Category Archives: Reading

Chicagoans: Don’t Miss This Poetry Event!

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

Charlotte Digregorio will be honored at Madame ZuZu’s Tea House in Highland Park, IL at 5 p.m., Saturday, May 14 in “A Salute to Haiku,” sponsored by Highland Park Poetry.  An open mic will follow. (Madame ZuZu’s is located at 1876 First St. … Continue reading →

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Name Just One of Your Favorite Poets

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Charlotte Digregorio

On this very gray, rainy day, I am staying inside.  I thought of asking the question: Name just one of your favorite poets, and why is he/she one of your favorites? I hope we get some interesting answers. Please make … Continue reading →

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More Haiku News and More Events

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Charlotte Digregorio

Dear Readers and Followers: I recently was appointed as a Haiku Ambassador of The Haiku Foundation, and among other duties, I will be their Publicity Director. I served many years on the Board of the Haiku Society of America as … Continue reading →

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Promote Haiku During National Literacy Awareness Month

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Charlotte Digregorio

September is National Literacy Awareness Month. I learned long ago, when I was asked to teach haiku to public school students, that haiku and senryu were great ways to  not only to enrich their vocabulary, but to get them reading … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku, Dec. 3, 2015

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Charlotte Digregorio

waltzing matilda two beats ahead of the rain by Lorin Ford Tinywords, 11.3, 13 December 2011

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Haikufest 2013 in Metro Chicago A Success!

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Charlotte Digregorio

Seats were filled at the Haiku Society of America Midwest Region’s Haikufest at the Winnetka (IL) Public Library, Sunday, April 7. Media publicity, including a full-page feature article previewing the event in the local paper, resulted in many new faces … Continue reading →

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Haikufest Planned for April 7 in Metro Chicago

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Charlotte Digregorio

Friends and Followers: We will be holding Haikufest on Sunday, April 7 in Winnetka, IL along Chicago’s North Shore. Please read the press release below from the Winnetka Public Library where the event will be held: Contact: Erin Maassen, Head … Continue reading →

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The Cradle of American Haiku Festival in Wisconsin Open to the Public

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

To my Blog Followers: If you can make it, The Cradle of American Haiku Festival in Mineral Point, WI, Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22 is a jam-packed weekend of learning and fun! This is the third time the … Continue reading →

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Great Haiku From Haikufest Featured Here

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

At our Haikufest last Saturday in the Chicago Metro area, members of the Haiku Society of America read samples of their poetry to a large, appreciative audience. Haiku is both a poem and a meditation that captures the moment. Alicia … Continue reading →

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On Language Patrol: Avoid These Expressions

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Charlotte Digregorio

I’ve been keeping track again of stale language I’ve read in newspapers and magazines these past few weeks. Feature writers and columnists shouldn’t resort to using these hackneyed terms and phrases: 1) pork barrel 2) acid test 3) bone of … Continue reading →

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