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On a Rainy, Mary Oliver Morning…

22.08.2010

Lately, I’ve been drawn to re-reading Mary Oliver’s poems. Maybe drawn is too subtle. Pulled with a force that is both unknown and a touch frightening is more accurate. My old copy of her New and Selected Poems (Beacon Press, 1992) opens on its own to several poems. The spine is cracked at “Morning Poem,” [...]

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Summer Berries and Haiku

22.06.2010

June means summer—and this June means the first issue of Berry Blue Haiku is up. Gisele LeBlanc began BBH and describes it best in her own words here and here: Berry Blue Haiku is a quarterly digital magazine focusing on haiku for kids up to age 13. In each issue, we will bring you contests, [...]

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Fiona’s Small Stones

03.01.2010

I usually check my e-mail before I shut down for the day. Last evening I found a delicious surprise—three of my small poems had been accepted in a handful of stones, the blogzine of Fiona Robyn. (Thank you, Fiona!) As you know by now, I love haiku. When I found Fiona’s site and read her [...]

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Berry Blue Haiku—A New Digital Magazine

29.12.2009

I love haiku. So when I heard of this new digital haiku magazine starting up, I was thrilled. G.R. LeBlanc at Cobalt Crow Productions says the first issue will be out June 2010. And she’s looking for submissions. Do take a look at the submission guidelines for Berry Blue Haiku first. If you love haiku, [...]

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