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Comment on Dalby, Liza. East Wind Melts the Ice: A Memoir through the Seasons by wordfield

wordfield — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:43:43 +0000

Liza Dalby has created a fascinating web site, and the section devoted to East Wind does not disappoint. Here’s the link. Be sure not to miss the link to the upper left of her page, titled “audiovisual almanac journal”—but don’t go there unless you have more than a couple of minutes. As quirky and marvelous as the book itself, though in a whole different set of media.

Bill

Comment on Deodhar, Angelee, editor & translator. Indian Haiku. by wordfield

wordfield — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:22:27 +0000

This book, and Angelee's Children's Haiku Around the World, which is also reviewed on this blog, were recently reviewed together in Modern Haiku, and that review---by Charles Trumbull---is now online, here. Charlie's review also includes Soap Bubbles: Haiku, by K. Ramesh, soon to be reviewed here as well.

Comment on M., Paul. Pilgrim Stone. by wordfield

wordfield — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:42:52 +0000

For any who may not understand, “s.a.s.e.” means “self-addressed, stamped envelope”, that is, an envelope (usually #10 or “business-sized” ) addressed to the sender with sufficient first-class postage (currently $0.42 US domestic) to get the item back to the sender. If you’re not in US, include an International Reply Coupon in lieu of postage.

Bill

Comment on Announcement: Catherine Mair Receives Award by haikutec

haikutec — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:49:12 +0000

Hi Bill,

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the official opening of Katikati and meet up with many of the N.Z. and Australian poets including Janice (Bostok) back in May 2000.

It was an amazing project then, and is an incredible achievement. Thanks Cath (Mair)!

My Area 17 blog has a post about the latest Katikati Haiku Pathway haiku anthology, a useful weblink to Janice’s website, plus an image of my very own haiku river boulder!

all my best,
Alan

Alan Summers, Area 17:
http://area17.blogspot.com
http://www.withwords.org.uk

Area 17 Katikati Haiku Pathway posting:weblink
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Comment on Brandi, John. Staff in hand / Wind in pines. by lilliputreview

lilliputreview — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:18:55 +0000

Bill:

Thanks for the notice of John Brandi’s collection.

“First crocus…” is a beauty.

best,

Don
Lilliput Review

Comment on Announcement: Catherine Mair Receives Award by wordfield

wordfield — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:51:02 +0000

Thanks, Gerald (England), for the link to this wonderful view of the Haiku Pathway! Rich with information from your visit and your many correspondents, and a marvelous set of photos.

Thanks also for including my stone among them!

Bill

PS: I like it if people identify themselves in their comments, usually by signing them. Web names welcome. Here, “Ackworth born” serves a triple purpose, being both Gerald’s blog’s name, and a name he uses for himself; it’s also a link to that blog. Since he’s identified there as the blog’s author, I hope he’ll forgive me for putting his “real” name in my comment!

Comment on Announcement: Catherine Mair Receives Award by Around the World

Around the World — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:39:40 +0000

This is great news. I throughly enjoyed visiting Catherine in 2001 and being shown around the pathway. I recently did an update post on Ackworth born.

Comment on The Haiku Society of America Newsletter, 22:4 (November 2007) by HSA Newsletter, Listing of Issues on Hand. « Wordfield’s Haikai Pub

HSA Newsletter, Listing of Issues on Hand. « Wordfield’s Haikai Pub — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:53:00 +0000

[...] in my collection, most recent at the top. For a post that describes a particular issue, please see my review of issue 22:4. Links to other individual issues will be added to the table as they appear in the [...]

Comment on Haiku Canada Review, 2:1 (February 2008). by Haiku Canada Review, Listing of Issues on Hand. « Wordfield’s Haikai Pub

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:17:41 +0000

[...] in my collection, most recent at the top. For a post that describes a particular issue, please see my review of issue 2:1. Links to other individual issues will be added to the table as they appear in the [...]

Comment on Announcement: Roberta Beary’s The Unworn Necklace Finalist for William Carlos Williams Award from Poetry Society of America! by haikutec

haikutec — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:51:28 +0000

It’s a fantastic achievement! And as Bill points out too, it’s down to the crafting of the book. I can only imagine the keen editorship invested in the book by both Roberta and Snapshot Press. I know John would have treated Roberta’s book as a labour of love on a professional level, not just a personal one.

It’s paid off, and it’s being respected as a well-crafted book first, and then as a well-crafted book of poetry, akin to a novel as well.

It’s also a fantastic nod to the integrity and consistency of Roberta, and of Snapshot Press.

Well done Roberta, and may it go into many reprints for pure pleasurable reading, and a guide to what a well-edited book can achieve. Many many humble bows to you.

Alan
Alan’s Area 17
The With Words Online Haiku Competition