Monthly Archives: June 2021

Daily Haiku: July 1, 2021

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

bases loaded a full moon clears the right field fence       by Tom Painting (USA) Modern Haiku, Vol. 34.1, Winter-Spring 2003  

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Daily Haiku: June 30, 2021

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

long day from the pine barrel last glass of lemonade   by Lenard D. Moore (USA) Modern Haiku, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, Fall, 2000

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Daily Haiku: June 29, 2021

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

year’s end– the old dog’s ashes still in a box       by Marjorie Buettner (USA) Modern Haiku, Vol. 38.2, Summer 2007  

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Daily Haiku: June 28, 2021

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

unable to match the speed of a cricket’s song my paint brush     by Glenn G. Coats (USA) Modern Haiku, Vol. 38.2, Summer 2007

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Register Now: Two Free Poetry Events!

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

Register Now for Two Free Zoom Events: Poetry Open Mic and a Haiku/Senryu Workshop Free and open to all from everywhere, these two events are sponsored by the Winnetka (IL) Public Library (USA) and led by Author/Blogger Charlotte Digregorio.   … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: June 27, 2021

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

graveside mother would have hated this waste of roses       by Barbara Kaufmann (USA) Acorn, #37, Fall 2016

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Two Classic Books: Latest Comments from Readers!

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

My original inspiration for writing haiku was “Haiku: This Other World” by Richard Wright. My original education to write quality, publishable poems was “Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All,” by you, of course!!! I can’t thank you enough … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: June 26, 2021

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

between usa rock and mossdrifting clouds   by Erin Castaldi (USA) Third Prize Wild Plum Haiku Contest, 2019

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Haibun Special by Roberta Beary

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

Piano Practice My grandma speaks in a thick accent. I try to keep her away from my school friends. I don’t want them to make fun of me. At home it’s different. I like having her around because she likes … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku Special, June 25, 2021: 2 Haiku by Ronald K. Craig

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

crepe myrtle all the fireworks I’ll ever need   name rubbing from The Wall his great-grandchild learns to print   by Ronald K. Craig (USA) Akitsu Quarterly, Summer 2021

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