Southern California Haiku Study Group
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bone white winter moon breath of a snow hare ~ Joan C. Fingon Whiptail Journal 2023 Issue 6
announcements
The Garden of Verses
California Botanical Gardens
The Garden of Verses will be held on April 1, 2023 (no joke)
DEADLINE
please respond to:
William Scott Galasso
by March 12, 2023
More details here
JUST A REMINDER
The HNA Registration for the June 28-July 2nd conference
is now live on the HNA website:
2023 Haiku North America Conference
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workshop notes
February 11, 2023 Haiku Walk and Workshop at Descanso Gardens in person
Other Ongoing Website Meeting Notes
- We need ongoing volunteers to post to keep current on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, Linkedin links to “share our love of haiku” if interested please contact us here
- Add photos from posts to gallery.
- Example, light house ginko should also be in the gallery.
- We need to find a way to get more photos.
- Request a call for photos.
- Content needed:
- Writing exercises
- Maybe a Southern California season kigo list created by a member.
- Worksheets of former presentations if consented by the presenter.
- Writing exercises
- Call for content.
- Suggestions:
- writing exercises
- recently published poems
- book reviews
- essays
- testimonials
- what haiku means to you?
- why haiku?
- what brought you to our group?
- what’s your favorite haiku journal?
- Contest?
- Collaborators
- Metro/Santa Clarita/Yvette’s art
- Collaborators
- all content documented and named sources
- Suggestions:
January 7, 2023 Post-holiday party will be in person
Our January 7th post-holiday party will be in person,
at Momma’s Pizza.in South Pasadena.
We have reservations at 1 pm for the outdoor patio.
Momma’s Pizza
1007 Fair Oaks Ave
South Pasadena, CA
https://mammasbrickoven.com/
The food is very good and the outdoor dining is under a tent (see photo).
They will bring out heaters if it is cold. The weather forecast looks promising. Being outdoors will allow us to see each other and still maintain safe distances. You can order at the counter, and they will bring your food to you. The menu is at the above link.
We will share haiku gifts, as has been our custom, either a haiga, or some sort of gift incorporating your haiku (past gifts have been lemons, socks, pencils, candy, tea bags, etc).
For those who cannot attend, we will see you at our kukai zoom meeting on January 21st. Kukai Deadline to submit is Sunday, January 8, 2023
Thanks to all! ~ Emily Bernhardt
next Member Zoom Workshop Saturday,
January 21, 2023 – Kukai Zoom Meeting
at 2:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
For those who cannot attend, we will see you at our kukai zoom meeting on January 21st. If you cannot attend, but wish to send a photo haiga or a photo of your haiku gift, please send it toSoCalHaikuStudyGroup@gmail.com by Friday January 20th
September 17, 2022 Zoom Workshop
On September 17, 2022, Roberta Beary will be joining us from Ireland to talk about “Haiku (the personal in haiku – when to leave it in, why to take it out)”
Because Roberta will be joining us from Ireland, where it will be 10 pm at 2 pm, we are going to start with Roberta’s program and have the read around at the end. Please gather and log in 15 minutes early, so that Roberta can start promptly at 2 pm (10 pm!).
Topic: SCHSG Monthly Workshop
August 20, 2022 Zoom Workshop
On August 20th, 21 poets met via Zoom for the monthly SCHSG workshop: Mimi Ahern, Lynn Allgood, Cynthia Anderson, Kathryn Bold, Marcyn Del Clements, Janice Doppler, Denise Dumars, Joan Fingon, Lee Hudspeth, Deborah P Kolodji, Yvette Nicole Kolodji, Peter Larsen, Patricia Machmiller, Seretta Martin, Wakako Rollinger, Bona M. Santos, Patricia Wakimoto,Michael Dylan Welch, Sharon Williams, Kathabela Wilson, and Sharon Yee.
After a read-around of haiku, moderator Deborah P Kolodji introduced the guest speaker, Patricia Machmiller, who gave a presentation on “What We Can Learn From the Haiku of Jerry Ball.” Jerry Ball was the founder of the Southern California Haiku Study group in 1997.
Using a PowerPoint presentation, Patricia talked about Jerry’s early influencers and favorite haiku. She then asked participants to share their haiku stories, who first influenced and which haiku provided early inspiration. She then explored Jarry’s evolution as a haiku poet, from his early 5-7-5 haiku to the haiku he wrote as he matured as a haiku poet. Coincidentally, this presentation was scheduled around the 3 year anniversary of Jerry’s passing. After the presentation, the group watched the memorial video which was prepared for the 2021 virtual Haiku North America.
Photo from HSA Tribute video
August 27, 2022 Lighthouse Ginko
On Saturday, August 27th, the Southern California Haiku Study Group held its first live event since the pandemic with a ginko at the San Vicente Lighthouse in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. We met at 11:00 am on a very hot day, but where cooled by the ocean breezes on the bluff. Wakako Rollinger, who is a docent at Topanga State Park, led the ginko, and talked about native plants along our trail. She also brought samples of native plants, including various sages, for people to pass around and smell. After the walk, we picnicked in a grassy area which included great ocean and lighthouse views. Fifteen poets attended this event.
Present were: Lynn Allgood, Sean Carlton, Marcyn Del Clements, D’Ellen, Denise Dumars, Lee Hudspeth, Deborah P Kolodji, Gregory Longenecker, Janis Lukstein, Bona M. Santos, Susan Rogers, Wakako Rollinger, Jie Tian, Patricia Wakimoto, and Sharon Yee.
Gregory Longenecker, Patricia Wakimoto, Lee Hudspeth
Sitting/kneeling: Susan Rogers, Deborah P Kolodji, Jie Tian, Sean Carlton
Not shown: Marcyn Del Clements, Lynn Allgood, Janis Lukstein
Photo by Marcyn Del Clements
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