January 18, 2018 — Haiku Northwest
Haiku Northwest celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2018. The group meets monthly in the Seattle area to share and critique haiku as a literary art, paying attention to seasonal reference, objective sensory imagery, juxtapositional structure, and not counting syllables. Its website is www.haikunorthwest.org.See Facebook event.
Featured readers: Terran Campbell, Rick Clark, Dianne Garcia, Roy Kindelberger,
Curtis Manley, Tanya McDonald, Michelle Schaefer, and Michael Dylan Welch
Terran Campbell (no photo below) is a genderqueer poet, eco-feminist, Zen activist, and reprobate. They have been learning haiku forms for more than fifteen years. They are a mental health professional at their day job.
Rick Clark (no photo below) brings a Zen orientation and lifelong interest in birds to haiku. He recently came to realize this is a great historical period for senryu.
Dianne Garcia has lived in Seattle so long she’s grown moss on the bottoms of her feet. She is currently serving as secretary for the Haiku Society of America.
Roy Kindelberger is a children’s author and poet, and has published a middle grade novel, Broken Bridges. He teaches special education. Roy’s website is www.roykindelberger.com.
Curtis Manley is the author of three children’s picture books, including The Crane Girl (a Japanese folktale adaptation, with haiku). His website is www.curtismanley.com.
Tanya McDonald is known for her love of chickens, haiku, and tea. She is vice president of Haiku Northwest, and her alter ego is a novelist.
Michelle Schaefer, president of Haiku Northwest, enjoys hiking and living in the Pacific Northwest. She has been a haiku poet since 2004 and has been featured in Frogpond, Acorn, Modern Haiku, and Tinywords.
Michael Dylan Welch (www.graceguts.com) runs National Haiku Writing Month (www.nahaiwrimo.com) every February, and has published his haiku, essays, and reviews in hundreds of journals and anthologies.
