Two Haibun, an Essay, and an Interview Published in “Notes from the Gean”

This week,  two of my haibun, the reprint of an essay about haibun published in Wingbeats: Exercises and Practice in Poetry  (Dos Gatos Press, 2011), and an interview including a number of poems from several of my books–including one from my children’s alphabestiary,The Beastie Book, and the first paragraph of Limula’s Magic Tail, my new children’s story for the Delaware Bay ecosystem–have just been posted in Volume 3, Issue 1 of Notes from the Gean (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Haibun: http://www.notesfromthegean.com/archives/sept-2011/haibun/haibun_006.html

Essay: http://www.notesfromthegean.com/archives/sept-2011/haiku-matters/haiku-matters_001.html

Interview: http://www.notesfromthegean.com/archives/sept-2011/interviews.html

There’s quite a bit to take in here, and I’m honored to have so much space in this fine journal. Hope you can dip in and out of these now and then, and that you enjoy what you read.

Using Writing To Move Through Loss and Grief Into Healing

I am behind on posting here, so I’ll start with going back to the end of August. I was invited by the Unitarian Church to give the morning message on August 21st. My topic was using writing, specifically poetry, to move from loss and grief into healing and light. I spoke of my several journeys  through loss and grief (divorce, death of my parents, and loss of my husband) and incorporated a number of my poems. My talk was about 1/2 hour long, and they posted it on their web site. To see it, please go to:

http://www.uucsjs.org/sermons.html and scroll down to August 21st.

I’m moved to post this today because today, October 11th, is the third anniversary of my husband Bill Higginson’s death.It was a privilege to share my journey with the congregation. I offer another message on November 21st, this one on honoring the planet. I’ll share poetry that focuses on the natural world—-poems that witness what we’ve done to harm the Earth, and poems that celebrate its beauties and gifts. I’ll post a link to that one too if they video it.

Linking to Haiku Sequence

I’ve been having fun on Facebook—and figuring my way around on how to use it better. I am also very behind on posting here.

I can’t believe it’s October already, and I have much to catch up on here, which I’ll do over the next couple of weeks. However, here’s a link to a  sequence that evolved on Facebook and is also posted on Aubrie Cox’s blog:

http://yaywords.wordpress.com/projects/backlitfog/