encourage more to take advan- and up-to-date e-mail address for you, tage of what the HSA has to offer! Feel or check to make sure it isn’t being sent free, as well, to forward the Bulletin to to your spam folder.) non-members who might be interested The Bulletin is a brief newsletter that in our events or in becoming members. HSA Bulletin Editor Melissa Allen allows the HSA to share news and re- The Bulletin has so far been mailed minders of upcoming events quickly approximately monthly, but may arrive Past Bulletins have been archived and and relatively frequently. Examples of more or less frequently depending on can be easily accessed by going to the information included in the Bulletin so how much news we have to share. We HSA homepage and looking for the far include reminders of contest dead- hope you find this a valuable new bene- prominent link to the Bulletin archive. lines, details about upcoming quarterly fit to your HSA membership. Feel free to meetings, information about Frogpond share feedback and suggestions about —Melissa Allen, HSA Bulletin Editor and Ripples deadlines and mailings, the Bulletin by e-mail to news about updates to the HSA website, [email protected]. and links to photos of past HSA events.
Treasurer’s Report Haiku Society of America January 1 – July 31, 2011 established 1968 by Harold G. Henderson and Leroy Kanterman P.O. Box 31, Nassau, NY 12123 Beginning Bank Balance 50,679
President Ce Rosenow Dues / Contributions 23,838 First Vice President Michael Dylan Welch Second Vice President John Stevenson Members Anthology Sales 61 Secretary Angela Terry Contest Fees 198 Treasurer Paul Miller Frogpond Sales 307 Electronic Media Randy Brooks Officer Income 24,404 Questions about membership and dues should be addressed to: Frogpond Expenses (4,857) Angela Terry HSA Secretary Ripples Expenses (2,709) 18036 49th Pl. NE Administrative Expenses (602) Lake Forest Park, WA 98155 [email protected] Members Anthology Expenses 0 Contest Awards / Expenses (850) Questions about subscriptions, submissions, editorial correspondence, and other matters Website Expenses (487) regarding Frogpond should be addressed to: Meeting/Travel Expenses (1,320) George Swede Miscellaneous (515) Editor, Frogpond Box 279, Station P Toronto, ON M5S 2S8 Expense (11,340) Canada [email protected] Ending Cash Balance 63,743
News and notices of events for publication in Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter can Respectfully, be submitted to: Susan Antolin [email protected] Paul Miller
Page 2 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter HSA News Gene Myers Becomes Editor Secretary’s Report of the HSA’s ―.haiku‖ Column t’s hard to believe that it is September already, and by the time that you are he new editor of our ‚.haiku‛ col- I reading this issue of Ripples it will be umn, Gene Myers, is an accom- T time to start thinking about renewing plished editor and writer in a variety of your HSA membership for 2012. Since genres including haiku. He is a contrib- the HSA operates on a calendar year uting editor to nowculture.com. He also basis, regardless of when you renewed writes the weekly newspaper column, or joined, you need to renew again each ‚The Joy of Life,‛ which has a circula- year as of January 1. tion of more than two million people, The executive committee voted earlier and he is also an award-winning enter- this year to increase dues for 2012, and tainment journalist with dozens of arti- the new dues figures are shown as fol- cles published in a wide array of news- lows: $35 for regular members in the papers. His poetry has appeared in United States, $37 for members in Can- many literary journals, and HSA mem- ada and Mexico, and $47 for interna- bers will recognize his name from past ―.haiku‖ Column Editor Gene Myers tional members. Student and senior issues of Frogpond as well as other hai- memberships will remain at $30. When kai publications including Paper Wasp, the membership application forms for Prune Juice, and Shamrock Haiku Journal. work, work that I've looked up to and 2012 come out, they will reflect this new Gene is also interested in the intersec- loved.‛ dues structure. tions between haiku and technology. Gene’s own experiences with haiku While we know that these are difficult He notes that technology can help con- and technology inform his plans for the economic times for everyone, the in- nect haiku poets who live in different ‚.haiku‛ column: ‚I am hoping the col- creased costs of printing and mailing areas: ‚The Internet has opened up so umn that I will be writing for the HSA Frogpond and Ripples made this decision many possibilities to me. I've met won- will open doors like these to others. I necessary. However, membership in the derful people while sitting at my lap- see the column as a place to share and Haiku Society of America includes top. I've had late night haiku throw- discuss tools available to writers (like many benefits, in addition to receiving downs with haiku poets across the how to use Twitter, Facebook and Frogpond and Ripples, including being globe.‛ Putting poets in touch with one Scribd for building community, self- able to enter the society’s annual haiku, another is not the only benefit poets publishing and marketing). I also like senryu and haibun contests at half the receive from the Internet. Gene explains that the column will have some wiggle entry fee charged to non-members, the that social media can impact how we room in its subject matter allowing for opportunity to have your work pub- develop as poets. For instance, he says, interviews, blog spotlights and the oc- lished in our annual member anthology, ‚I have more than 1,000 fellow haiku casional multimedia presentation.‛ inclusion in our Membership Directory, lovers on my haiku Facebook page who Keep an eye on the HSA website for and receipt of our new HSA Bulletin have helped me to analyze, interpret exciting new ‚.haiku‛ columns by Gene which is e-mailed periodically to mem- and even write poems. I've been able to Myers! bers who have provided us with their go straight to the sources and have dia- e-mail addresses, and which provides logues with masterful writers like Gary news and updates about HSA events, Hotham and Al Pizzarelli on their — Ce Rosenow contests and meetings. 2011 has seen a significant increase in The Fourth HSA Quarterly Meeting in 2011 new and rejoining members, and as of the end of August, our total member- he planners of this year’s quarterly HSA meetings have put together many ship stood at 754. We welcome all our T exciting programs. These gatherings are a wonderful opportunity to connect new and returning members, and hope with other haiku poets in your region and enjoy special haiku readings, work- that you will take advantage of all the shops and other events. The first quarterly meeting was held in San Diego in opportunities that membership in the March, the second quarterly meeting took place in Bend, Oregon at the beginning Haiku Society of America provides. of June, and the third meeting was in New York City on September 17. The final meeting of the year is highlighted below. We hope to see you there! Wishing you all the best.
December 2-4, Baltimore, MD (organized by the Haiku Poets of Central Mary- —Angela Terry, HSA Secretary land; contact Cathy Drinkwater Better at [email protected]). See page 25 for more details.
Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 3 HSA News Call For Papers: The HSA Members’ Anthology American Literature Association In Pine Shade Nearing Completion Conference 2012
he HSA continues its presence at the annual American T Literature Association Conference. The next conference will be held in San Francisco, May 27–30, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency at Embarcadero Center. We would like to have two panels and a business meeting at the conference this year. If you are interested in participating, please send your ideas for panel themes and papers to Ce Rosenow at [email protected] or P.O. Box 5389, Eugene, OR 97405 by December 31, 2011. We will determine the panel themes and select the presenters by mid-January.
—Ce Rosenow
HSA Facebook Group Undergoes Changes
SA’s Facebook group page has had an H interesting and, at times, frustrating beginning. More than 400 people have joined our group, many of whom have regu- In Pine Shade, ISBN 978-0-930172-09-1 Designed and Produced by an’ya and peterB larly shared their haiku and engaged in in- Cover art by Pat Nolan teresting discussions about haiku and re- lated forms. Unfortunately, several people over several months chose to use the site as a place to antagonize other he 2011 Haiku Society of America members’ anthology, members and to post inappropriate comments. After trying T In Pine Shade, is in the final stages of production and several approaches to lessen these types of posts and to will go to the printer soon. Designed and produced by an’ya maintain a friendly, creative, and interesting group page, we and peterB from Oregon, this year’s anthology is a beautiful decided to change the focus of the page for the time being. collection with full-color cover art by Pat Nolan from Colo- For now, the page will only be used to distribute informa- rado, closing haiku by Elizabeth Bodien from Pennsylvania, tion about the HSA and haiku-related news. Only adminis- and kindly proofread by Edith Muesing-Ellwood. The title is trators will be able to post new messages, although group from a haiku by Robert Epstein. It is not too late to order members will be able to respond to these posts. If you have additional copies of this gorgeous 200-page perfectbound HSA-related news or news about haiku contests, workshops, book. See purchasing details online at the HSA website: or publication opportunities that you would like us to share www.hsa-haiku.org/. Purchasing and sharing the members’ on Facebook, please send it to your regional coordinator or anthology is a fun way to support the HSA and English- to Ce Rosenow, Michael Dylan Welch, or George Swede to language haiku. post on our group page. It would also be very helpful to hear ideas from the HSA —an’ya membership at large regarding how we might better use Facebook to fulfill our mission to promote haiku in English. Your ideas are most welcome, so please let us know.
—Ce Rosenow
Page 4 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter HSA News Jerry Ball Appointed as the New Honorary Humanities Department on poetry. As a part of this class, he included a section Curator of the American Haiku Archives on haiku and soon became enamored with the form. He joined the Yuku Haru haiku group led by Kiyoshi and Kiyoko he American Haiku Archives advi- chance, leads poetry writing groups at Tokutomi and met with that group, T sory board has named Jerry Ball as the local bookstore, and is patient and which eventually became the Yuki the 2011–2012 honorary curator of the generous with anyone interested in Teikei Haiku Society, every month for American Haiku Archives. The the next 30 years. He began archives are located at the Cali- writing traditional 5–7–5 fornia State Library in Sacra- haiku, but later wrote what he mento and contain the world’s calls freestyle haiku as well. largest public collection of He continues to write and haiku and related poetry books appreciate both traditional and papers outside of Japan. and freestyle haiku. Of writing Jerry Ball was selected for haiku in either style, he says, this honor in recognition of his ‚they come, not when they are many years of dedication and summoned, but when they leadership in the haiku com- show themselves.‛ munity. A past president of the When his appointment as Haiku Society of America and curator of the archives was of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Soci- announced at the Haiku North ety, Jerry has also had a hand America conference in August, in the beginning of many sig- Jerry Ball he read a selection of haiku Photo by Susan Antolin nificant haiku organizations written in 5–7–5 syllables and events. He founded the Southern learning about haiku. which were also each written with ex- California Haiku Study Group in 1996, a Jerry has authored seven collections of actly 17 words. His playful spirit and his group that continues to thrive years after haiku, as well as three volumes of longer openness to different approaches to he moved to Northern California. He poetry. His haiku collections are Left haiku make him a rare gem in the haiku also founded the Haiku Pacific Rim con- Handed Year (1979), The Sound of Shoes community. ference in Long Beach, California in (1984), Summer in Italy (1996), Winding The position of curator carries no spe- 2002, a biennial gathering of haiku poets the Clock Again (1996), The Eye of the Day cific responsibilities or compensation, from around the Pacific Rim region and (2006), Pieces of Eight (2006), and Baseball but is a way to honor individuals who beyond. The Haiku Pacific Rim confer- Seasons (2010). He has been recognized have had a significant impact on haiku ence takes place in the years in between for his talents as a haiku poet by the in North America. Past honorary cura- the biennial Haiku North America con- Museum of Haiku Literature in Tokyo, tors include: Elizabeth Searle Lamb, ference, of which he is also a founding which awarded him the rank of ‚Haiku Jerry Kilbride, Cor van den Heuvel, member. He founded the Yuki Teikei Dojin.‛ Robert Spiess, Lorraine Ellis Harr, Leroy Haiku Society’s annual retreat at Asilo- Born on December 16, 1932 in Ne- Kanterman, William J. Higginson, Ma- mar, which will coincide in 2012 with braska, Jerry moved with his family to koto Ueda, Francine Porad, Hiroaki the Haiku Pacific Rim conference for a San Francisco in 1939 and has spent Sato, H. F. Noyes, George Swede, much-anticipated international gather- much of his life in the Bay Area. He Stephen Addiss, and Gary Snyder. On ing there (see details about HPR 2012 on graduated from San Jose State Univer- being designated the new honorary cu- page 25 of Ripples). sity with a degree in philosophy in 1954 rator for 2011–2012, Jerry says, ‚I’m In addition to his leadership and and did graduate work there before en- grateful.‛ knack for starting new haiku organiza- tering the Army during the Korean War. The archives are open to the public tions, one of Jerry’s greatest contribu- After the war he resumed graduate and accept donations of haiku-related tions to the haiku community has been studies in philosophy at the University materials as well as gifts of time and/or as a teacher of haiku. A professor of of Minnesota. He returned to the Bay money to help maintain the timely proc- math and philosophy at California State Area and earned the first master’s de- essing of materials. For additional infor- University, Long Beach for many years, gree ever awarded by Alameda State mation on the archives, visit their web- Jerry is at home in his role as a teacher. University, now known as California site at He regularly leads workshops for the State University, East Bay. www.americanhaikuarchives.org/. Haiku Poets of Northern California, In 1976, while teaching mathematics teaches poetry in the local elementary and philosophy at Las Positas College, —Susan Antolin school classrooms whenever he gets the he was asked to teach a course in the
Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 5 HSA News Regional Coordinator Spotlight: Ce Rosenow Interviews Rita Gray
When and how did you begin working with What made you decide to serve as a regional haiku? coordinator?
Harold Henderson’s An Introduction to When my predecessor Miriam Borne Haiku was my personal introduction to stepped down from her post as regional haiku. I loved how he was able to use coordinator, I stepped in. I remember rhyme successfully, without detracting how welcome I was made to feel when I from the haiku. That was 24 years ago. first joined the HSA, thanks to the tone Then I discovered R. H. Blyth, and his she set, as well as her creative planning. I work helped me to understand haiku at decided that I wanted to help out. Some- another level. I know some people don’t body needs to bring the banner! Rita Gray like his emphasis on the Zen aspects of haiku. But Blyth’s work gave me a glim- Your HSA region is very important for mering of what lay under the surface of American haiku history and the beginnings What would you like to see happen in your a good haiku. I have a Japanese friend of the HSA. How does that historical impor- region and in the HSA in the future? who reads old Japanese haiku to me in tance inform your work as the regional coor- their original form. I enjoy hearing how dinator and the activities you plan? Looking forward in my role as regional the literal sounds of the words resonate coordinator, I hope to try new things, with the content of the poem. I have The New York area is rich with haiku and also be more responsive to the spe- come to understand that much is lost in history thanks to the early work of peo- cific interests of our group. We all get so translation. ple like Harold Henderson, Leroy busy, but I hope to carve out more time My last book for children, One Big Kanterman, William J. Higginson, Penny to coordinate with my fellow group Rain, is an anthology of 20 rain poems, Harter, Cor Van Den Heuval, Alan Piz- members. eight of which are haiku. I want young zarelli, and many other fine poets. Cor people to understand that haiku are po- still manages to make most meetings, Biographical Note ems. William J. Higginson provided the but now Bill is gone, and so we don’t see translations for most of the haiku in the Penny any more. Alan and his wife Rita Gray has lived in Manhattan for 22 collection, and well as an introductory Donna are busy with their excellent years, and she works with children as a note on haiku form. We hoped to move haiku podcasts, so we don’t see much of teacher and play therapist. She has pub- young people and teachers away from them either. Leroy occasionally manages lished four books for young children: the idea of the traditional 17 syllable to make a meeting. It has been inspiring Nonna’s Porch (Hyperion, 2004); The Wild 5–7–5 form. Although haiku has been an to learn from these poets, and to feel a Little Horse (Dutton, 2005); Easy Street important part of my life for many years, direct connection to a long haiku lineage. (Dutton, 2006); and Mama Mine, Mama I have only recently begun to write. But it’s also exciting when new poets Mine (Dutton, 2008). She also edited a come on board. poetry anthology for children for What is it about haiku that appeals to you as Charlesbridge entitled One Big Rain. She a poet? What aspects of the HSA do you especially is the HSA Regional Coordinator for the value? Northeast Metro Region. I am drawn to haiku because it is the poetry of the senses, rooted in nature I appreciate the HSA because it is a na- spring dusk— and the seasons. In these aspects it is tional organization of long standing that the sound of a blind man's stick very concrete, and common to all peo- is available to all people. Many haiku ple. I also like that the form is so com- poets are involved in private writing Thanksgiving pact, which gives such nuance to every groups and publications, so it is good to old people being helped word. Haiku are also spacious. They have a group that is so far reaching. It into taxis provide the writer, and the reader, with allows us to connect with haiku poets all room for big human experiences. Mostly, across the country. winter cold I like writing haiku because it helps me the homeless man's tin can connect with the world, and myself. full of rust
Page 6 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter HSA News / In Memoriam HSA Members Betty Kaplan Attend Reception (1919 – 2011) in Honor of Herman ome time after Betty Kaplan had S become a widow, her daughters Van Rompuy offered her a trip on a cruise ship. It was highly appreciated, yet she declined the ohn Stevenson and Cor van den offer: wouldn’t she be just as alone after J Heuvel attended a reception in the the trip as she was before? She’d rather auditorium of New York's United Na- have a computer, so she could e-mail tions International School (UNIS) on and surf the Internet. Tuesday, September 20 to honor Mr. And thus Betty Kaplan entered the Herman Van Rompuy, former Prime haiku community. Quite another world Minister of Belgium, current President than running a fashion shop with her of the European Council, and haiku husband, as she had done earlier. But Betty Kaplan poet. she willingly lost herself in that new The President was in town for UN world. She became an active member of week (having spent the morning in haiku groups on the Internet, learned a left us much too early. For she was in Libya) and wished to meet with those lot from others and recognized Francine reality considerably younger than her involved in the United Nations Stu- Porad (1929-2006) in particular as an age. dents' Haiku Contest. As the judge for important mentor. the English-language sections, John Next to love for haiku she developed a taking front stage— was asked to speak about the contest, strong passion for linked poetry, espe- a moth circles as were UNIS faculty members Geof- cially because linked poems were the the spotlight frey Van Kirk and Kazuo Tsuda. A product of intense cooperation between group of UNIS students who have won two or more poets: renga with 36 or 12 now in a small box prizes during the past four years read stanzas and the much shorter rengay of the ring that hugged my finger— their work and a short film about the six stanzas. Besides, you could span the autumn deepens contest was screened. The program world that way; in some of the renga she concluded with remarks by Mr. Rom- co-wrote, poets from three continents dusk— puy, who stressed the importance of a participated! an unfinished sweater poetry that values simplicity and mod- In addition to haiku and linked poetry on the rocking chair esty in a very complex and stressed she also wrote tanka and haibun. Her world. He described his personal haiku style, especially in her haibun, was short poetry meeting journey and mentioned, in a humorous and straightforward. The subject matter I try to read my haiku... way, that his haiku book has made him was found quite near, in her own life a frog in my throat the best selling poet of any sort in the and history, being both very personal history of Belgium. While stating that and at the same time generally recogniz- this is more a product of his political able as human nature. Because of that —Max Verhart visibility and the novelty of a politician and in combination with that concise, being a haiku poet than the quality of almost businesslike style, Betty’s haibun his haiku, he also said that he will be were—and remain—strongly evocative very happy if he can use his position to of underlying emotions. promote this type of poetry. She published in all those genres, both Hiro Sato, who has been the judge in printed media and—how could it not for the Japanese language sections of be so after she had learned to work with the contest, was also scheduled to her computer—on the Internet. speak but was unable to attend. Any- Betty had a charming personality and one who would like more information since one reaps what one sows, she had about this contest is welcome to con- many friends in the international haiku tact John Stevenson community. The news that she passed ([email protected]). A short video away on July 25, 2011 therefore struck of the event is online at http:// many with sadness. But she will live on vloghvr.consilium.europa.eu/?p=5750. in her poems and haibun and will re- main in our memories as a friend who —John Stevenson
Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 7 In Memoriam Janice Bostok of her quiet spells in the haiku world. What makes Janice stand out, along- Did I say quiet spells? Quiet for some of side her courage in life, was a commit- April 9, 1942 – Sept. 4, 2011 us, but Janice continued her art through ment to write about ordinary things in sumi-e, haiga, and artforms unbe- her life. She leaves behind a tremendous J anice M. Bostok, Australia’s greatest knownst to the larger haiku community body of work with all the vital consis- haiku poet; patron of the Australian with her painting in other styles and tency of a true expert of haikai art. For- Haiku Society, editor, teacher, judge and mediums including acrylic on canvas. tunately we have a collected haiku and mentor; as well as a driving force behind Most great artists can feel a lack of senryu (1972-2003) publication of her so many benchmarks in haiku develop- confidence, however unjustified in work by Post Pressed entitled Amongst ment. Janice died peacefully in the Mur- Janice’s case, and we both took turns to the Graffiti, of which I urge everyone to willumbah Hospital on encourage each other if own a copy. Sunday, September 4, we ever got to a low There is a far from exhaustive list of 2011. ebb, and Janice re- publications and credits from Janice’s Janice Bostok was a mains, to this day, my own website: http:// true pioneer in haiku most formative rela- members.dodo.com.au/janbos/ on the world stage; tionship that still keeps contents.html. There have been sixteen and in Australia she me coming back and collections of haiku-related work pub- was the sole flag car- back again to haiku. lished, and more than 4000 of her indi- rier for many years Janice was above all vidual haiku have appeared in journals back in the mid 20th else a very real person, and anthologies in Australia and over- Century. Since then full of tough life ex- seas. she has helped make periences that would Australia a highly re- break an even slighter pheasant drumming spected place for haiku human being, yet she in time with the blood and helped forge one never hesitated to keep pounding in my ears of her dreams, with me going, and I was the help of John Bird, honoured to do the daylight to create an Australian Janice Bostok same when she would the warbler’s note Haiku Society (Haiku occasionally drop out stuck on dawn Oz) which continues to due to ill health. go from strength to strength. There is simply not enough space to pregnant again On a personal note, fate played list the many achievements made by the fluttering of moths strange hands with us as we were both Janice, and I am excited at the prospect against the window invited into the then Brisbane haiku that a biography may be available some group, but now international, Paper time in the near future about Janice the Haiku credits in order of appearance: Wasp haiku group at the same time, and woman and Janice the haiku (and haikai, Haiku World: An International Poetry Alma- missed a possible meeting back in 1994 and tanka) writer and artist by Sharon nac, by William Higginson, (Tokyo: Ko- by a matter of a week as I had to head Dean. dansha International, 1996) back to England for family reasons. Six By the time Janice wrote the introduc- Amongst the Graffiti (Post Pressed, 2003); years later I had my wish and we met as tion to my Australian collection of haiku Montage #8 (The Haiku Foundation, invited guests at the official opening of back in 1997, she had at least ten books 2009); Montage: The Book, by Allan Burns Katikati’s Haiku Pathway—one of New of huge importance from Walking into the (The Haiku Foundation, 2010); Haiku Zealand’s Millennium Projects—where Sun which received the Haiku Society of Magazine 6:1–2 (1974); Frogpond III:2 the largest collection of haiku ‚stones‛ America book award; and was one of a (1980); Walking into the Sun, by Janice outside Japan exists, and the only haiku very few Westerners to be featured in Bostok; The Haiku Anthology [Second Edi- pathway in the Southern Hemisphere. the Guide to Haiku for the 21st Century tion] by Cor van den Heuvel (Simon & Janice was more than a guest, as she published in Tokyo by the Modern Schuster, New York, 1986); A Haiku Path: assisted Cath Mair in making this re- Haiku Association of Japan (translations The Haiku Society of America, 1968-1988 markable dream come true. You could by Hiroaki Sato); and Hiroaki Sato's (Haiku Society of America, 1994); 2002 winner of the prestigious UK Seashells fill a book with the things that Janice Haiku and the Agonies of Translation pub- Award: Wingbeats: poetry from Byron Bay helped make happen for both projects lished in the Frogpond XXII supplement and beyond (Dangerously Poetic Press, and individuals. of theory and analysis in 1999, which 2003). We corresponded on a regular basis, included 30 of Janice's haiku. A full bio- and I have countless letters spanning graphical list of publications for her —Alan Summers many years, until I persuaded her to use writing and art would take up the entire
Myspace to showcase her haiga after one HSA newsletter.
Page 8 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter Regional News Northeast on one side of the lake while Ginger past fifty years and how haiku ideas Graham and Astrid Andreescu sat on including Zen philosophy have had an New England another side. Those with summer cot- impact on the shorter verse cadence. tages were swimming near the shore or Both poets discussed the importance of boating. A kayak glided with its paddle starting a haiku group in this Western Bangor Haiku Group taken in. In the distance it seemed not to Berkshire County part of the state in move at all and with the flat lake and addition to the Nami Group in the Had- ur spring ginko was at the Asticou softened colors of the other shore and ley-Greenfield area. O and Thuya gardens. We had lunch sky it formed a kind of landscape paint- Guy shared with Raffael his haiga, before our visits at an oceanside picnic ing. I wrote a number of haiku but real- haiku, and free verse poetry that have area. It was July 11 and hot, perhaps ized they got better the longer we sat appeared in Gihon Magazine, and Issue 6, because of the solar flares said by some there in the quiet and chuckled when I Spring 2011 of A Cappella Zoo as well as to effect our emotions. We were a little told this to Bob. He laughed and agreed his recent collection of short haiku-like late for the azalea blossoms at Asticou, that was the case. We laughed again verse: Nozzle 1-36. but visiting adjunct member Tyler when Astrid shared this Issa-like haiku: The Boston Haiku Society met on Au- Pruett and I sat beside the sand garden gust 20 at the Kaji Aso Studio in this modeled on Ryoan-ji in Kyoto. While I dragonfly their twenty-fourth season of monthly composed haiku we discussed haiku what are you doing haiku and renku meetings. Members composition. He asked whether this was dipping into the lake? present were: Kay Higuchi, John how I usually wrote. I said I always Ziemba, Raffael de Gruttola, and Gwenn composed experientially with the We had dinner together at Yoshi, a Gurnack. Kate Finnegan, the adminis- rhythm and phrasing coming into my Japanese restaurant, and talked about trative assistant at the Studio, and Raf- mind and added, when I was younger, I Haiku North America, Seattle, read our fael de Gruttola have been instrumental jogged and composed twenty or so haiku to each other, and discussed fu- in sponsoring relief efforts since March haiku, memorizing them by remember- ture haiku events. in raising funds to help in the devasta- ing a key image from each and recon- Bruce and Astrid had just returned tion caused by the tsunami in Japan last structing them when I got back home. from Haiku North America, Seattle, March. At the Thuya Garden there were where Bruce gave a talk on spaciousness plenty of blossoms to admire. We wan- as a key element in haiku and partici- —Raffael de Gruttola dered around recording our haiku, then pated in a panel on possible similarities sat in a covered viewing area where we and differences in US and Canadian had sat in other years to share our haiku. Bruce and Astrid also read from Haiku Poets’ Society haiku. We noticed the same little nests the new Maine haiku anthology, Scent of tucked into the eaves as in other years. Pine, which was the first publication of of Western We had rounds of reading. The others Bruce’s new press, Tancho Press. Bruce liked this one of mine written while has set up readings in September and Massachusetts Tyler and I had our discussion. They October in public libraries in Bangor, seemed to like the emotion conveyed in Camden, and Brunswick and, for next he Haiku Poets’ Society of Western it: spring, in the Artist Series of the Port- T Massachusetts has kept busy this land Public Library. summer. Marilyn Gabel and Gloria Ay- the stillness vazian were interviewed by Vincent but the greater stillness —Bruce Ross Dowling on local Northampton, MA Zen sand garden radio station WXOJ-LP 103.3 FM. They discussed the various definitions of We all liked the following by Tyler Boston Haiku Society haiku and read poems published in a written at Asticou, agreeing on broadside by the group Scent of Burning
‚narrow‛ as a better word choice than Leaves. Their haiku discussion was so affael de Gruttola and Guy Beining the original one: interesting he had them stay on for two met Saturday, August 27 in Great R time slots. Barrington, MA to read their haiku and red leaves In recent meetings we've had a differ- discuss how American style haiga has reflecting deeper down ent member present a topic of their been influenced by the works of people in the narrow pond choosing each time. Marilyn Gabel gave like Marcel Duchamp, the Dadaists, a wide ranging presentation in July of Jackson Pollack, Josef Beuil as well as Our summer ginko was held on Au- her paintings and poetry inspired by Philip Guston. They also discussed the gust 6 at the Audubon Society Fields places she has lived, ‚Fragments of Now influence of the Language Poets and Pond. Bob Seretny and I sat on a bench and the Haiku Moment.‛ We viewed the contemporary poetry movements in the
Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 9 Regional News paintings, photos of the places and dis- Northeast Metro city park and a city street. A haiku by cussed details that could inspire a Marilyn Hazelton written in homage to haiku. Rita’s poem (city passersby/ stare at embers of the Northeast Metro In August, Eric Arthen gave a work- haiku poets /standing still) provided Chapter gathered at Stuyvesant shop about the complexity of translat- M the theme ‚Standing Still‛ for the Au- Square Park in New York City on June ing haiku into English and how aware- gust Haiku North America Conference 4 for a ginko before the main meeting at ness of it can help your appreciation of in Seattle. Tenri Cultural Institute. The ginko be- poets who write in other languages. Those participating included John gan with a group walk through the One exercise was for everyone to write Stevenson, Rita Gray, Jeff Hoagland, park, facilitated by Jeff Hoagland, edu- a haiku from an expanded translation Jaxon & Arlene Teck, Marilyn Hazle- cation director of the Stony Brook- of each word in a poem by Bashō. Then ton, Peg McAulay Byrd, miriam chai- Millstone Watershed Association, who we compared our versions to a number kin, Yoko Arimura, Jim Clements, was recently selected for New Resonance of published translations. Wanda Cook Maria Santamauro, Carol Pearce Wor- 7: Emerging Voices in English-Language returned from the Haiku North Amer- thington, Elizabeth Bodin, and Ellen Haiku by Red Moon Press. ica conference in Seattle and shared Peckham. Jeff introduced participants to the information on the workshop she gave The Northeast Metro Chapter was park’s plants, trees and birds. We then and the ones she attended. We enjoyed pleased to host the Third Quarterly went off on our own to discover the the numerous haiku souvenirs she HSA National Meeting on September haiku moments brought back. 17 at the Tenri hidden there. We've been looking forward for Cultural Insti- After exploring much of the year to our September tute. This meet- and writing, we meeting. Stanford M. Forrester of Bottle ing was again printed our haiku Rockets Press did a great reading and divided into two on large cards presentation that was open to the pub- parts. The first and hung them lic. He spoke on many aspects of why part featured a throughout the we write haiku and getting one's haiku film on Nick park, where each published, including what an editor Virgilio (1928– haiku had been looks for when putting together a pub- 1989) a poet inspired. A lication and making selections for it. from Camden, ‚tour‛ of these Afterwards there was a social time with NJ, whose leg- haiku followed, Ellen Peckham and Rita Gray engage in a refreshments. acy is still an where everyone spirited discussion as miriam chaikin observes We have a new member since this and enjoys the banter. inspiration. This could observe the spring, John Darrow. We've enjoyed his Photo by Peg McAulay Byrd was followed by inspiration be- participation and look forward to more a panel discus- hind each poem. Jeff later said that a of his contributions and haiku. sion of Nick’s poems led by Kathleen favorite memory of the ginko was Upcoming in 2012 will be the 20th O’Toole, a member of the Nick Virgilio watching a passerby swerve into the anniversary of the HPSWM; plans for Haiku Association, Cor van den Heu- park to read the words on one of the celebrating that are underway. vel, a friend and mentor to Nick, and cards that caught her eye. She read the The New England Letters regularly Marilyn Hazelton. Kathleen also en- haiku, pulled out her cell phone, publishes news about the HSA mem- gaged members in a wonderful writing snapped a picture, and walked back bers in the region and recently it has exercise based on Nick’s work. onto the street wearing a beautiful included haiku from each state in turn. John Stevenson followed the exercise smile. All members in the New England states by reading from Live Again, his 2010 Gathering later for the meeting at that do not receive this e-mail newslet- first-place Kanterman Award-winning Tenri, the haiku cards provided the ter are encouraged to contact the re- book of haiku and related forms. John basis for a small contest. The winning gional coordinator and editor, Wanda also represented HSA President Ce poem was by Rita Gray: Cook. (Please put "New England Let- Rosenow, by informing us concerning ters" in the subject line of an e-mail.) national news and programs within the standing still Her contact information is in the back HSA. I see of Ripples. For an introduction to her In other news, Sari Grandstaff won more and the letters, see the interview in the third place in the Edward Hopper
Ripples July issue. House Haiku Contest (http:// After a bit of discussion, Jeff sug- www.yearofedwardhopper.com/special gested that we try to do a street ginko. —Eric Arthen -events.html). We stepped outside the institute and
experienced the difference between a —Marilyn Hazelton and Sari Grandstaff
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Rochester Area ing fourth-quarter Haiku Society of America (HSA) meeting. We went over Haiku Group the agenda and discussed presentations and other activities, including a choice n September 11, the Rochester of ginkos, that we’re making available to O Area Haiku Group (RAHG) re- meeting participants. The BSSC campus sumed its regular monthly meetings at is so beautiful and serene that we’re Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Pittsford sure it will even be lovely come Decem- Plaza on second Sundays at two o’clock. ber. During the summer months, the Ginny, having taken such wonderful photos of the Japanese garden that day, group participated in four special Poet Frank Judge braves events. On June 12, we enjoyed strolling the storm outside the tunnel at was nominated the Official HSA Fourth- through gardens at the First Unitarian Corbett’s Glen Nature Park in Brighton quarter Meeting Photographer, and she Photo by Deanna Tiefenthal Church of Rochester. The walk pro- graciously accepted. Elizabeth and ceeded downhill along a wood-chip Cathy will plan a poetry reading by path, eventually leading to a ‚council Central Maryland and Potomac Water- ring‛ where we sat to write and share Mid-Atlantic Region shed (D.C., Northern Virginia, etc.) area haiku. The church’s garden committee haiku poets. has invited us to submit ‚garden- There are countless ‚jobs‛ to be taken inspired‛ haiku for an art exhibit in the Haiku Poets care of at the HSA meeting, so we made spring of 2012. of Central Maryland sure that all our members know that On July 10, naturalist Julie Clayton led they are welcome—indeed, encour- us on a tour of the 30-acre wildlife sanc- aged—to participate in any way they’d tuary at Burroughs Audubon Nature s a ‚dry run‛ for the HSA’s fourth like. Club in Victor. Bordering Irondequoit A quarterly meeting, which we’re We ended with an animated haiku Creek, the sanctuary is home to over 400 hosting December 2–4, 2011, the Haiku workshop, and when the meeting broke species of plants, 50 species of nesting Poets of Central Maryland (HPCM) met up, the hours seemed to have passed birds, and numerous animals, including at the Bon Secours Spiritual Center like mere minutes. The next meeting of white-tailed deer. Afterwards, we con- (BSSC), in Marriottsville, MD, on Satur- the Haiku Poets of Central Maryland vened on the clubhouse porch for writ- day, June 25, 2011. In attendance were: will be held on Saturday, September 17, ing and sharing haiku. Elizabeth Fanto (Timonium, MD); Ginny 2011 at the home of Cathy Drinkwater On July 20, we welcomed Tom Paint- Leidig (Joppa, MD); Tony Nasuta Better. For more information on the ing of Atlanta with a potluck supper, (Timonium, MD; yours truly, Cathy fourth quarterly HSA meeting in De- which was followed by a workshop ti- Drinkwater Better (Eldersburg, MD); cember or on other HPCM events, tled ‚A Narrative Approach to Haiku.‛ and new member Mark Brager e-mail [email protected]. This workshop was a condensed version (Columbia, MD). We also have another of the workshop that Tom had pre- new member who was unable to attend —Cathy Drinkwater Better (Walker) sented at the HSA quarterly meeting in the June 25 meeting, Melanie Brown of New Orleans. Harwood, MD, and we hope to see her Towpath On August 14, despite a forecast of soon. afternoon showers, six adventurous After a delicious luncheon in BSSC’s oberta Beary hosted our June meet- members turned out for a ginko at Cor- dining room, we held our regular meet- ing in Bethesda, with Kristen Dem- bett's Glen Nature Park in Brighton. In ing in one of the center’s second-floor R ing, Ellen Compton, Mary Wuest, Lee fact, it started to rain during our 20- meeting areas. With picture windows on Giesecke, Elizabeth Black, and Kathleen minute walk through the woods to the three sides, we had a lovely view of the O'Toole on hand to welcome North famous Tunnel Falls, and soon became a Japanese garden, as well as the sur- Carolina visitors Lenard D. Moore and deluge! The group sought refuge in the rounding Maryland landscape. Dave Russo. After introductory haiku ‚tunnel‛ (a railroad underpass), where Among the poems shared at the meet- readings, Ellen passed around the latest the BOOM of thunder was greatly mag- ing was this one by Tony Nasuta: schedule for HSA's December quarterly nified. When the storm finally abated, meeting and encouraged everyone to we made a hasty retreat to our cars and new buds attend. Hosted by Haiku Poets of Cen- headed home! There was no sharing of on the willow tral Maryland (HPCM), the meeting will haiku that day. weeping in the rain be an easy drive from our homes and
thus a wonderful opportunity for poets —Carolyn Coit Dancy Most of the meeting was spent going in the Greater Washington area. over and finalizing plans for the upcom-
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The program topic for this Towpath poets drew lots with the t-shirt as prize, North Carolina meeting was haijinx, an online haikai Dave was the lucky winner. Proceeds journal. Our mission was to visit the from the sale were sent to Japan for Haiku Society haijinx pages for the March 2011 issue, earthquake relief. choose an item, and bring it to the The August meeting was held in Ta- n Saturday, April 30, 2011, the meeting for discussion (with copies for koma Park at the home of Kathleen O North Carolina Haiku Society the other poets). Members found haijinx O'Toole. Roberta Beary, Elizabeth (NCHS) held its 32nd annual Haiku especially interesting in that it pub- Black, Ellen Compton, Lee Giesecke, Holiday Conference in Chapel Hill, lishes not only haiku and senryu, but Fonda Bell Miller, and Mary Wuest North Carolina. The conference took haiga, haibun, prose articles, and re- gathered with her. We had planned to place at its longtime location, the Bolin view as well. Our poets' choices were lunch under the trees on Kathleen's Brook Farm home of Jean Earnhardt almost as varied as the site itself. Here deck—but rain changed all that. We and her late husband John Earnhardt is a brief sampling from meeting notes. had a great meeting nonetheless, and who passed away during 2008. To- Roberta was drawn to a haiga by were happy that Kristen Deming and gether, the Earnhardts served as co- Alan Summers (poem) and Kuniharu Penny Showell took part in absentia. hosts for the event for nearly thirty Shimizu (artwork). The haiku reads: The August program topic was a years and welcomed haiku and non- "hummingbird / I pull its colors / to discussion of haiku guidelines that the haiku poets from near and far. create my own state." At first Roberta Irish Haiku Society had offered to poets Fifteen poets attended this year’s thought the artwork merely illustrated intending to submit work to IHS haiku conference. Jean Earnhardt greeted the haiku. A second look, however, contests. Overall our reactions were everyone with fresh-baked pastry and convinced her that Kuniharu had beau- mixed; we agreed with some of the steaming coffee. Comfort food, pungent tifully caught the essence of the last two guidelines, disagreed with others. We with butter and cinnamon, is her signa- lines, especially in his use of color. noted an emphasis on form rather than ture of great hospitality. This confer- What do you think? You can see the content, and a tendency toward the ence was an occasion to once again ex- haiga at http://www.haijinx.org/IV-1/ negative ("avoid" more often than plore the haiku literary landscape and haikai/p13.html. "include"). Poets are told to "make sure experience the wonders of nature that Elizabeth filled a page with favorite your haiku consists of two distinct abound at Bolin Brook Farm. There was haiku, then selected two for discussion. parts, not of one or three"— nothing even more to engage the senses than In "swimming lesson / my son floating about why, nothing about what those last year. The relentless song of periodi- away / from me" (Mark E. Brager), she parts might be—an admonition that cal cicadas with red bead-like eyes saw the father's awareness of his son's may be less than helpful for the new filled the air. Legend has it that the increasing distance, not only in the wa- haiku writer. On the positive side, po- nymphs of these insects known as sev- ter, but into ever greater independence. ets are advised to choose each word enteen-year locusts come up from pur- In "incoming tide / the writing fills / carefully, and are reminded that haiku gatory to mate and complete their life both sides‛ (Svetlana Markova), Eliza- are intuitive, not abstract or intellectual. cycle. beth especially liked the way "the tide" On the whole, however, we would have Indoors, poets placed a flurry of se- compared to "the writing." liked to see something more of what a lected haiku along picture windows, Lee selected three haiku, all of which haiku really is about. sliding glass doors, tabletops, and other he liked equally well. If forced to At the request of several members, furnishings. The conference call in- choose, however, he told us he would Towpath's program for the next meet- cluded an invitation for each attendee probably pick Michael Morell's "the ing will be a discussion of haiku logis- to bring along one of their favorite stillness / of butterfly wings / reaches tics. We will report on our writing prac- haiku, self-authored or written by an- my hammock." Lee said this one might tices and organizational techniques. other poet, on a 3 x 5 card. The display seem an odd first choice "because it Especially important will be how we of these musings included voices past uses some practices we should be care- keep track of haiku submissions and and present: ful about. It's a sentence, and it has an published work—a problem all of us abstract noun: 'stillness.' Nevertheless, I face. So see you in October. I like to wash think it works. It's easy to imagine the the dust of this world scene. There are minor breaks after the —Ellen Compton into droplets of dew first two lines, but no real kireji. It does —Bashō have a progression of immediacy from the abstract noun of the first line to the concert on the green very physical resolution of the third." in the flute’s high note Kristen displayed a t-shirt that she a moth quivers had purchased at the Japan American —Rebecca Ball Rust Society's April Sakura Matsuri. When
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Dave Russo also welcomed the gath- trate how she thinks of health and North Carolina, for a weekend of food, ering of poets during the opening of the haiku. Included in her map were ele- drink, commraderie and haiku. morning session. He shared news about ments pertaining to corporeality While crickets chirped and a warm publication opportunities and upcoming (physical symptoms, healing, and well- summer breeze blew, the group penned events. Noted in particular was the being); the embodied mind (mental a collaborative linked poem they quarterly meeting of the Haiku Society health, harmony, and duality); the social dubbed a ‚renray,‛ named after Ray of America slated to take place in environment (the way in which interac- French, who penned the hokku. Winston-Salem, North Carolina during tion may occur in relation to a health While the renray was developed ‚just December 2012. Russo serves as web care provider, caretaker, patient, com- for fun,‛ for two to four poets, it is simi- administrator for the North Carolina munity, and place); and science and lar to the rengay, invented by Garry Gay Haiku Society as well as The Haiku divination (diagnosis, treatment, and in 1992, in that it is deliberately the- Foundation. His work has been featured rituals—the nuts and bolts of trying to matic. Unlike rengay, which consists of in publications such as Frogpond, Modern maintain health). MacQueen’s presenta- six links of 3,2,3,3,2,3, the renray is eight Haiku, Acorn, New Resonance, and other tion and discussion were interactive in links of 3,2,3,2,2,3,2,3. A renray does not sources. nature. Conferees read selected haiku have to be seasonal, but if a season is Haiku Holiday is not complete with- and haibun written by forty or so con- mentioned, that season is stuck with out special moments of reflection on the temporary poets, which MacQueen pro- throughout the poem. The fourth link is North Carolina Haiku Society and its vided. The conference participants also the ‚pivot‛ taking the poem in a new evolution and founders. Lenard D. wrote and read some of their own haiku direction, while staying true to the Moore, the executive chairman of the in response to thoughts about various theme or themes already in place. The North Carolina Haiku Society, read a home remedies, cures, issues affecting form was recently featured on Curtis' tribute written by Rebecca Ball Rust to the state of personal health and well- webpage, Blogging Along Tobacco Mary Belle Campbell. Campbell passed ness, and experiences with sick rela- Road, http:// away on April 1, 2011. She was a found- tives, elderly parents in particular, in tobaccoroadpoet.blogspot.com/2011/08/ ing member of the North Carolina hospital settings. renray.html. ‚It's a great form for cou- Haiku Society along with Rebecca Ball Following a self-guided ginko and ples,‛ says Curtis, ‚Sure, Uno will al- Rust and others. Her literary career lunch, Lenard D. Moore and Dave ways be there, but for couples to sit spanned nearly forty years and yielded Russo convened the afternoon session around and write poetry—how great is The Business of Being Alive by St. An- with a reading of new works inspired that?‛ drews Press (1982), On The Summit: Bed by conference participants’ time spent This is a form designed for poets and and Breakfast in the Swiss Alps by Scots strolling about Bolin Brook Farm. The non-poets alike. ‚I think people who Plaid Press (1988), and Light from Dark afternoon also featured a reading by aren't poets are more willing to partici- Tombs: A Traveler’s Map to Mysteries of Roberta Beary from her most recent pate if they get into the spirit of having the Ancient Maya (1991), and other writ- chapbook entitled Nothing Left to Say. fun,‛ Curtis says. ings. She also founded the Mary Belle Beary’s chapbook includes a variety of The first renray, titled ‚Ephemera,‛ Campbell Poetry Book Publication poems about sound and silence and was appeared in the September 2011 issue of Award during her affiliation with the published by Kings Road Press during Notes From the Gean. The poem was also North Carolina Writers’ Network. 2009. She is a much-acclaimed poet with translated into Spanish by Susan Nelson A workshop presentation and discus- many other works to her credit, includ- Myers and can be heard in its entirety sion of ‚Health and Haiku‛ led by Kate ing The Unworn Necklace. Snapshot Press read in English and Spanish at http:// MacQueen was a highlight of the morn- published the first edition of The Un- YouTube.com/watch? ing and the day overall. MacQueen worn Necklace as a paperback edition v=P7DPKT8HOuk. takes the premise that ‚health is an inte- during 2007 and the hard cover edition A second renray was recently penned gral part of the way we experience life. of this work during 2011. by Curtis Dunlap, Susan Nelson Myers, It can intensify or obscure our experi- Terri French and Mid-West HSA mem- ence. And it is part of the natural world —L. Teresa Church ber, Aubrie Cox. It can be found online we observe.‛ She describes herself as ‚a at http:// social scientist engaged in public health tobaccoroadpoet.blogspot.com/2011/08/ research and someone who reads and South Region renray-follow-up-we-have-title.html. writes haiku.‛ Her professional travels take her to many parts of the world —Terri French outheast regional member Terri where maladies such as HIV, AIDS, and French and her husband Ray of other diseases figure prominently in S Huntsville, Alabama, recently visited how people view their placement in the Mid-Atlantic member Susan Nelson natural world. She focused upon a men- Myers and Curtis Dunlap in Mayodan, tal map, which she developed to illus-
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Arkansas ana Haiku Society member Nadine haiku to specific flowers and trees, and Charity recently had juried pieces in a to become familiar with their symbol- Haiku Society show at artspace, and they both read ism. One of Grace’s haiku that we cri- poetry at a ‚9/11‛ 10th anniversary tiqued was: he Arkansas Haiku Society will commemoration and art opening at the T host its 15th annual Haiku Confer- Barnwell Garden and Art Center. In butterfly whisper . . . ence in addition, Carlos edited a chapbook of does she know of beauty or Hot Springs, Arkansas on Friday and poems that were inspired by the art brevity of life Saturday, November 4–5, 2011. High- that was included in the ‚9/11‛ Barn- lights of the program include a work- well exhibit. For information about Thomas Chockley, an Illinois member, shop led by Tom Painting, a Japanese haiku related events in Shreveport, con- also brought several haiku for critique. calligraphy demonstration by Mickey tact Carlos Colón at He offered this senryu: Hulsey, and a ginko and kukai [email protected]. in the traditional Japanese manner. former wife . . . Visitors are welcome to attend. —Carlos Colón a photo appears feet first For details about venue and hotels, under the work pile contact Howard Lee Kilby at [email protected]. Midwest Region Thomas made an announcement that he is interested in starting an Internet
—Johnye Strickland Chicago Metro Meeting haiku circle to network with fellow members. His goal for members is to
share their haiku and receive feedback. small but productive group of There will also be general discussion of participants met Saturday, Au- New Orleans A haiku. Those who are interested may gust 6 at the Deerfield Public Library, email Thomas at Haiku Society Deerfield, IL, for haiku critique. Char- [email protected]. lotte Digregorio, the Midwest regional Another participant, Larry Pinto, The New Orleans Haiku Society has coordinator, and Illinois member brought haiku accompanied by a wood resumed its regular meetings after Heather Jagman, led the critique. block print. Interested in pursuing a summer hiatus during which David The meeting began with Charlotte haiga, he was referred to the book, Lanoue toured Europe, starting quoting three famous people whose Reeds, by Jeanne Emrich of Minnesota. with a trip to Spain to celebrate the comments—though not made in refer- We acknowledged Lidia Rozmus, in Spanish translation of his novel ence to haiku—apply to writing of the absentia, who helped to publicize our Haiku Guy. Haiku poets traveling in the form. Francis Bacon wrote, ‚Write meeting through Chicago metro media New Orleans area are invited to join down the thoughts of the moment. with haiku placards of several Midwest them. For details about venue and Those that come unsought for are com- members’ work. These were featured in schedule of events, contact monly the most valuable.‛ William the online edition of Winnetka-Glencoe Johnette Downing at johnettemu- Wordsworth wrote, ‚Fill your paper Patch newspaper, [email protected] or David Lanoue at with the breathings of your heart.‛ And winnetka.patch.com/articles/photo- [email protected]. Mark Twain wrote, ‚As to the adjective, gallery-haiku-poems-on-patch#photo. when in doubt, strike it out.‛ This slide-show series of haiku ran Au- —Johnye Strickland Since some newcomers to haiku at- gust 5, accompanied by an article about tended, Charlotte reviewed some basic our Midwest regional meetings and points about the form. She cautioned activities. attendees to focus on writing in simple, Shreveport Participants who attended the meeting not flowery language, and to concen- said they found the critique session trate, when revising haiku, on deleting arlos Colón is now semi-retired, very helpful and that they would like to extraneous words. She emphasized that using his remaining vacation time see more of them in the coming year. C haiku is a meditation through which until he officially retires from a 30-year Beginning haikuists, in particular, are the reader understands the poet’s un- career at Shreve Memorial Library in encouraged to attend. mid-October. At his retirement party, derlying emotion. the staff posted a six-foot mock Rolling One participant, Grace Carlson-Lund, Midwest Region Member News brought an elegant brochure of her Stone cover. Among the ‚stories‛ on the haiga with her haiku accompanied by cover were ‚10 Haikus *sic+ That Will We welcome nine new members. From color photography. This led us into a Melt Your Face.‛ Illinois, Jacqueline Seaberg and Rise discussion about using references in Carlos and fellow Northwest Louisi- Daniels; from Michigan, Bruce Kingery
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Maassen; and from Ohio, Joshua Gage, Southern Wisconsin his past semester Riverbend Haiku Teena Seckler, and Lance Rivers. held its weekly meetings in South Our next meeting in the Chicago Haiku Group T Bend at Forever Learning Institute. For metro area will be devoted to critique of our last spring meeting we had a participants’ haiku. It will be held Satur- wenty-eight writers and artists graduation ceremony and every mem- day, November 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 T gathered in Mineral Point, Wiscon- ber was awarded a spe- p.m. at Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oak- sin, July 22–24, for a haiku cial diploma. We had a ton St., Skokie, IL. In particular, begin- retreat at The Foundry carry-in dinner and ning haikuists should avail themselves Books. The event, hosted Ayami Seto wore tradi- of critique opportunities so they can get by Gayle and Kelly Bull, tional Japanese dress and a feel for haiku and get published. Jerome Cushman, and prepared Japanese food. Please be sure to RSVP for the meeting Francine Banwarth, was Our school had a Spring so we can properly set up the room. free and open to the pub- Festival to showcase its Contact Charlotte Digregorio, Midwest lic. Haiku poets came to teachers and classes and Regional Coordinator, 847-881-2664, or reflect, read, write, and teacher Elinor Huggett by email at [email protected]. share during formal and designed and set up three For those of you living far from Chi- informal gatherings. The display boards. One of cago, please contact Charlotte to deter- weekend featured ikebana the boards displayed stu- mine if there are any local haiku groups by Kelly, Jerome, and Sue dent works for the past that meet closer to you. Okas; an opening recep- year with poems accom- Further, we are looking into the possi- tion, an open reading, and panied by clip art or bility of holding a one-day retreat in the a "pub crawl" Friday eve- drawings by Elinor. Chicago metro area sometime next June, ning; a Farmer's Market Due to the extremely as both experienced haikuists and be- ginko Saturday morning; hot weather Elinor and ginners have expressed interest in them and independent reflec- Dorothy Kazmierzak de- and feel they are helpful. Michael Nick- tion time and group ses- cided to cancel the trip to els-Wisdom who attended the July re- sions Saturday afternoon. Mineral Point. Our Sum- treat in Mineral Point, WI, found it to be A potluck Saturday mer meetings were held enjoyable. He said, ‚I think they’ve evening was followed by Riverbend Haiku member once a month at Centre really hit on something with the idea of a kukai and a midnight Ayami Seto Library where Elinor haiku retreats. Very calming and poten- renku circle. On Sunday Photo by Elinor Pihl Huggett works. After the June tially productive. I came away with a morning poets gathered to meeting we all went to the Hibachi Grill dozen haiku and notes for a few more.‛ share haiku composed and ideas and in July we had a pizza party. Anyone who is interested in helping to gleaned through the weekend. In July Elinor spent a week in Rock- plan a one-day retreat should contact The atmosphere was relaxed, friendly, ford, Illinois with college friends and Charlotte Digregorio at the above list- and productive. An anthology featuring attended the Swedish Midsommar cele- ings. the work of particpating haiku poets is bration and toured the Anderson Japa- Members who have writing blogs are forthcoming. nese Gardens, a beautiful and serene asked to take time to publicize the HSA. Thank you to Charlotte Digregorio for garden of 12 acres, which she highly Publicity helps us build awareness of her help in publicizing and promoting recommends. The peaceful garden in- haiku, dispel misconceptions about its the Mineral Point events and work- spired many haiku. form, and build a sense of community shops, which continue monthly at The We will hold beginning haiku lessons among haikuists. Personally, my writing Foundry Books. On August 27, poets at FLI starting September 12. After the blog always gets a lot of hits when I do met to discuss the answers submitted to lessons Riverbend Haiku will meet for pieces on haiku news and poetry. the question asked by Charlotte on her sharing and critiquing their haiku. writer's blog, "Why do you write
—Charlotte Digregorio haiku?" —Elinor Pihl Huggett On October 30 at 2:00 p.m., Melissa
Allen will introduce renku and lead the group in a renku circle. For more infor- mation please contact Gayle Bull at [email protected].
—Francine Banwarth
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Washington Region It will be held on October 13–16 at the to VoiceCatcher6. Seabeck Conference Center (a few Ce Rosenow participated on the hours from Seattle in Seabeck, Wash- "Developing Haiku Book Manuscripts" ington). This year, our featured guest is panel at Haiku North America. She also Haiku Northwest John Stevenson. The long weekend’s chaired the panel sponsored by the schedule is still being fine-tuned, but it HSA, "Haiku and Blogging." She is giv- t seems that our Washington sum- will include a mix of presentations, ing a reading at the Springfield Public I mer has scarcely begun, but already, workshops, artistic activities, and op- Library in Springfield, OR in October. school buses are rumbling through the portunities to wander down to the wa- an'ya and peterB's Existence Arts streets here. Back in July, ten members ter or up among the yellow-leafed ma- Haiga Exhibition is scheduled for Janu- of Haiku Northwest gathered at Dejah ples. About thirty people generally at- ary, 2012 at the Nature of Words Gal- Léger’s house for our monthly meeting tend the getaway, and the camaraderie lery in Bend, Oregon for the First Fri- to share and discuss our haiku. Terran is always warm, even if the weather is day Art Walk. Campbell was our featured reader, and not. Registration closes on October 7 she treated us to some of her ‚Urban (postmarked), so please get your regis- —an'ya Issa‛ haiku and senryu, which have tration forms in soon! For more infor- been wildly popular at previous meet- mation, visit http://sites.google.com/ ings. Our August meeting was held at site/haikunorthwest/seabeck-haiku- California Region the Bellevue Library, and Paul Miller, getaway. who extended his stay after the Haiku Haiku Northwest’s next monthly North America conference, was our meeting will be held at the Mercer Is- featured reader. He read a variety of land library at 7 p.m. on Thursday Sep- Central Valley haiku, including some from his new tember 8. Due to our annual Seabeck Haiku Club book, Few Days North Days Few (Red Haiku Getaway in October, we will not
Moon Press, 2011). have a meeting in October. For more June 4 Meeting On August 3–7, members of Haiku information about haiku events in the
Northwest hosted the 2011 Haiku Seattle/Eastside area, please visit our Although the weather was something North America conference in Seattle. website at http://sites.google.com/site/ less than summer-like, the CVHC gath- Thank you to all the volunteers, both haikunorthwest/2011-events. ered, dry and warm, inside the Eastern from Haiku Northwest and from the Empire Restaurant on Saturday, June 4. local community who helped to make –Tanya McDonald Attending were members: Bill Owen, the conference an overwhelming suc- Yvonne Cabalona, Ricardo de Bernardi, cess! For more details about the confer- ence, please see Michael Dylan Welch’s Mark Hollingsworth, and Leslie Rose. write-up in the next issue of Ripples. Oregon Region In an effort to reach participants, Les- During the weekend of September lie Rose reported that both the HSA 10–11, volunteers from Haiku North- o commemorate the atomic bomb- and HPNC are kindly posting informa- west staffed a room at Bellevue Col- T ings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki tion on their websites for our 8th An- lege’s annual Aki Matsuri (Japanese Johnny Baranski read at HNA in Seattle nual Jerry Kilbride Memorial Haibun Fall Festival). In the past, we have had a his haibun "Mary Miraculous," about Contest. That information is posted on table in the main exhibit hall among the remains of the statue of The Blessed our blog as well. In the near future the other non-profit cultural groups, but Virgin found in Urakami Cathedral, the Club will be creating a Facebook page this year, we were given extra space in epicenter of the bombing in Nagasaki. in the hopes of generating even more a separate room. There we displayed As a part of the Scholars Arts Month, interest and participation. haiku by our members, handed out Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland will Bill reported that our blog, http:// information sheets about haiku and host a weekly series of poetry readings blinkhaiku.blogspot.com, has been ad- Haiku Northwest, and Michael Dylan and Maggie Chula will be participating justed so that CVHC members can post Welch gave several haiku writing along with other poets. She will read to that site regularly. We will be post- workshops. In addition, we set up our from her haiku collections beginning at ing our club minutes there in the fu- Haiku on Sticks display around the 2:00 on September 3 in the Scholar's ture. community college campus and re- Study. Details available at http:// Looking to this fall, Yvonne said that ceived numerous comments about www.lansugarden.org/info/steeped-in- in the next couple of weeks she will be them. words. contacting the Gekkeikan Sake Factory With autumn just around the corner, Cara Holman will be reading a in Folsom, California, to set up our an- that means it’s almost time for our haibun at Wordstock on October 9, nual October Haiku Reading at that fourth annual Seabeck Haiku Getaway! along with other contributing authors facility. During our sharing time, Yvonne
Page 16 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter Regional News said that she recently participated in the Haiku Poets of ago. She described one project, ‚It’s A Modesto Poets Corner Celebration Con- Beautiful Day in the Neighbor- test, sponsored through the McHenry Northern California hood‛ (2007), as focused on a building Museum, and she was among the win- frenzy that rose around her neighbor- ners, participating in the reading that hood in Los Angeles, where developers culminated that contest. Congratulations PNC gathered for our third quar- were inexplicably getting variances to Yvonne! H terly meeting on July 17, 2011 at avoid building codes. She used the lyri- Much to everyone's delight, Yvonne Fort Mason, San Francisco. The follow- cal quality of tanka to make an interven- and Bill then did a "Slap down" ex- ing people were present: Susan Antolin, tion into the bureaucratic language that change of haiku poems before we ad- Betty Arnold, Peggy Arthur, Jerry Ball, was ubiquitous to the process, inserting journed. Robin Beshers, Cherie Hunter Day, poems into letters to city officials and in Susan Diridoni, Bruce Feingold, Patrick government forms. August 13 Meeting Gallagher, Linda Galloway, Garry Gay, In her study of haiku, Eve had noticed Nardin Gottfried, David Grayson, that books and teachings have drawn During the "Dog Days of Summer" the Maxine Grodjinsky, Carolyn Hall, Eve attention to the ‚haiku moment.‛ She members of the CVHC met, as planned, Luckring, Patricia Machmiller, Renée began to realize that what was more the hot afternoon of August 13 at the Owen, Linda Papanicolaou, Joseph compelling for her is that which is be- Gekkeikan Sake Factory in Folsom and Robello, Manoj Saranathan, Judith tween moments, that flicker of aware- shared a potluck of foods while catching Schallberger, Alison Woolpert, and ness that might connect things in a dif- up on all that has been happening with Marian Yap. Introductory comments and ferent temporal way. The interdiscipli- the various members over the last sev- announcements were followed by a nary nature of all her work embraces this eral months. sharing of haiku by the poets present. idea of ‚between-ness.‛ An interesting Attending were members Bill Owen, Our featured reader, Eve Luckring, a revelation of personal awareness Mark Hollingsworth, Yvonne Cabalona, multi-media artist and poet, named her emerged when Eve received the galleys Ricardo de Bernardi and Leslie Rose. We presentation ‚Untitled.‛ When this ap- for her appearance in Red Moon Press’s were pleased to hear that member Lana, pears near a painting or a work of art, it New Resonance 6 (2009). Although Eve who we have missed over the last sev- tells the viewer that the artist does not had been thrilled to be chosen as one of eral meetings, had contacted Bill to say want to overly direct an interpretation of the poets to be featured in that book, that she will be rejoining us in October the work. So, we could have guessed when she read the sequence of the haiku for our annual Haiku Reading event. that an intriguing presentation was which had been chosen by the editors, Yvonne reported that she has secured ahead! she found herself disappointed with the the meeting room at the Sake Factory for Eve told us that her first artistic love sound of her haiku. This impression en- us for that reading. We will be perform- was photography, and it has led her for couraged Eve to think more about ing between the hours of 1:00-3:00 and the past thirty years along a path that rhythm and sound, to get out of some will retire to the tasting room for a meet- has included video as well as site- poetic ruts, even to begin to connect with ing from 3:00-4:00 directly after that. specific installations. After working with a larger social world. It was then that her Regarding our annual Jerry Kilbride still imagery for many years, Eve felt the radical social commentary haiku began Haibun Contest, Yvonne is looking for need for a radical shift. She found that appearing in Roadrunner as well as in an more entries during these last few weeks shift at UCLA, where she expanded her essay that accompanied a selection of her before the deadline. To spur entrants to photographic practice into video and haiku that appeared in ‚Spotlight: Haiku get their poems in, we will be posting installation while pursuing her MFA. of Eve Luckring,‛ Modern Haiku Vol. 41.2 twice to Facebook during August. Specifically she was thrilled by the pros- (2010). We briefly discussed tanka prose and pect of moving into an interdisciplinary HPNC members who were lucky member Leslie was asked to check to see mode, to explore what can happen be- enough to attend the Haiku North if there are currently any contests being tween mediums. America Conference in Seattle, WA., run for that particular form. Eve then described some site-specific August 2–6, 2011, had the opportunity to With that we had to close the meeting, video installations and their relationship view some of Eve’s videos. Eve also of- but are looking forward to our next gath- to her study of haikai (or haiku and fered her workshop, ‚Renku: Link and ering on October 8 at the Gekkeikan renku). She explained how haiku’s frag- Shift in Visual Language,‛ her fascinat- Sake Factory in Folsom. (Anyone want- mentary, minimalistic and experiential ing look at Russian film director Sergei ing more information about that Reading qualities inspired her use of space, scale, Eisenstein’s Japanese poetry-inspired may go to our Facebook page or our peripheral vision, movement, and ‚montage‛ theories. blog: http://blinkhaiku.blogspot.com). sound. (To get an impression of her Eve’s HPNC presentation gave us an multi-media work, see Eve Luckring’s appreciation of how her multi-media —Leslie Rose website at www.eveluckring.com/). Eve career acted as a vehicle bringing her to also writes tanka, encouraged by Mi- haiku. Also, Eve shared with us how life chael McClintock to do so several years itself offers clues to where we are in our
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interdependence and produced by Linda Papanicolaou, of all life forms, was sold at the event and is still avail- even the teaching able for purchase for anyone interested that ‚all is one‛); (see the Publications section on page 26 mystery (which of Ripples for details). reaches back to More photos of this event are posted early human his- on the Haiku Poets of Northern Califor- tory and has nia Facebook page. found expression in all the major —Susan Antolin faiths); and prayer (which has been understood Yuki Teikei The featured readers at the Haiku Poets of Northern California in some religious Two Autumns reading: Jim Kacian, Cherie Hunter Day, Paul Miller, and Lenard D. Moore traditions as peti- Haiku Society Photo by Susan Antolin tion, and in others as meditation or ild Violets, the Yuki Teikei Soci- poetic journeys, and where we might contemplation). Upcoming themes in- W ety’s 2011 members’ anthology desire to be—impressions that can be clude grace, approaches to dying, text has been published. This lovely and invaluable to the discoveries we can and words, time/eternal time, and substantial volume of 64 pages includes make! physicality. Anyone interested in par- haiku, haibun, and essays contributed Following the featured reading, David ticipating in the discussion is invited to by members, as well as the 2010 Toku- Grayson presented a program on relig- visit the Haiku Foundation forum tomi Memorial Contest results. Joan ion and haiku. David introduced his talk online. David’s talk gave us much to Zimmerman and Jerry Ball edited the by noting that haiku began not long ago think about, and we then took time to book. It is adorned by the brush paint- (relatively!), in a single country and a compose haiku related to any of the ings of Ann Bendixen. single language. From this beginning, themes that had been mentioned. When On June 18 the society sponsored a linguistic and cultural traditions were sharing our haiku, it was apparent how haiku booth at the day-long Japanese reflected in haiku. Charles Trumbull’s diverse the topics had been. Add your Cultural Festival in Santa Cruz. The recent histories of haiku in various coun- own thoughts @Religio! booth was a success, bringing haiku to tries have demonstrated this interpen- the festival for the first time. Fair atten- etration of culture in haiku. —Susan Diridoni dees were attracted to the booth by flut- Religion is one domain of society at tering banners showing haiku presented large, serving various social needs. HPNC Two Autumns Reading in calligraphy. David noticed that religion is not com- Throughout the day several soci- monly covered in current haiku com- The Haiku Poets of Northern California ety volunteers gave haiku one-on-one mentary, and this is what urged him to hosted their big event of the year with mini haiku workshops, coaching novice take on the role of moderator the annual Two Autumns reading on haiku poets. Approximately seventy for a new online ‚Forum‛ discussion at September 18 at Fort Mason in San Fran- people entered the adult haiku contests the Haiku Foundation website, one that cisco. Every year HPNC invites four of and roughly as many young peo- he called ‚Religio.‛ This in-depth dis- its members to read at this event, which ple entered the youth haiku contests. cussion is ‚< devoted to the intersec- is the longest-running haiku reading Many of the society’s and its members’ tion of haiku and religious traditions. It series outside of Japan. This year’s read- books were sold and about 50 of the will focus on multiple religious tradi- ers were Cherie Hunter Day, Lenard D. available free handouts promoting tions, and present a different topic each Moore, paul m. (a.k.a., Paul Miller), and haiku were taken away. month for discussion.‛ Jim Kacian. We were especially fortu- In July the society held its traditional In the United States, there is a diver- nate to bring together some of our far- celebration of Tanabata at the home of sity of faiths. Also, many Americans feel flung members, with Lenard travelling Anne Homan in the foothills of Mount spiritual but do not adhere to a specific from North Carolina, Paul from Rhode Diablo. tradition. Many are secular as well. Island and Jim from Virginia for this September 8–11, members and friends Throughout the world, historically secu- special event. of the society enjoyed their 2011 annual lar domains have been influenced by Each of the readers shared a generous retreat at the Asilomar State Beach and religion. selection of his or her work, giving us an Conference Center. The retreat began The first few topics that David intro- in-depth feel for their poetic voice. Light with a wildlife safari by boat on Elkhorn duced at Religio were unity (which has from the Other World, a commemorative Slough. The participants saw close-up been expressed in various traditions as chapbook edited by Patrick Gallagher views of plentiful sea lions and sea ot-
Page 18 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter Regional News ters and over 30 species of birds and in fragments that could be expanded Most were traditional short-long-short enjoyed the nature lore related by the into haiku. poems with kigo and strong visual jux- guide on board. That evening Alison Saturday evening the poets enjoyed taposition. The following poem by Don Woolpert led an introductory round of the traditional renku writing party. Baird was published in Haiku Wisdom haiku reading, then each participant Newcomers had the chance to see and (Modern English Tanka Press, 2011). related how he or she had come to the art of haiku writing. Christopher autumn sunset. . . Herold, featured presenter, introduced shadows of leaves falling his theme for the retreat, ‚Feathering into themselves the Moment,‛ encouraging the poets to acutely observe and incorporate in their There followed a rich and stimulating poetry what is around them at any time. discussion of traditional vs. modernist/ On Friday morning Anne Homan gendai style, with an apparent group described the society’s recent publica- preference for accessible language and tion, San Francisco Bay Area Nature Guide imagery, as well as speculation whether and Saijiki, and encouraged the atten- history will vindicate the use of obscure dees to write haiku to expand its collec- language and fragmented images. Vari- tion of poems. Later in the morning the Emiko Miyashita and Paul Watsky ous members brought up the evolution poets participated in a ginko on the at the Yuki Teikei haiku retreat of Modernist forms in Western-style at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, grounds and beach and returned to the California in September poetry, e.g., the sonnet, as well as other conference room to share their poems. Photo by Deborah P Kolodji art forms like music and painting. Just before lunch Joan Zimmerman pro- Next, Billie Dee presented a work- vided the attendees with the treat of participate in the excitement of renku. shop on the Sense of Smell and Emo- seeing their copy of Wild Violets, the Billy Dee provided a tea party featuring tional Memory. After a brief description society’s 2011 members’ anthology. selected exotic teas to the writers. On of the area of the human brain responsi- Friday afternoon Linda Papanicolaou Sunday morning the renku were read ble for these associations, she distrib- led the poets in a craft workshop. Linda aloud, each poet reading the verses they uted a few scent samples in small con- described and provided examples of had contributed. The formal closing of tainers. We then wrote haiku triggered artists’ cards, hand-made trading-card the retreat acknowledged the contribu- by the feelings these provoked, which size graphics which artists create and tions of those who helped plan and con- were shared with the group on a volun- trade. Each participant produced a set duct the retreat and provided thanks to teer basis. of cards with a graphic image and a them. For those poets that cared to stay haiku on each, and used them in trade on through Sunday afternoon, Patricia spring cleaning to acquire others cards. The Friday eve- Machmiller provided a workshop to a whiff of mice in the cedar ning events included announcement of allow discussion of poems written at the hope chest the winners of the 2011 Tokutomi Me- retreat. —Billie Dee morial Contest by Deborah Kolodji, the contest chair. Emiko Miyashita and Paul —Patrick Gallagher The attendees were: Billie Dee Watsky, co-translators of a book of (meeting moderator),Don Baird (our haiku by the 20th century down-and- featured reader), Maria Baird, Genie out poet and failed monk Taneda San- Southern California Nakano, Peggy Castro, Phyllis Collins, toka, presented readings of Santoka’s Elva Lauter, Maury Garnholz, Kim poems and related the major phases of Haiku Study Group Esser, Greg Longnecker, Marcia Behar, his life. James Wan, Joyce Sin, Liz Goetz, Lynn On Saturday morning Emiko Miya- Allgood, and Eve Luckring. After the shita conducted a kukai in the manner June 18, 2011 meeting, several of us gathered at a lo- of the haiku group she belongs to in cal restaurant, where we continued our Japan. After lunch and free time for Seventeen friends showed up for our discussion of haiku aesthetics over good writing, we convened again and Emiko June meeting at the Pacific Asia Mu- food and fine wine. gave us each a gift from Japan Airlines, seum, including one new member. We a collection of children’s haiku and art kicked off the session with a read- —Billie Dee from around the world. We took turns around of recent member work and reading from the book. At the close of selected poems from the latest issue of the afternoon Christopher Herold led us Modern Haiku. After a brief introduction, in an exercise in which we made mani- Don Baird, our featured reader, shared fold observations and wrote them down a selection of 25 finely-wrought haiku.
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July 16, 2011 shop by doing a kukai vote on twenty shared what we had written, several haiku from the summer 2011 issue of people writing very similar haiku from Fifteen people attended the July meet- Modern Haiku. The poems from the is- the one and two-line observations. ing of the Southern California Haiku sue were read aloud by moderator Deb- Next, everyone took their other obser- Study Group at the Pacific Asia Mu- orah P Kolodji, who read each poem vations from the courtyard, the ones seum: Peggy Castro, Elva Lauter, Lori, twice without the poets’ names. Upon a they didn’t share with the group and Kathabela Wilson, Barbara Bradshaw, second reading, meeting attendees wrote haiku from them. Some used the James Won, Vivian Won, Denise Petit- voted for their favorite poems and the kigo from the earlier exercise, fils, L. Ryan, Greg Longenecker, Marcia authors were revealed. Top votes went ‚summer’s end/end of summer.‛ After Behar, Janis Lukstein, Stacy Palmer, Liz to ‚river stones‛ by James Lautermilch sharing the haiku written, everyone left Goetz, and Deborah P Kolodji. and ‚Unbearable swelter‛ by Rebecca inspired to write more ‚summer’s end‛ Debbie, who had spent the last seven Lilly. Second place went to ‚coffin dis- haiku. weeks in Massachusetts, talked about play room‛ by Joseph Baird. Meeting attendees were Elva Lauter, her visits to the June meeting of the These three haiku were discussed at Marcia Behar, Deborah P Kolodji, Liz Boston Haiku Society and Haiku Circle length, as to why people voted for Goetz, James Won, Kathabela Wilson, in Northfield, Massachusetts. She them, what worked about these poems William Hart, Peggy Castro, Lynn All- brought several books she bought at and if there was anything that could be good, Genie Nakano, and Ellen Ko. Haiku Circle to share at the meeting, improved. including the New Resonance 7: Emerging An anonymous haiku workshop fol- Upcoming Events Voices in English Language Haiku, two lowed, with poems written by meeting issues of Route 9 Dim Sum, Beyond my attendees: Genie Nakano, Maury Garn- October 9, 10 a.m. (Tentative): Haiku View by Joyce Clement, and A Boy’s holz, Kimberly Esser, Liz Goetz, Ryan, Walk at the Los Angeles Arboretum. Seasons by Cor van den Heuvel,. She Bill Kenney, William Hart, Phyllis November 19, 2011, 2 p.m., Pacific Asia also brought recent issues of Mariposa Collins, Naia, Debbie Kolodji, Gregory Museum: Special Guest, Patricia and Modern Haiku, which were put in Longenecker, Liz Goetz, Taura Scott, Machmiller. the middle of the meeting table. She Sharon Hawley, Amir Sapir, Elva Lau- November 20, 2011, 2 pm, Pacific Asia encouraged anyone who might not ter, Lori, James Won, Lynn Algood, and Museum: release party for 2011 South- have a haiku to read during the read- Denise. ern California Haiku Study Group An- around of haiku, to read from one of the thology, Scent of Rain. books on the table. September 20, 2011 After two rounds of haiku sharing, —Deborah P Kolodji attendees discussed the season, generat- Juxtaposition was the theme at the Sep- ing the following list of seasonal words tember meeting of the Southern Califor- Do you have news? and phrases: crepe myrtle, ripening nia Haiku Study Group. After a haiku tomatoes, scotch broom, ‚mystery tree‛ read-around, meeting participants were See page 28 for details on sending dropping yellow (later discovered to be asked to write 2/3 of a haiku, describing news to Ripples. The deadline for the an acacia), humid, fleas, fruit flies, kelp something they saw, heard, smelled, next issue is February 1, 2012. A huge flies, blue berries, perfume of the skunk, touched, or tasted this past week. After thank you to anyone who submits moths, winter melon, brush clearance, everyone had written their phrase, Deb- early. fireworks, airport traffic, Shakespeare orah P Kolodji revealed the mystery Please note that submissions of re- in the park, strawberries. kigo ‚summer’s end‛ or ‚end of sum- gional news should focus on the Participants then were given twenty mer,‛ which participants could add at haiku-related events that happen in minutes to write haiku inspired by the beginning or end of their haiku. your area. This is a great way for oth- these seasonal references. Some chose After sharing ‚summer’s end‛ haiku, ers to get ideas for their haiku gather- to sit in the museum courtyard, others meeting attendees went to the museum ings. It also serves as a record of what stayed in the room to write. Upon re- courtyard to write one and two-line has taken place of significance in the grouping, the haiku written during the observations (not haiku!). Returning to haiku community. A listing of indi- meeting were put into an anonymous the meeting room, each poet volun- vidual publication credits does not kukai. Peggy Castro and Marcia Behar teered one observation, which was writ- serve this purpose. High quality pho- received the most votes. ten on the whiteboard. Participants tographs are always welcome. Re- then spent the next several minutes member to include a note identifying writing haiku from this list, similar to August 20, 2011 those in the picture as well as the the ‚feathering the moment‛ exercise name of the photographer. that Christopher Herald had done at the At the August Southern California recent Yuki Teikei retreat attended by Haiku Study Group meeting, we pre- —Susan Antolin, Editor pared for an anonymous haiku work- many of the members. Afterwards, we
Page 20 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter Contest Results Vancouver Cherry Blossom Kiyoshi & Kiyoko Tokutomi Festival 2011 Haiku Memorial Haiku Contest 2011 Invitational Winners he winners of the 2011 Kiyoshi and Kiyoko Tokutomi
Contest were announced at the annual autumn Yuki he Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival is pleased to an- T Teikei Haiku Retreat at the Asilomar Conference Center in nounce the winners of its 2011 Haiku Invitational, judged T Pacific Grove, California. First prize and $100 went to Billie by an’ya. The winners are as follows and are featured online at Dee of San Diego, California for her poem: Sakuo Nakamura of www.vcbf.ca/haiku/2011-winning-haiku, in Rice Paper maga- Tokyo, Japan painted a haiga for the winning haiku. zine, and in Haiku Canada Review. These five poems will appear on placards displayed in Vancouver metro buses and Sky- the familiar cough Trains in the spring of 2012. In addition, the website presents of the neighbor's old Chevy many dozens of additional Sakura Award winners and honor- winter solitude able mentions, all celebrating cherry blossoms, along with —Billie Dee commentary from the judge. Our thanks to Leith Wheeler In- vestment Counsel Ltd. for sponsorship support. Congratula- Second prize and $50 went to J. Zimmerman of Pacific Grove, tions to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who entered California for her haiku: for helping to celebrate spring and cherry blossoms.
—Michael Dylan Welch munitions worker
staggering home from the pub— British Columbia dark billowing cloud —J. Zimmerman we speak of cherry blossoms— Third prize ($25) was a tie between Elaine Whitman of Pacific a safe topic Grove, California and Billie Dee of San Diego, California: —Beth Skala, Nanaimo, British Columbia persimmon fabric Canada folded in tissue paper Mother's kimono hanami picnic— —Elaine Whitman more blossoms than sky finding her letter —Pamela Cooper, Montreal, Quebec in his old leather jacket winter solitude United States —Billie Dee cherry tree blossoms First honorable mentions went to Roberta Beary of Bethesda, even underfoot MD; Earl R. Keener of Bethany, WV; Joseph Robello of Novato, their spell lingers . . . CA; and Richard St. Clair of Cambridge, MA. —Anne Davidson, Saco, Maine Second honorable mentions went to Roberta Beary, joan International iversen goswell (2 haiku) of Valencia, PA; Billie Dee (2 haiku); Neal Whitman; and Desiree McMurry of Franklin,MO. birdbath a blossom falls into The judges were Toru Kiuchi, a haiku poet, editor, and profes- a fluffy cloud sor of English at Nihon University in Chiba, Japan, and kris —Quendryth Young, New South Wales, Australia moon, the regional director for Japan of the International Academy of Poetry Therapy and founder of Chestnut Cottage Youth in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
No need for flower girl the wind fulfills her role— cherry blossoms —Sherry Zhou, age 13, Vancouver, British Columbia
Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 21 HSA Contests The HSA Bernard format makes it impossible to judge an follow the guidelines carefully. Publica- entry and could result in disqualification tion is defined as an appearance in a Lionel Einbond without notification. printed book, magazine, or journal (sold or given away), or in any online journal Renku Contest Entry fee: $10 must accompany manu- that presents edited periodic content. The script. Please make checks/money orders appearance of poems in online discus- The Haiku Society of America sponsors this payable in U.S. funds to "Haiku Society sion lists or personal websites is not con- annual award for renku of 36, 20, or 12 of America." Submit entries and fees to: sidered publication. Judges will be asked stanzas. to disqualify any haiku that they have Einbond Renku Contest seen before. Deadline: In hand February 28, 2011 c/o John Stevenson P.O. Box 122 Submissions: Each haiku must be on Eligibility: The contest is open to the Nassau, NY 12123 three separate 3" x 5" cards. The haiku public. HSA officers who are members of must appear on the front of each card; the executive committee are not eligible, Adjudication: The names of the judge(s) your name, address, age, grade level, and but regional coordinators may enter. No will be announced with the winners. school (please include the school ad- entries will be accepted that include dress) must appear on the back of (only) one of the cards for each haiku. Please do work by any of the judges. Awards: Grand Prize: Up to $150 and not send self-addressed stamped enve- publication in Frogpond and on the HSA Regulations: For the purpose of this con- lope with your entries. All winners will website. All rights revert to authors on test, a renku may consist of 36, 20, or 12 be notified. Winning haiku and commen- publication. Amount of Grand Prize and stanzas (kasen, nijûin, junicho or shisan taries will appear in Frogpond. Do not use additional prizes may vary, depending forms) written by two or more persons, staples for any purpose. Failure to follow on the quality and number of entries. If each of whom contributes a substantial this format will make it impossible to no renku is deemed by the judges to be number of individually authored stanzas. judge an entry and may result in the dis- worthy of the Grand Prize, renku Any particular author may appear in no qualification of a submission without awarded lesser prizes may or may not more than three different renku entered. notification. be published in Frogpond and on the Entries must be in English. Entries must HSA website. not have been previously published, nor Entry fee: None. contain any stanzas previously pub- lished, submitted for publication, nor Submit entries to: entered in any other contest. Publication Nicholas A. Virgilio is defined as an appearance in a printed Memorial Tony Virgilio book, magazine, or journal (sold or given Nick Virgilio Haiku Association away), or in any online journal that pre- Haiku Contest 1092 Niagara Rd sents edited periodic content. The ap- Camden, NJ 08104-2859. pearance of poems in online discussion Founded by the Sacred Heart Church in lists or personal websites is not consid- Camden, NJ, and sponsored by the Nick Vir- Adjudication: Judges named by the ered publication. Judges will be asked to gilio Haiku Association in memory of Nicho- HSA. disqualify any link that they have seen las A. Virgilio, a charter member of the Haiku before. Society of America, who died in 1989. The Awards: Six haiku will be selected and Haiku Society of America cosponsors the each awarded $50. The winning haiku Submissions: One copy, with full au- contest, provides judges, and publishes the and list of winners will be published in thorship information, stanza by stanza, results in Frogpond and on the HSA web- Frogpond and on the HSA website. The must give the full name and address of site. high school of each student winner will all authors, and indicate the coordinator receive a one-year subscription to Frog- (to whom any correspondence will be Deadline: In hand March 25, 2011 pond. addressed). This ‘identified’ manuscript must be signed by all authors or other Eligibility: Any student in grades 7 Rights: All rights revert to the authors definite confirmations such as hard cop- through 12 enrolled in school as of Sep- after publication. ies of e-mail confirmations of permission tember 2011 may enter. Correspondence: Please keep a copy of from each author should be included your haiku; entries cannot be returned. with the entry. Three additional copies, Regulations: Submit up to three haiku without authors’ names but marked with per student. All haiku must be previ- numbers or letters to show the sequence ously unpublished, original work, and of authorship, must accompany the iden- not entered in any other contest or sub- tified manuscript. Failure to follow this mitted elsewhere for publication. Please
Page 22 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter HSA Contests / Other Contests Mildred Kanterman Adjudication: The names of the judge(s) Genjuan International will be announced after the awards are Memorial Merit Book decided. Haibun Contest 2012 Awards for Awards: $500 for first place, $100 for sec- Deadline: January 31, 2012 Excellence in ond place and $50 for third. The first place award money is made possible by Guidelines: Send up to 3 unpublished Published Haiku, the generosity of Leroy Kanterman in haibun of no more than 30 lines Translation, memory of his wife Mildred. The list of (maximum of 80 spaces each) with title winners will be published in Frogpond and at least one haiku. Print on one side and Criticism and on the HSA website. of A4 paper with name, address, tele-
phone number, e-mail typed along the Rights: Books submitted will remain the This award is made possible by Leroy Kanter- bottom. property of the HSA, and one copy will man, cofounder of the Haiku Society of Amer- be deposited in the permanent HSA Ar- ica, in memory of his wife Mildred Kanter- Entries to: Ms. Motoko Yoshioka, Regalia chives in the American Haiku Archives at man. 907, 7-32-44 Fujimi-cho, Tachikawa-shi, the California State Library. Tokyo 190-0013, Japan
Deadline: In hand March 31, 2011
Entry fee: none Eligibility: The contest is open to the Thom Williams public. Books must have been published Memorial Contest: in 2010 and clearly must contain printed a Robert Spiess 2010 ©. An author or publisher may sub- ―the 7s‖ mit more than one title. Books published Memorial Haiku by HSA officers are eligible for this This is the second contest sponsored by Mu: award. Award Competition An International Haiku Journal, but it is
the first year to be named in honor of the for 2012 Submissions: The HSA encourages au- haiku poet, teacher and musician, Thom Wil- thors or publishers to proactively submit liams, co-creater of Mu, who passed away in Modern Haiku is pleased to announce the eligible books, not only so the judge(s) December of 2010. Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Award Com- will consider them, but also so that the petition for 2012. The purpose of this competi- HSA can add these books to the perma- Deadline: November 30, 2011 tion is to honor the life and work of Bob Spi- nent HSA Archives in the American ess, editor of Modern Haiku from 1978 to Haiku Archives at the California State Contest Guidelines: Please paste up to his death on March 13, 2002. Library. Please send two copies of each five haiku of 7 words or less in the body book, noting them to be Mildred Kanter- of an e-mail and send it to muhaikujour- Theme: Haiku are to be written in the man Memorial Merit Book Award entries. [email protected]. No attachments please. spirit of the following Authors or publishers should contact the International submissions are welcomed ‚Speculation‛ (Robert Spiess, A Year’s 1st vice president before the deadline to and encouraged, but please only send the Speculations on Haiku, Modern Haiku ascertain that books have been received. English translation. Results will be posted Press, 1995): Haiku have three forms or In addition, authors and publishers are in December. Also, in your e-mail include manifestations: the written, which enters encouraged to communicate with each the following information: ‚Haiku Sub- the eye; the spoken, which enters the ear; other so that duplicate entries are not mission‛ in the subject, name, city, state and the essential dress. Sa’in al-Din ibn Turkah.] Entry fee: None; however, donations to offset costs are welcome. If including a Awards: First Prize: $100; Second Prize: Deadline: In hand no later than March donation, please make checks/money $50; Third Prize: $25 13, 2012 orders payable in U.S. funds to "Haiku Society of America." More details as well as last year’s win- Rules: The competition is open to every- Submit entries or nominations to: ning haiku can be viewed online at one but the staff of Modern Haiku, the www.muhaikujournal.com. competition coordinator, and the judges. Michael Dylan Welch Entries must be in English. Each entry HSA 1st Vice President —Jon-Michael Frank must be the original, unpublished work 22230 NE 28th Place of the author, and should not be under Sammamish, WA 98074-6408 consideration in a contest or for publica- Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 23 Contests / Miscellaneous tion elsewhere. For purposes of this Prize: $50 plus a copy of Bob’s The Shape a cover page should contain the manu- competition, appearance of a haiku in an of Water (1982); Third Prize: $25 plus a script title, author’s name, address, Internet journal, website, blog, or social copy of Bob’s Some Sticks and Pebbles phone number, and e-mail. The author’s network is considered publication, but (2001). Up to five poets will be awarded name should not appear anywhere else. posting haiku on a private e-mail list is Honorable Mentions and each will re- A second title page should be provided not. Of course, entries should not be ceive a copy of Bob’s A Year’s Specula- without the author’s name or other iden- shared in an Internet journal, website, tions on Haiku (1995). tification. Please provide a table of con- blog, social network, or haiku list during tents, if there is one. Manuscripts should the term of the competition. Notification: Winners will be notified by be typed and bound with a simple clip. e-mail or phone before the general an- A second, electronic copy should be sub- Submission guidelines: Poets may sub- nouncement. Winning entries will be mitted as an attachment file to chap- mit a maximum of five haiku written in published in the summer 2012 issue of [email protected] with the spirit of the above Speculation. En- Modern Haiku and posted on the Modern ‚Chapbook Competition‛ in the subject tries should be typed or printed legibly. Haiku website, http:// heading. Submit three copies of each haiku on www.modernhaiku.org/, on or before plain white 3˝x5˝ cards or paper. The July 1, 2012. If you would like a list of Eligibility: While some individual po- haiku (one haiku per card) should ap- the winners, please enclose a stamped, ems may have won awards, appeared in pear on the face of each card. The poet’s self-addressed envelope (SASE) with journals or been printed in anthologies, name, mailing address, telephone num- your entries. Overseas entrants should they should not have run as part of a ber, and e-mail address (if any) should provide one U.S. dollar in cash with a book length collection that has appeared appear on one of the three cards, in the self-addressed envelope. These will be or is under consideration elsewhere. upper left-hand corner above the haiku; mailed when the summer issue of Mod- the other two copies should contain only ern Haiku is released. Reading fee: $30 by check to Turtle the haiku. Please keep a copy of your Light Press. submission; entries will not be returned. Please follow the guidelines carefully: Turtle Light Press Judges: Kwame Dawes and Rick Black entries that are incomplete or that do not comply with the instructions will be Haiku Chapbook We look forward to receiving and read- discarded. ing your entries! Competition 2012 Entry fee: $1 per haiku, cash or check Rick Black (U.S. funds); make checks payable to Do you have a collection of haiku/senryu Turtle Light Press Modern Haiku. that you would like to have published in (908) 227-7951 a finely bound, handmade edition? Tur- http://www.turtlelightpress.com Send submissions to: Billie Wilson, 1170 tle Light Press is now accepting manu- Fritz Cove Road, Juneau, AK 99801-8501 scripts for its third biennial haiku con- test. The 2008 winner, Michael Call for Submissions Adjudication: Two judges will be se- McClintock, has been writing, editing lected by Modern Haiku; their names will and publishing haiku for many years; For an anthology related to the theme of be announced at the time of the awards. our 2010 winner, Catherine J.S. Lee, is a Beginnings—birth; starting over; the Judging will be double-blind, and the relative newcomer who also just recently commencement of a new project or new judges will not know the identity of the won the 2011 Robert Spiess Memorial relationship; new discovery; new year, entrants. Judges’ decisions are final. Award sponsored by Modern Haiku. etc< —please send haiku, senryu, or You can check out past winning tanka to Robert Epstein at Selection criteria: The judges will look books, Sketches From the San Joaquin by [email protected] or for entries that hew to Western norms McClintock, All That Remains by Lee, or a an SASE to 1343 Navellier St., El Cerrito, for haiku as published in Modern Haiku full copy of the guidelines at CA 94530. Unpublished poems preferred and other leading English-language www.turtlelightpress.com. but poems with credits considered. No haiku journals and that best capture the compensation for inclusion in the an- spirit of the theme Speculation above. Deadline: Postmarked by December 1, thology. There are no rules as to syllable or line 2011 count. Thank you very much! Submission guidelines: Submit an origi- Awards: First Prize: $100 plus a previ- nal, unpublished collection or sequence —Robert Epstein ously-loved copy of The Heron’s Legs of poems on a theme of your choice be- (1966, out of print; copy #19 of 335, tween 12–24 pages, 2 haiku per page signed for ‚Rita and Vern‛). Second maximum. On a single detachable sheet Page 24 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter Upcoming Events The HSA Fourth Quarterly Meeting: ―A Haiku Retreat‖ at the Bon Secours Spiritual Center in Marriotsville, Maryland Friday, December 2 – Sunday, December 4, 20011 he fourth quarterly meeting of the Haiku Society of America for 2011, hosted by the Haiku Poets of Central Maryland, T will be held at the scenic Bon Secours Spiritual Center in Marriotsville, Maryland. Although the July 15 registration deadline for on-campus overnight accommodations at the Bon Secours Spiritual Center (BSSC) has passed, there are numer- ous other options for those who want to attend the meeting here in the beautiful rolling hills of Central Maryland. Highlights: Presenters will include Tim Singleton, Roberta Beary, and Ellen Compton. There will also be workshops on haibun, open readings and other special presentations and activities. Daily rates/registration at BSSC: The commuter rate for HSA meeting attendees who will be on the BSSC campus only during the day is $45.95/day, which includes breakfast and lunch; including dinner, the rate is $54.95/day. You may register for one, two, or all three days of the event. BSSC will be taking commuter reservations through Friday, November 18, 2011. Arrival time for the beginning of the retreat is 3:00 p.m. on December 2, and the official end of the retreat is 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Meeting events are scheduled throughout the three-day experience; however, attendance at any individual event, from presentations to off-campus ginkos, readings, or workshops is, of course, optional. Hotels: The Baltimore-Washington International Airport area as well as the Baltimore Inner Harbor area are conveniently located for attendees. To explore hotel accommodations at the BWI Airport Complex, go to: http:// baltimore.airporthotelguide.com/. For information about Inner Harbor hotels, visit http:// www.innerharborhotelguide.com/. Recommended hotels include The Four Points by Sheraton, 1-866-257-5990; The Holiday Inn Express, 1-800-315-2605; The Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 1-800-228-9290; and the Hampton Inn, Inner Harbor, 1-410-539-7888. Directions and Shuttle Service: The Bon Secours Spiritual Center website has directions and information on shuttle service from BWI airport. Visit http://www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org/redesign/directions.html#FromBaltimore for details. Rail transportation is also available from the BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Rail Station. More Information: To take a virtual tour of the Bon Secours Spiritual Center or find additional information about the facili- ties, visit the website at www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org. General information is also available by phone at (410)442- 1320. Additional questions may also be addressed to the Haiku Poets of Central Maryland contact person, Cathy Drinkwater Better at [email protected]. 5th Haiku Pacific Rim Conference 2012 Wednesday, September 5 – Monday, September 10, 2012 his fifth conference of Haiku Pacific Rim, a meeting of haiku poets from countries around the Pacific will be held in T California, USA, in the autumn of 2012. Under the leadership of Jerry Ball, the founder of the conferences, an organiz- ing committee has been formed. The committee consists of active members of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society and the Haiku Poets of Northern California. The program outline for the Fifth HPR 2012 shows poets meeting in San Francisco at the Hotel Tomo on Wednesday, Sep- tember 5, then transferring the next day to the Asilomar State Beach and Conference Center for three days of activity and conferences. On the way to Asilomar the conferees will visit Point Lobos State Park, a notable meeting of land, sea, air, and their denizens. The Conference will conclude after travel back to San Francisco with an outing on Monday, September 10 to the beautiful redwoods of Muir Woods, and a celebratory dinner. More information is available at the Haiku Pacific Rim 2012 website at www.haikupacificrim2012.wordpress.com. Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 25 Publications Print Publication Electronic Media Announcements Publications Individual Collections 3D Haiku & Tanka (Enhanced Version), iChapbook 2.2 by Mike Kolitsky Beyond the Reach of My Chopsticks, new (nextgenEmedia). ISBN-13: 978-061549- and selected haiku by Fay Aoyagi (San 94-68. Price: $0.99 on the Apple book- Francisco, CA: Blue Willow Press, 2011). store. Plays on iPad and iPod. This mul- 136 pages, perfect softbound, 4.25 x 5.5, timedia enhanced ibook explores how no ISBN. Price: $15 ($1 will be added for writing haiku and tanka in 3D space can paypal/credit-card payment). Contact lead to the formation of poetic cubes the author at [email protected]. with new poems created from the posi- tioning of the poetic lines in 3D space. Original work by the author is included with a focus on how this new way of writing in 3D space can be used as a collaborative writing tool in creative writing classes. If you would like to see a Turquoise Milk: Selected Haiku of Ban’ya sample of the book and a more detailed Natsuishi (Winchester, VA: Red Moon description, check out http:// Press, 2011). In Japanese with English itunes.apple.com/us/book/3d-haiku- translations by the author and Jim tanka-enhanced-version/id450974996? Kacian. 184 pages, perfect softbound. mt=11. ISBN: 978-1-936848-07-2. Price: $17 plus shipping from Ardea, the new online multilingual jour- www.redmoonpress.com. nal for short-form poetry, is now online at www.ardea.org.uk. It features 24 po- Anthologies and Commentary ets from all around the world, writing in 16 different languages. Submissions are Blue Graffiti, a new collection of haiku Dreams Wander On: Contemporary Poems very welcome. Ardea publishes haiku, and senryu by Dianne Borsenik. A care- of Death Awareness, edited by Robert senryu, tanka, renku, haiga and haibun. ful hand creation, this 34-page chapbook Epstein (Baltimore, MD: MET Press, For guidelines, please visit the site. Sub- is saddle stitched, uses high quality cot- 2011). 131 pages, paperback, black and missions and enquiries to John Kinory, ton paper and features color cover art white illustrations. ISBN: 978-193539824 kinory[at]appleinter[dot]net. (both front and back) by Steven B. -0. Price: $17 including domestic ship- Smith. Available for $5 from Crisis ping (international shipping extra) from Graceguts: Michael Dylan Welch invites Chronicles Press, 420 Cleveland Street, editor; or $18.99 plus shipping from you to visit www.graceguts.com, a web- Elyria, Ohio 44035. You may also order Lulu.com. site devoted to haiku, senryu, haibun, via PayPal at http:// and tanka, as well as writing about press.crisischronicles.com/. Light from the Other World, the com- haiku and related poetry. Featured are memorative chapbook of the 2011 Two more than a hundred essays on haiku Few Days North Days Few, haiku by paul Autumns reading sponsored by the (for beginners and more advanced po- m. (Winchester, VA: Red Moon Press, Haiku Poets of Northern California (San ets), tanka, and other topics, such as E. 2011). Linocut illustrations by the au- Francisco, CA: Two Autumns Press, E. Cummings, Lewis Carroll, and more. thor. 102 pages, perfect softbound. 2011). 28 pages, staple bound, no ISBN. The site also features the most extensive ISBN: 978-1-936848-06-5. Price: $12 plus Price: $8 plus shipping. Contact Renée single online collection of rengay and shipping from Owen at [email protected]. essays about rengay. Other featured www.redmoonpress.com. pages include collaborations, haibun, haiga, interviews, photographs, longer The Future of Haiku, an interview with poems, book reviews, quotations about Kaneko Tohta (Winchester, VA: Red haiku, speeches, translations, and Moon Press, 2011). 138 pages, perfect downloadable trifold haiku collections. softbound. ISBN: 978-1-936848-02-7. Look for the link, ‚Why Graceguts?‛ Price: $12 plus shipping from www.redmoonpress.com. Page 26 Ripples: Haiku Society of America Newsletter HSA Officers / Regional Coordinators Haiku Society of America Executive Committee HSA President 2nd Vice President Treasurer Frogpond Editor Ce Rosenow John Stevenson Paul Miller George Swede P.O. Box 5389 P.O. Box 122 31 Seal Island Road Box 279, Station P Eugene, OR 97405 Nassau, NY 12123 Bristol, RI 02809-5186 Toronto, ON M5S 2S8 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Canada [email protected] 1st Vice President Secretary Electronic Media Officer Michael Dylan Welch Angela Terry Randy Brooks Ripples Editor 22230 N.E. 28th Place 18036 49th Place NE 3720 N. Woodbridge Drive Susan Antolin Sammamish, WA 98074-6408 Lake Forest Park, WA 98155- Decatur, IL 62526-1117 115 Conifer Lane [email protected] 4314 [email protected] Walnut Creek, CA 94598 [email protected] [email protected] Questions or concerns? The executive committee and the regional coordinators welcome your feedback and suggestions. If you want to get more involved in the Haiku Society of America or have ideas for how we might better pursue our mission of promoting the writ- ing and appreciation of haiku in English, please let us know. Regional Coordinators Northeast: Southeast: California: Alaska: Wanda Cook Peter Meister Naia Mark White PO Box 314 959 Old Gurley Pike P.O. Box 5373 PO Box 1771 Hadley, MA 01035 New Hope, AL 35760-9367 Oceanside, CA 92052-5373 Palmer, AK 99645 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Northeast Metro: Midwest: Washington: Hawaii/Pacific: Rita Gray Charlotte Digregorio Tanya McDonald Position open 785 West End Ave., #12C PO Box 25 15824 182nd Ave. NE New York, NY 10025-5454 Winnetka, IL 60093 Woodinville, WA 98072-9115 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mid Atlantic: Plains and Mountains: Oregon: Ellen Compton Chad Lee Robinson an’ya 5425 Connecticut Ave. NW, 913 S. Cleveland PO Box 3627 Apt. 217 Pierre, SD 57501 La Pine, OR 97739-0088 Washington DC 20015-2764 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Southwest: South: James M. Applegate Johnye Strickland 601 Fulkerson Dr. 12 Willow Oak Loop Roswell, NM 88203-4127 Maumelle, AR 72113 [email protected] [email protected] Volume 26, Number 3 — October 2011 www.hsa-haiku.org Page 27 Ripples Haiku Society of America Newsletter c/o Susan Antolin, Editor 115 Conifer Lane Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Got News? February 1 deadline for the next issue Please submit news for Ripples to your regional coordinator (see p. 27) or directly to Susan Antolin via e-mail at [email protected] by February 1, 2012 for inclusion in the next issue of Ripples. Meeting the sub- mission deadline will help ensure your news makes it into the next issue. What to send Let us know what is happening in haiku in your area. What workshops, programs, readings, or performances have taken place? Do you have a new haiku publication you would like to publicize? Let us know! Photos are also welcome. Please identify the subject and let us know who should get credit for taking the picture. What not to send Poems that were not the subject of a workshop or discussion. Please do not send a poem by everyone who attended a meeting. If you would like to see more of your poems in print, please submit to our world-class journal Frogpond (see the previous page for Frogpond editor George Swede’s contact information). Thank you for your help in making Ripples a useful source of information for all HSA members! —Susan Antolin