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Gray Days Inspire Haiku

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Charlotte Digregorio

The gray days of winter may not be pleasant to look at, but they definitely affect our moods–which can be good for a writer! This season inspires a lot of my haiku, as I am holed up inside. taking refuge … Continue reading →

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Shake those Winter Doldrums with Haiku

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Charlotte Digregorio

Winter can get awfully depressing. For a certain period of time after the holidays, there is  a feeling of letdown. Maybe you had an active holiday season with family and friends hanging around. Regardless, now, it’s back to the grind. … Continue reading →

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A Reflective Time to Rid Yourselves of Holiday Blues: Write Haiku

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Charlotte Digregorio

Those of you who have read my other posts on haiku know that it is meditative. While many are busy shopping and partying this time of year, take a few minutes out of each day until year’s end to reflect … Continue reading →

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Capture Your Life’s Moments through Haiku and Senryu

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Charlotte Digregorio

If you’ve been following my posts, I was busy June, July, and August doing many haiku and senryu presentations. (Senryu has the same style as haiku, but it is written about human nature, rather than about nature and the seasons, … Continue reading →

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Haiku and Tanka Poet Revells in The Moment

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Charlotte Digregorio

Canadian Marje A. Dyck  has been a fixture on the haiku scene for many years. In a recent interview that you will enjoy, Marje tells us about her passion for haiku and tanka, the latter, five-line lyrical poems with a … Continue reading →

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Senryu: Write Delightful, Short Poems About Human Nature

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Charlotte Digregorio

You can write insightful, short poems, whether or not you think you can. You have to train yourself to think short if you want to write senryu, for example. Senryu originated in Japan in the eighteenth century, and is written … Continue reading →

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