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I changed my blog to http://genemyers.blogspot.com
I recently changed my blog from this WordPress site to Blogger: http://genemyers.blogspot.com. The reason I did this was search engine optimization (SEO). For more details, see my latest column on the Haiku Society of America website. Gene
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Haiku: one line of type
“Traditionally the Japanese print haiku in magazines and books in one vertical column of writing…This equates to one horizontal line of type in Western languages…” The Haiku Handbook by William Higginson and Penny Harter
my white window sill (ku)
my white window sill; the caterpillar’s long road
Preview, just a bit of this month’s column for the Haiku Society of America
Here is a preview — just a bit — of this month’s column for the Haiku Society of America. Are you on Twitter? I know so many wonderful poets writing great haiku–people who have shaped the landscape of American haiku. … Continue reading
The day after fireworks
Yesterday, I asked for haiku about fireworks as my family sat and waiting for a show in our town. The poems shared were so good, I would like to highlight them! “Hi Gene, I wrote this on July 5 and … Continue reading
The poem I am living with today: Gary Hotham and timelessness
a few feet from our feet the ocean bottom starts Haiku by Gary Hotham
The baseball poem I am living with today
blue sky I buy a ticket to a minor league game by Bruce Kennedy
Thoughts on Alan Pizzarelli’s haiku
I first learned about Alan Pizzarelli from the Cor Van Den Heuvel anthology. His poems had spark; they felt modern. I could relate to them, but also they were respectful of the past. I can always tell when a novice … Continue reading
The poem I am living with today
sunday afternoon as the ball game ends geese return to the outfield by Alan Pizzarelli
Have you ever read Kora in Hell?
Have you ever read Kora in Hell by William Carlos Williams? On the top of the page is the poem; on the bottom of the page, his thoughts. I was thinking “The poem I am living with today” could be … Continue reading
This is the haiku I am living with today
Haiku by L.A. Davidson: the silent crowd waiting for the fountain to rise again
old soul singer (haiku)
old soul singer with each step up wrestling angels
