Category Archives: Poets

Brilliant Thoughts by Poets on the “Intelligence of the Heart”

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Charlotte Digregorio

I gathered haikuists’ thoughts for this blog, www.charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com, asking respondents to comment on one of Robert Spiess’s speculations from his book, “A Year’s Speculations on Haiku,” Modern Haiku, 1995: “Haiku are written best and appreciated best through the intelligence of the heart.” (June … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: Dec. 10, 2022

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

the nurse returnsthe clothes I arrived inautumn night by Susan Antolin (USA) Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, May 30, 2017

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Daily Haiku: Nov. 6, 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

elevator graffiti:the grammar corrected in red ink by Tom Clausen (USA)Frogpond, Vol. XIV,  No. 4,  Winter 1991

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Daily Haiku: Oct. 30, 2022

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

the lighthouse blazes red goes dark again – year’s end     by Maeve O’Sullivan (Ireland), Author Wasp on the Prayer Flag http://www.maeveosullivan.com

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Daily Haiku: Oct. 27, 2022

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

the word rolls softly across my tongue and teeth Honolulu     by Howard Lee Kilby (USA) dawn returns Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology, 2022

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Daily Haiku: Oct. 17, 2022

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

autumn wind I pull another gray hair from my jacket sleeve   by Susan Antolin (USA), Author Artichoke Season

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Senryu Survey Results!

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

Senryu Survey Results Back in August, I asked my international blog readers and members of the Haiku Society of America and Haiku Canada to respond to a question about senryu:   What is one word that you think best describes … Continue reading →

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Last Chance to Respond!

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

Charlotte Digregorio is doing a survey for this blog. She invites interested readers to respond to this question: What is one word that you think best describes senryu?  Obviously, there are several words, but just select one. Try to be original … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: Sept. 3, 2022

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

day moon out of the subway entrance a saxophone solo by Olivier Schopfer (Switzerland) Honorable Mention Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Award Competition, 2017

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Daily Haiku: Aug. 29, 2022

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

bird by bird the toddler kisses her storybook   by Carol Raisfeld (USA) Frogpond, Vol. 44:3, Autumn 2021

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