Haiku Society of America - Midwest Region 2017

Haiku Society of America Region

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Midwest Region Archive of Events 2017

This region includes Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

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Regional Member News & Events 2017


Winter News

Hello HSA Midwest!

Next year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Haiku Society of America! We'd love, as a membership, to really place haiku in the public spotlight during 2018. Start thinking now of how we can do this as a national organization, as a region and within our own spheres of influence; your school, business community, workplace, library, book group, and/or family. Send me your ideas!  (wartherjulie@gmail.com) I'd love to hear them! Please don't wait until they become actual plans. Let's brainstorm and see if we can inspire one another with practical, creative, fun ways to share this short form we love!

HSA SPRING MEETING COMES TO OHIO

SAVE THE DATE: Plan to join us in Northern Ohio for the HSA Spring meeting May 4-6, 2018. We are thrilled to have Barry George (Community College of Philadelphia) as our keynote speaker. And are keeping our fingers crossed that the haiku path at Holden Arboretum will be ready to open that weekend! We are still putting together the program, so if you have a presentation you'd like to share, please contact Julie Warther wartherjulie@gmail.com. More information will be forthcoming.

CRADLE OF AMERICAN HAIKU FESTIVAL

SAVE THE DATE: Plan to gather with other haiku enthusiasts in the birthplace of American Haiku - Mineral Point, Wisconsin for workshops and fun. The Cradle of American Haiku Festival will be held August 10-12, 2018. More information will be forthcoming.

MIDWEST MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Charlotte Digregorio will give an introduction to haiku, Tuesday, March 13, in the metro Chicago area, at the Women's Exchange in Winnetka, IL. The event is being publicized to draw people from 40 communities. For advance information, contact Charlotte at c-books@hotmail.com

Ellen Grace Olinger has added some recent posts to her Psalms and Nature blog including her haiku from the last five HSA Members’ Anthologies, with references and invites all of us to drop by! https://elingrace.wordpress.com/2017/11/12/five-haiku-and-a-lesson-plan/

MIDWEST STUDY GROUPS

The Mississippi Mud Daubers

The Mississippi Mud Daubers, a group for haiku poets living in Southwestern Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri, met at Sacred Grounds Café on November 3. Members present included Lori Becherer, John Han, Ben Moeller-Gaa, Natalia Coleridge, Richard Keating, Lisa Porter, Bryan Rickert and John J. Dunphy.

Member have been getting published quite a bit lately. Lori, Ben and John J. Dunphy have work in "They Gave Us Life," Robert Epstein's latest anthology. Ben and John J. Dunphy are represented in Scott Mason's anthology "The Wonder Code." John J. Dunphy has a poem in Carmen Sterba's anthology "An Amazement of Deer." His work is featured on the Facebook page "My Haiku Pond," which is publishing one of his haiku a day for the next thirty days.

Natalie reported that Roger and Gretchen Batz, who haven't been able to attend meetings lately, send their regards. Ben gave a haiku workshop at the public library of Webster Groves, Missouri. John Han addressed the Missouri State Poetry Society on the subject of senryu. Mississippi Mud Daubers concurred that senryu too often plays second fiddle to haiku. Bryan will have two poems in the next Frogpond and a work in the upcoming issue of Modern Haiku. Lori had a poem in the most recent Modern Haiku. She has also seen her work published in Cattails and Chrysanthemum. Members congratulated Bryan and Lori for really blossoming as haiku poets. Natalie was inspired to write haiku after attending a recent class reunion. Richard Keating visited Washington State and enjoyed some serious hiking. He got above the tree line. In response to a question from Ben, Richard stated that he didn't spot even a single Sasquatch. Ben, John Han, Lori, Natalie, Bryan and Richard all presented hard copies of work for critiquing. It was agreed that our next meeting will be held in 2018. Respectfully submitted by John J. Dunphy, founder of the Mississippi Mud Daubers.

Evergreen Haiku Study Group

The Evergreen Haiku Group will meet on Saturday, December 9th, from 1 to 3pm in Room C301 Snyder Hall (362 Bogue Street) on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Despite—or because of—the winter wind, we’ll be taking a look at some haiku techniques, exercising haiku elements impromptu, and sharing our work with each other. And we’ll have some fun with an Anonymous Kukai—just bring along a haiku written on the theme of “winter solstice.” Everyone from beginner to seasoned poet is welcome!
For more information, about the program or parking, contact rootbernsteinmichele@gmail.com

The Illinois State Poetry Society Haiku Chapter

The Illinois State Poetry Society’s Haiku Chapter is meeting on December 17, 2017 from 1pm-4pm at the Northbrook Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, Illinois. Please bring 12 copies of up to 6 haiku for critiquing. Also, please bring a haiku that delights and one that mystifies you for discussion. We welcome haiku publication celebrations and any new resources you would like to share. A discussion about haiga is planned prior to the critiquing. Contact susanbauld92@gmail.com for more information.

Haiku Waukesha

Our venerable poets met Nov. 8th at First UMC in lovely downtown Waukesha. We opened with a review of some haiku basics related to juxtaposition, and we spent some time with composition based on fragments and phrases. We primed the pump with some basic seasonal phrases and did some quick writing and editing on the spot. We enjoyed studying the first 17 pages of The Haiku Life by Michele Root-Bernstein and Francine Banwarth, and will study the next section in December. We dedicate the last hour to workshop poems, and we noted how some of our past poems are growing legs and showing up in the journals. We enjoyed the presence of Jeanette Gugler, Margaret Jones, Kathy Johnson, Jo Balistreri, Phil Allen, and Dan Schwerin. We look forward to more of the same raucous fun when we gather on Wednesday, Dec. 13th, from 5-7pm at First UMC, 121 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. For questions contact Rev. Dan Schwerin at dan.schwerin@fumcwaukesha.org. Thank you.

Indianapolis Haiku Group

Indianapolis Haiku Group continues to meet monthly. For details (because we change location each time) you can email Kyle D. Craig at kcra4ig@gmail.com 

Ohaio-ku Study Group

The Ohaio-ku study group met Saturday, November 11 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The following members were in attendance: Joe McKeon, Larry Shircliff, Sharon Ohnmeiss, Elliot Nicely, Susan Mallernee, Phyllis Lee, Tia Haynes, Holli Rainwater, Kevin Rainwater, Dan Smith and Julie Warther. Joe McKeon led a study and discussion of characteristics of quality haiku as outlined in recent books, The Haiku Life by Michele Root-Bernstein/Francine Banwarth and The Wonder Code by Scott Mason. Then we participated in an activity where, as editors of the fictitious journal, The Cuckoo's Nest, we each had the opportunity to nominate one poem from our handouts for "inclusion" and offer reasons for our choices as related to the characteristics previously discussed. Julie Warther reminded attendees of the upcoming November 30 deadline for submissions to the haiku path at Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. We held a kukai with the theme, "Black Friday, Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday". Tia Haynes and Phyllis Lee won book awards. 

The next meeting will be held Saturday, December 9 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. 2015 3rd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The kukai theme is "children". Bring along haiku to workshop and some of your favorites from recent journals to share in a reading. All are welcome! For more information, contact: Julie Warther at wartherjulie@gmail.com

All the best,
Julie

Julie Warther
Haiku Society of America
Midwest Regional Coordinator

Fall News:

Hello HSA Midwest!

Next year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Haiku Society of America! We'd love, as a membership, to really place haiku in the public spotlight during 2018. Start thinking now of how we can do this as a national organization, as a region and within our own spheres of influence; your school, business community, workplace, library, book group, and/or family. Send me your ideas! (wartherjulie@gmail.com) I'd love to hear them! Please don't wait until they become actual plans. Let's brainstorm and see if we can inspire one another with practical, creative, fun ways to share this short form we love!

CRADLE OF AMERICAN HAIKU FESTIVAL

SAVE THE DATE: Plan to gather with other haiku enthusiasts in the birthplace of American Haiku - Mineral Point, Wisconsin for workshops and fun. The Cradle of American Haiku Festival will be held August 10-12, 2018. More information will be forthcoming.

MIDWEST MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Charlotte Digregorio was recently invited to the Highland Park (IL) Public Library to sign copies of her book, Haiku and Senryu: A Simple Guide for All. Her current focus is to give senryu name recognition with the general public, as she finds that at least haiku rings a bell with most people, but even poets of many forms still haven't heard of senryu.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Haiku at Holden

We are pleased to announce the creation of a Haiku Path on the grounds of The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio, one of the largest arboreta in the United States. www.holdenarb.org

The Haiku Path will be part of Holden’s very popular Guide by Cell program. Guide by Cell allows visitors to the arboretum’s gardens and collections to scan QR codes on strategically placed signs to obtain videos, audio clips, useful resources and now . . . poetry!

Up to 20 of these signs will be placed along the 1.5 mile Woodland Trail, each linking visitors to a unique haiku.

To submit: Please send no more than three unpublished haiku in the body of an email to wartherjulie@gmail.com with "Haiku at Holden" in the subject line.

Deadline: November 30, 2017.

Please include: Your name, full mailing address and email address with your entry. Submissions are open to all. (Haiku may be submitted in any language, but must also include an English translation.)

Some considerations when sending: The goal is to have the poems relate back not only to the mission and vision of Holden Arboretum (see below) but also to the preservation and appreciation of forests; their processes, structure and the life they nurture...from the tiniest of forest creatures to humans and our communities.

Mission of Holden Arboretum: Advance and inspire a deeper understanding of plants to enhance life.
Vision of Holden Arboretum: Vibrant green communities and diverse native forests of the Great Lakes region will flourish and sustain life.
This trail may be the first exposure visitors have to contemporary English-language haiku. We will be looking for quality, accessible haiku with a seasonal aspect. Three lines only, please.

Notification: Selected haiku poets will be notified via email no later than January 31, 2018.

Contact: Questions may be directed to Julie Warther - wartherjulie@gmail.com.

MIDWEST STUDY GROUPS

Evergreen Haiku Study Group

Do you haiku? Come celebrate the new season of outer and inner weather with the Evergreen Haiku Study Group. We meet again on Saturday, November 11th, from 1 to 3pm, in Room C310 Snyder Hall (362 Bogue Street) on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing.
We’ll share our latest efforts, study a haiku technique or two, and take on some anonymous critique. And, bonus! Singer-songwriter Laz Slomovits, accompanied by Jennifer Burd, will provide some live musical prompts to inspire our improvisational haiku.
Everyone from beginner to seasoned poet is welcome. Hope to see you then and there!
For more information, about the program or parking, contact rootbernsteinmichele@gmail.com

The Haiku Circle - Illinois

The Haiku Circle is meeting on Sunday, November 19 from 1-4pm at the Arlington Heights Library, 500 N. Dunton Street, Arlington Heights, IL. Contact susanbauld92@gmail.com.

Haiku Waukesha

Haiku Waukesha met October 25th from 5 to 7pm, and studied new collections featuring two poets, A House by Itself by Masaoka Shiki and after image by jim kacian. We shared a display of some of the haiga by Lydia Rozmus, and high points from the haiku North America Meeting in Santa Fe. We workshopped poems for an hour with some special attention on what form was most necessary for these poems. We had our lowest attendance but great energy and focus on the workshopping—as well as more fun than a haiku meeting should hold. Those present included: Margaret Jones, Patty Meilicke, Kathy Johnson, Phil Allen, Jo Balistreri, and Dan Schwerin.

Our next meeting will be held from 5 to 7pm on Nov. 8th at First UMC Waukesha, 121 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. Guests are welcome. Each session features study of haiku and time to workshop poems. Direct questions to: Dan Schwerin at dan.schwerin@fumcwaukesha.org

Indianapolis Haiku Group

Indianapolis Haiku Group continues to meet monthly. For details (because we change location each time) you can email Kyle D. Craig at kcra4ig@gmail.com

Ohaio-ku Study Group
The Ohaio-ku study group met Saturday, October 14 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The following members were in attendance: Joe McKeon, Larry Shircliff, Sharon Ohnmeiss, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Joshua Gage, Elliot Nicely, Phyllis Lee, Barb Sabol, Dan Smith and Julie Warther. Attendees enjoyed a quick exercise of matching separated phrases and fragments to create new haiku. Valentina Ranaldi-Adams reminded us of the upcoming theme and deadline for her online journal, Stardust Haiku. Julie Warther shared an update on the upcoming haiku path at Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio. Joe McKeon and Julie Warther shared their experiences from the Haiku North America Conference held in Santa Fe, New Mexico in September. We held a kukai with the theme, "pumpkins". Joshua Gage and Joe McKeon won book awards. We concluded the meeting by workshopping some haiku.

The next meeting will be held Saturday, November 11 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. 2015 3rd Street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The kukai theme is "Black Friday, Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday". Bring along haiku to workshop and some of your favorites from recent journals to share in a reading. All are welcome! For more information, contact: Julie Warther at wartherjulie@gmail.com

Summer News:

100th Birth Anniversary Celebration
of REV. RAYMOND ROSELIEP

All are invited to attend the upcoming celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of REV. RAYMOND ROSELIEP, (1917-1983) Professor Emeritus of Loras College and outstanding writer of poetry, especially haiku at the Loras Academic Resource Center on the actual anniversary day:  August 11th, from 2-4 in the afternoon.  

The theme "Fr. Ray's Legacy", will honor the legacy his writing left to the haiku world.  The celebration will feature exhibits, a keynote speaker, Bill Pauly, Raymond's Legacy: Long and Deep and True, and a gathering at which Fr. Roseliep's haiku will be read, along with work of those influenced by Fr. Roseliep and that of anyone in attendance who also wishes to share their writing.  

Many of the poets who have been influenced by Fr. Roseliep are featured in a section of a book by Professor Emerita Donna Baurerly, Ph.D., "Raymond Roseliep: Man of Art Who Loves the Rose," published by the Haiku Foundation in 2015 and available at the event.

The celebration also coincides with the publication of two collections of Fr. Roseliep's work soon to be published by Brooks Books.
 
Refreshments will be served and the event is free and open to the public.

For more information contact: Donna Bauerly, PhD, Professor Emerita
Loras College   donna.baurerly@loras.edu 

Location: Academic Resource Center, Loras College Campus - Dubuque, Iowa http://www.loras.edu/about/maps-and-directions/) To find exact location of the ARC at Loras: 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001.

HSA MIDWEST MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Ellen Grace Olinger served as a contest judge for Time Of Singing this summer.  TOS is a print journal, edited by Lora Homan Zill, from Conneaut Lake, PA, and is published by Wind & Water Press.  H. Edgar Hix served as the Contributing Editor for this issue.  Nancy Esther James also was a contest judge. 
 
The Contest theme was: Haiku, Tanka, Senryu.  In the summer issue, Lora wrote: “Recognizing that modern poets like to experiment with forms, much flexibility was allowed in this contest.”  There is a selection of poems in the summer TOS, which includes Editor’s Choices. http://www.timeofsinging.com/
 

MIDWEST STUDY GROUPS

The Illinois State Poetry Society’s Haiku Chapter

Our next Haiku Chapter meeting is Sunday, August 20,  2017 from 1pm to 4 pm in the Civic Room of the Northbrook Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook.  We will be discussing two line haiku. In addition, please bring 10 copies of up to 6 haiku for critique.  For more information please contact susanbauld92@gmail.com

Haiku Waukesha

Haiku Waukesha meets the second Wednesday of the month, August 9, 5-7pm at First UMC, 121 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. The public is welcome. Each session features study of haiku and time to workshop poems. Direct questions to: Dan Schwerin at dan.schwerin@fumcwaukesha.org
Indianapolis Haiku Group

Indianapolis Haiku Group continues to meet monthly. For details (because we change location each time) you can email Kyle D. Craig at kcra4ig@gmail.com 

Ohaio-ku Study Group

The Ohaio-ku study group met Saturday, July 8 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The following members were in attendance: Phyllis Lee, Joe McKeon, Larry Shircliff, Sharon Ohnmeiss, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Tia Haynes, Elliot Nicely, Joshua Gage, Barbara Sabol and Julie Warther. We were honored to have Steve Hodge, editor of Prune Juice senryu journal as our guest to offer a haiga presentation where he shared examples from his own book of haiga, the sparrow's dream, and led us in an exercise where we wrote haiku to visual artwork. A kukai was held with the resulting haiku. Tia Haynes was the winner and was awarded the coveted Prune Juice mug! Joe McKeon shared his experience of being selected to appear in A New Resonance 10 and had copies of the book for sale. Elliot Nicely brought his latest chapbook, The Black Between Stars. Tia Haynes read her prize-winning senryu from the recent Sonic Boom Senryu Contest. Valentina Ranaldi-Adams reminded us of the upcoming theme and deadline for her online journal, Stardust Haiku. We held a kukai with the theme, "July". Steve Hodge, Joe McKeon and Julie Warther won book awards. And we concluded the meeting by workshopping some haiku.

There will be no August meeting. The next meeting will be held Saturday, September 9 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The kukai theme is "September 11". We will view Issue 6 of the video journal, Frameless Sky. Bring along haiku to workshop and some of your favorites from recent journals to share in a reading. All are welcome! For more information, contact: Julie Warther at wartherjulie@gmail.com

April & May News:

Illinois State Poetry Society Haiku Chapter

The Illinois State Poetry Society's Haiku Chapter will be meeting for Haiku critique and discussion on April 23 from 1pm-4pm at the Northbrook Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, Illinois. Contact susanbauld92@gmail.com for more information.

Haiku Waukesha
Haiku Waukesha meets the second Wednesday of the month, May 10, 5-7pm at First UMC, 121 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. The public is welcome. Each session features study of haiku and time to workshop poems. Direct questions to: Dan Schwerin at dan.schwerin@fumcwaukesha.org

Indianapolis Haiku Group

Indianapolis Haiku Group continues to meet monthly. For details (because we change location each time) you can email Kyle D. Craig at kcra4ig@gmail.com

Ohaio-ku Study Group

The Ohaio-ku study group met Saturday, April 8 at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The following members were in attendance: Phyllis Lee, Joe McKeon, Larry Cliff, Sharon Ohnmeiss, Valentina Rinaldi-Adams, Patti Niehoff, Buck Niehoff, Tia Haynes and Julie Warther. Joe McKeon gave a presentation on his experience as a recent judge of the HSA Merit Book Awards. Julie Warther shared a "Haiku Line by Line" exercise in order to receive feedback. We also workshopped some of our own haiku and held a kukai with the theme "History". (Phyllis Lee placed first. Larry Cliff placed second). The winners received book awards.

The next meeting will be held Saturday, May 8 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The kukai theme is "May Holidays". Bring along haiku to workshop and some of your favorites from recent journals to share in a reading. All are welcome! Contact: Julie Warther at wartherjulie@gmail.com

February & March News:

Evergreen Haiku Study Group

Evergreen Haiku meets again Saturday, February 18, 2017 from 1pm to 3pm in Room C301, Snyder Hall, 362 Bogue Street, East Lansing, Michigan.

Lee Gurga has had to cancel his lecture and reading at our next haiku study group meeting. It’s a disappointment, but we’ll investigate innovative haiku on our own. I’ve prepared a selection of poems from his co-edited book, Haiku 21, an anthology of contemporary English-language haiku (2011) for us to consider and a summary of pertinent ideas from Richard Gilbert’s The Disjunctive Dragonfly (2008). Come see what all the fuss is about!

We’ll spend the second half of our time together in anonymous critique of some of the haiku you’ve already been sending me. If you haven’t yet sent me 1-3 haiku, you can still do so through thiscoming Thursday. Whoever's poems get pulled for group delection, we’ll all have a chance to put in our 2 cents.

So come join us if you can! The Evergreen Haiku Study Group welcomes everyone, of any age, and at any stage of haiku love. Contact: rootbernsteinmichele@gmail.com

“In Silence”-–A Multimedia Trilingual Exhibition
at the Polish Museum of America by Lidia Rozmus

What is the best and most precious gift we can give to one another and to ourselves? One of the answers is silence—and the peace that silence brings with it. We live in challenging times, and personal moments of quiet and solitude are essential to our well-being and existential struggles.

The opening of a multimedia exhibition entitled “In Silence” will take place on Saturday, April 8 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Polish Museum of America, 984 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago.

The exhibition of paintings and photographs includes fifty-four haiga –haiku poems accompanied by images. These are also are part of a book portfolio by artist Lidia Rozmus entitled “In Silence.” The premiere of a film with the same title by Jan M. Zamorski will also be featured at the opening. All are cordially invited to this contemplative evening of poetry, painting, photography, and reflection on the natural world. Donation is $10. (Free parking is available on site.)

The concept behind the exhibition is Rozmus’ book portfolio, accompanied by the film by Zamorski. The haiga book portfolio consists of eighteen folders, each containing three language-versions of haiku by Rozmus. Those in English are accompanied by photographs by Iwona Biedermann and Rozmus; those in Japanese are presented by Rozmus with her sumi-e (ink drawings on rice paper), along with calligraphy by Masanobu Koshikawa; and those in Polish are accompanied by Rozmus’ colored pencil drawings on black cardboard.

The book’s folders are elegantly placed in a handmade cloth-covered box. This unique artist’s book is available in a limited edition only and will be offered for sale at the opening. The film explores the four seasons in all of their beauty and peace, and connects them to some of Rozmus’ haiku. This exhibition will run until April 18, and it will be followed by others in the U.S., Poland, and Japan.

Submitted by Lidia Rozmus

Illinois State Poetry Society Haiku Chapter

The Haiku Chapter of the Illinois State Poetry Society is meeting on February 19, 2017 from 1-4 pm at the Northbrook Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, Illinois. We meet every other month throughout the year for critique and study. Contact Susan Auld for more information: susanbauld92@gmail.com

Haiku Waukesha

Haiku Waukesha meets the second Wednesday of the month, March 8th, 5-7pm at First UMC, 121 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. The public is welcome. Each session features study of haiku and time to workshop poems. Direct questions to: Dan Schwerin at dan.schwerin@fumcwaukesha.org

Ohaio-ku Study Group

The Ohaio-ku study group met Saturday, February 12 at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The following members were in attendance: Phyllis Lee, Joe McKeon, Larry Cliff, Sharon Ohnmeiss, Valentina Rinaldi-Adams and Julie Warther. We discussed Valentina's new online journal, Stardust Haiku, workshopped some of our own haiku and held a kukai with the theme "February holidays". (Joe McKeon and Julie Warther tied for first. Phyllis Lee and Valentina Rinaldi-Adams tied for second).

The next meeting will be held Saturday, March 11 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The kukai theme is vernal equinox". Bring along haiku to workshop and some of your favorites from recent journals to share in a reading. Contact Julie Warther with questions: wartherjulie@gmail.com

Haiku Waukesha

Haiku Waukesha meets the second Wednesday of the month, Feb. 8th, 5-7pm at First UMC, 121 Wisconsin Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186. The public is welcome. Each session features study of haiku and time to workshop poems. Direct questions to: Dan Schwerin at dan.schwerin@fumcwaukesha.org

Ohaio-ku Study Group

The Ohaio-ku study group met Saturday, January 14 at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The following members were in attendance: Phyllis Lee, Joe McKeon, Larry Cliff, Sharon Ohnmeiss, Valentina Rinaldi-Adams and Julie Warther and well as two first-time guests. We shared and discussed some revision checklists and techniques, workshopped some of our own haiku and held a kukai with the theme "new year". (Phyllis Lee placed first. Joe McKeon and Julie Warther tied for second). The winner received a book award.

The next meeting will be held Saturday, February 11 from 10am-noon at the Cuyahoga Falls Library. The kukai theme is "February holidays". For example Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, Presidents Day, Leap Day, etc.) Bring along haiku to workshop and some of your favorites from recent journals to share in a reading.

All the best,

Julie

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HSA Regions

Regional Coordinator

Julie Warther

Julie Warther

<wartherjulie@gmail.com>

Julie Warther lives with her husband and three teenaged children in Dover, Ohio where she works for the local school system as a home instruction tutor and serves on the board of trustees for The Dover Public Library. A member of HSA since 2009, her haiku have appeared in many print and online journals and won a number of awards including the Gerald Brady Memorial Award for Senryu (2012), the Robert Frost International Haiku Award (2012), the Polish International Haiku Competition (2013) and the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Haiku Invitational (2014). Julie's haiku have been included in the Red Moon Anthology (Red Moon Press 2012-2015), Haiku 2014 (Modern Haiku Press, 2014), and A New Resonance 9 (Red Moon Press, 2015).

family dinner
siblings feed the elephant
in the room

Frogpond 35:1

molting season—
so many lives
in this one

Modern Haiku 45:3

w(rest)le

Prune Juice, Issue 14

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