Category Archives: The Art of Poetry

Daily Haiku: March 8, 2017

Pacific shore . . . a tidal wave speaking my mother tongue   by Chen-ou Liu Wednesday Haiku, Week 69, May 30, 2012  

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Your Responses: Why You Write Poetry

  This post is in response to my question to readers and followers on why they write poetry. I hope you enjoy it and that it gives you insights and inspiration. And, to those poets who took the time to … Continue reading

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The Beauty of Winter: Feb. 13, 2016

melting   into pure water   the snow buddha by Stanford M. Forrester, Author buddha’s fingerprint

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The Beauty of Winter: Feb. 11, 2016

morning snowscape the whistling of dove’s wings by Christopher Patchel, Author Turn Turn  

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The Simplicity and Depth of Haiku: Living Haiku Anthology

Dear Followers and Friends, I am honored to be included in the Living Haiku Anthology, a significant online resource by Managing Editor Don Baird. My piece, “The Simplicity and Depth of Haiku,” is an excerpt from my book, Haiku and … Continue reading

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The Beauty of Winter: Feb. 9, 2016

steeping tea the time it takes to lose a street to snow by Ben Moeller-Gaa The Heron’s Nest, XV:2 Editor’s Choice, 2013

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Relationships, Daily Haiku, Feb. 4, 2016

watching my dad look at his dad in a coffin   by Ben Moeller-Gaa Frozen Butterfly, Issue 1, 2014

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Daily Haiku, Jan. 29, 2016

stained glass the chapel fills with an infant’s cry by Scott Mason Frogpond, Vol. XXXI, No. 1, 2008

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Daily Haiku, Jan. 27, 2016

almost asleep my possessions sneaking off by Peter Yovu Frogpond, Vol. XXXI, No. 1, 2008  

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Daily Haiku, Jan. 26, 2016

tonight shooting star’s path my path by Lidia Rozmus  

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