Through the internet I’ve made the acquaintance of a number of wonderful authors, whether online or in print or both. Other than my blog, several newsletter and a long-running column in a home school magazine, I’m not a published author…with two recent exceptions. One of my 100-word stories, written for Friday Fictioneers, has been published in a collection of 100-word stories (for Kindle and in book form) and one of my haiku was just recently published in Jan Morrill’s new “Life: Haiku by Haiku.” The haiku featured are all hers, with the exception of mine and one by John J. Han, professor and published haiku poet.
Jan’s also published a wonderful book, “The Red Kimono“,about the Japanese internment during WWII. My haiku was written in response to the title of that book. Today I’m using a photo of the red kimono our younger daughter brought back from Japan for me as the background for my haiku.
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congrats on the published works – and great post for today – love the words and the picture… 🙂
I’m glad you like it. I’m having fun playing with editing these days.
janet
Congratulations on your publications, Janet. I love the photo and the haiku. It’s easy to see why the haiku was included.
Believe me, Gina, there are much better haiku writers out there than I, but I’m glad Jan liked mine enough to publish it. I need to read more haiku to get better at it.
Have a super Saturday.
janet
That’s great Janet! Congrats to you!
That’s a lovely haiku. Not to brag, but I’m the poetry editor of Women Who Write’s annual literary magazine. Keep it up!
I can’t pretend to understand the blogosphere’s total overwhelming passion for the haiku, as I’ve never hidden, Janet … but I can comprehend why this one spoke to the woman writing the book about them. And the kimono is stunning !!! Love to see you wearing it …
Margaret Rose, one of the best compliments I’ve ever had for my haiku is that you, who aren’t enamored of them, like mine. 🙂 As for the kimono, I haven’t ever worn it.
janet
We can but hope that you will, one day …
Well done. 😀
Raewyn, I’m happy you like it.
janet
I can see why Jan used it.
p.s. I want to see you in that kimono…
I’m glad you like it, Ted. I rather enjoy haiku. They’re sort of the flash fiction of poetry. 🙂
janet
I’ve never worn it, just had it hanging as a decoration. Maybe one day I’ll put it on and have Bill take a photo.