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Hi Everyone! Episode 142 of #haikuTalk is now up for your literary consumption. In it we take a look at David McCombs world building #haiku “peeling potatoes” from the latest issue of @AcornHaiku - 56. Enjoy!! youtu.be/G2sGrwW9f-Y?is…
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Hi Everyone! Episode 141 of #HaikuTalk is now up for your literary consumption. In this episode we take a look at Michael Lamb’s wonderful #senryu “learning his kitchen” from the latest issue of Akitsu Quarterly - Spring/Summer 2026. Enjoy! youtu.be/F7UmYLi7sUM?si…
Charlotte Marie and My table at the Belleville Books Book Fair. We will be here selling/signing books until 3. Come on by and say “Hi” ~ #bellevillebooks #bellevillebooksfestival @bellevillebooks @Megasnow22
Thrilled to have this #senryu in issue 49.1 of Frogpond. A~ @hsa_haiku
Thrilled to have this #haiku in issue 49.1 of Frogpond. ~ @hsa_haiku
Thrilled to have this two line #haiku in issue 36.2 of Blithe Spirit.
Thrilled to be featured alongside David He on Charlotte Digregorio’s blog The Daily Haiku. ~ @greatestauthor #haiku charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/the…
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Thrilled to have this #haiku in issue 36.2 of Blithe Spirit.
Thrilled to have this #haiku in the Spring 2026 issue of Wales Haiku Journal. ~ @WalesHaiku
Hey STL Area Peeps! My book “A Wild Blue Sky” and I will be at the Book Table from 1-3pm Saturday, May 30 as part of this great 2 day event from Belleville Books. I hope to see you there! facebook.com/share/1Lwn7KyX…
Hi Everyone! Episode 140 of #haikuTalk is now up for your literary consumption. In it we dig deep into veteran #haiku poet Michael Dylan Welch’s “morning fog—“ from the Spring 2026 issue of Wales Haiku Journal. Enjoy! ~ @WalesHaiku @CaptainHaiku youtu.be/t0gyEQrPG6A?si…
Hi STL area friends! Excited to be reading #haiku next Thursday, April 30, at this event to close out National Poetry Month. Should be a fantastic evening of verse! @highlowstl
Thrilled to have this #senryu and it’s German translation in the new issue of Chrysanthemum (No. 36). chrysanthemum-haiku.net
Hi Everyone! Episode 139 of #haikuTalk is now up for your literary consumption. In it we take a look at Francine Banwarth’s excellent monoku “equinox” from the current issue of The Heron’s Nest XVIII.1. Enjoy! #haiku #monoku youtu.be/8oloWhbPX7I?si…
Thrilled that A Wild Blue Sky made the long list for the 2025 Touchstone Distinguished Books Award! A lot of great company on this list, too. ~ #haiku #senryu #poetrybooks #haikubooks thehaikufoundation.org/the-touchstone…
Thrilled to share a review of A Wild Blue Sky from Haiku Canada. Thank you Sandra Stephenson! #haiku #haikubookreviews @HaikuCanada hcshohyoran.blogspot.com/2026/03/hcshr-…
Thrilled to have this #haiku in Turtle Dreams from Red Moon Press. @redmoonpress
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