Daily Haiku: Jan. 4, 2021

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio
church bells
the cow bells
fade into
 
 
by Bisshie (Switzerland)
Modern Haiku, Summer 2020

About Charlotte Digregorio

I publish books. I have marketed and/or published 55 titles. These books are sold in 46 countries to bookstores, libraries, universities, professional organizations, government agencies, and book clubs. In 2018, I was honored by the Governor of Illinois for my thirty-eight years of accomplishments in the literary arts, and my work to promote and advance the field by educating adults and students alike. I am the author of seven books including: Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All; Everything You Need to Know About Nursing Homes; You Can Be A Columnist; Beginners' Guide to Writing & Selling Quality Features; Your Original Personal Ad; and my latest, Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing. The first four books have been adopted as supplemental texts at universities throughout the U.S., Canada, India, Pakistan, and Catalonia. They are sold in 43 countries, and are displayed in major metropolitan cultural centers. These books have been reviewed, recommended, and praised by hundreds of critics, librarians, and professors worldwide. I am also the author of a poetry collection: "Shadows of Seasons: Selected Haiku and Senryu by Charlotte Digregorio." Two of my books have been Featured Selections of Writer's Digest Book Club. I am regularly interviewed by major print, radio, and television organizations throughout the U.S. I regularly sign books at libraries, chain bookstores, and university bookstores, and do poetry readings at art centers, cafes, tea houses, and galleries. I was recently nominated for two Pushcart Prizes in poetry. I have won fifty-nine poetry awards, writing fourteen poetic forms. My poetry has been translated into eight languages. I do illustrated solo poetry exhibits 365 days a year in libraries, galleries, corporate buildings, hospitals, convention centers, and other venues. My individual poems have been displayed at supermarkets, apparel and wine shops, banks, botanic gardens, restaurants, and on public transit. I have been nominated and listed in "The International Authors and Writers Who's Who" in Cambridge, England and in the "Who's Who In Writers, Editors & Poets U.S./Canada." I hosted my own radio program, "Poetry Beat," on public broadcasting. My poetry has been featured on several library web sites including those of Shreve Memorial Library in Louisiana and Cornell University's Mann Library. My background includes positions as a feature editor and columnist at daily newspapers and as a magazine editor. I have been a public relations director for a non-profit organization. I am self-employed as a public relations/marketing consultant, having served a total of 118 clients in 23 states for the past several decades . In other professional areas, I have been on university faculties, teaching French, Italian, and Writing. I regularly give lectures and workshops on publishing, journalism, publicity, poetry, and creativity to business and professional groups, and at writer's conferences, universities, literary festivals, non-profit organizations, and libraries. I have been a writer-in-residence at universities. There have been about 400 articles written about me in the media. I have served on the Boards of writers and publishers organizations. My positions have included Board Secretary of the Northwest Association of Book Publishers. I served for five years as Midwest Regional Coordinator of The Haiku Society of America, and for two years as its Second Vice President.
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19 Responses to Daily Haiku: Jan. 4, 2021

  1. Bisshie says:
    January 4, 2021 at 1:00 am

    Dear Charlotte thank you so much for featuring my work. What a lovely start to the year,

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  2. Paul Beech says:
    January 4, 2021 at 3:11 am

    the moment captured in a single breath

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  4. Frank J. Tassone says:
    January 4, 2021 at 8:11 am

    Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
    #Haiku Happenings #6: Charlotte Digregorio’s Daily Haiku features Bisshie!

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  5. donna bauerly says:
    January 4, 2021 at 9:53 am

    I well remember this combination of sounds when we visited Innsbruck, Austria, and stayed a few days in the hills high above. Thanks, Bisshie. (meaning of your name?) Our next destination was Switzerland.

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  6. Donna Bauerly says:
    January 5, 2021 at 2:46 pm

    My sister’s given name was LaVonne. As a very young child, I could not pronounce that name so it wound up “Bee Bon,” then shortened to Bee, and that name stuck with her all her life.

    I think some brother or sister (or relative) of yours might have tried to say Patricia and it wound up Bissie. Trissie?

    Seems likely?

    A good exchange.

    Do you know the village of Mutters in Austria?

    Donna

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