About
Welcome to the Solitary Daisy!
This journal began in early 2023 as a newsletter when haijin Sally Quon and Michele Rule wanted more friends to play haiku with. It was meant to be local for the Okanagan, in BC, Canada, but soon grew to include people from around the world. The time seemed right to start archiving the newsletters and making other information available. Michele’s husband, Frithjof Petscheleit, moved the newsletter into MailChimp and created this website so more people could access the articles, resources, interviews and lessons that Sally and Michele were creating. The two hope to continue providing quality content for haijin wherever they are located and are planning the first Solitary Daisy Haiku Competition in early 2024.
Welcome!
Sally and Michele
Sally Quon
Sally Quon is a disabled poet and photographer living in the Okanagan Valley of beautiful British Columbia, Canada. She is an associate member of The League of Canadian Poets and a member of Haiku Canada. Her work has been published in numerous journals including The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, First Frost, and Time Haiku. She is currently working on her first book of haiku, haibun, and haiga, tentatively titled, “My Valley, My Home.”
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Michele Rule
Michele Rule is a disabled writer from Kelowna BC. She is especially interested in the topics of chronic illness, relationships and nature. Michele is published in the Asahi Shimbun Haikuist, Pine Cone Review, the Enchanted Garden, Five Minute Lit, Shadow Pond, WordCityLit, and the anthologies F*ck the Patriarchy, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and To Live Here, among others. She is an associate member of the League of Canadian Poets and Haiku Canada. Michele has been awarded honourable mention twice for the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational and also for the Haiku Northwest Porad Award. Her first chapbook is Around the World in Fifteen Haiku. Michele lives in a beautiful garden surrounded by people who love her just the way she is.
Seàn Wright
SB Wright (Seàn Wright) is a disabled poet living in the South Australian Mid-North. Born in Nhulunbuy in Arnhem Land, he spent most of his life in Alice Springs before relocating south. A graduate of NTU, his working life has ranged widely, including roles as a security guard, martial arts instructor, trainer for an international gaming company, teacher librarian, and primary school teacher. In 2024, he became disabled due to AL Amyloidosis.
Japan and Japanese culture have been lifelong interests. While his poetry ranges from formal to free verse within the Western tradition, Japanese poetry and its English-language offshoots hold a special place in his work. His poems have been published in Verity La, Tincture Journal, Eureka Street, A Hundred Gourdes, INDaily Adelaide, Folk Ku Journal, and the anthologies The Stars Like Sand and 50 Haikus. His first collection of poetry (including Haiku and Haibun is Magpie Tales through Close-Up Books.
Find more:
Magpie Song (https://kasasagi.blog/ ) for Haiku, etc.And These Haiku…(https://thesehaiku.substack.com/) for broader commentary on Haiku and Haibun.
Supporting Cast
Frithjof helps to get the Solidary Daisy content out to the internet. He wrangles the email monkeys 🐵 and improves the website.
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