walking through the zoo… / i keep my problems / in proportion
Senyru by Charlotte Digregorio
from the Old Peking Book House, circa 1979
A Senyru is a satirical haiku, focusing on human nature/human weaknesses. There is a lot more to Haiku than just 3 lines and 17 syllables! Find out on Saturday, February 20, when The Midwest Chapter of the Haiku Society of America presents a free program on the style and content of haiku, as well as readings/critique. The public is invited. Hakuists at all levels, poetry lovers, and the intellectually curious are welcome.
The event takes places at the Winnetka Public Library, 768 Oak St from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m
There will be six presentations at the event.
- John Han, Professor of English and Creative Writing/Chair of The Humanities Division at Missouri Baptist University, and haiku poet. He will speak on “What Is Haiku?”
- “Season and Other Aesthetics/Poetics in Haiku,” by Poet Heather Jagman
- “The Silence Between Haiku Images,” by Poet Joe Kirschner;
- “What is ‘Sumi-e’ Art and Haiga ?” by Artist and Poet Lidia Rozmus
- “Haiku in Korea Today,” by Poet Sung Kyu Kim.
- “What Inspires Us to Write Haiku?” A discussion moderated by Professor Han
©Hiroshi Yamamoto (Hakuho)
After the meeting, there will be an informal dinner at the Celtic Knot Public House in Evanston.
Did you even know that there was a Midwest Chapter of the Haili Society of America? Well, you should and there is. The Haiku Society of America is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1968 by Harold G. Henderson and Leroy Kanterman to promote the writing and appreciation of haiku in English.
The HSA has a total of about 800 members around the country and overseas. The Society’s journal, Frogpond, which features work by the HSA members and others, as well as articles and book reviews, is in its 30th year of publication.
To pre-register or for more information, contact Charlotte Digregorio, Midwest Regional Coordinator, Haiku Society of America, 847-881-2664.
I was first introduced to Haiku by the “Beat Poets.” Here are a few Haiku read by Jack Kerouac and illustrated by Peggy Shearn.
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