Interview with Michael Dylan Welch
I wrote mostly short poetry as a kid, and learned of haiku in a 10th grade English class, in 1976.
The Solitary Daisy – Issue 15
Josephine LoRe’s poetry has been read on stage and in global zoom-rooms, put to music, danced, integrated into visual art, and published in literary journals and anthologies in fifteen countries and five languages.
An Interview with Josephine LoRe
I don’t remember the specific time I was first introduced to haiku … elementary school perhaps? But I do remember reading Miss Happiness and Miss Flower, a book about two Japanese dolls who are adopted into a North American family, and how they wish to have a traditional Japanese house, furniture, clothing … how I learned to appreciate the simple elegance of the Japanese way of life. That for me is embodied in the concepts of haiku.
The Solitary Daisy – Issue 14
David Brydges had his haiku published in the anthology Hope for Turkey and Syria (in aid of the Disasters emergency Committee) edited by Tim Saunders
An Interview with Genevieve Wynand
In 2017, life served up some challenges. My uncle, Victoria poet Derk Wynand, had learned of the upcoming National Haiku Contest put on by the League of Canadian Poets, and
The Solitary Daisy – Issue 13
I fell in love with Marco Fraticelli’s haiku for this month. Here’s why!
Two simple words: Alzheimer’s ward.
Interview with kj munro
Originally from Vancouver, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991 & now lives on the
traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation
The Solitary Daisy – Issue 12
Hello Haijin!
Sally and Michele are waving at you from lovely Penticton, BC, where we are attending the Wine Country Writers Festival.
The Solitary Daisy – Issue 11
Although I’ve never been one for podcasts, this past Tuesday I impulsively decided to tune in to the Poetry Pea Podcast.
The Solitary Daisy – Issue 10
In lieu of a lesson this week, Michele has provided the following link to a video. Haiku: The Poetry of Focus with Scott Mason