Tag Archives: Haiku Dialogue

Naturalist Weekly: Micro-Season–The Bear Retreats to Its Den

Posted on December 17, 2022 by pedometergeek

The second micro-season within the mini-season of Major Snow is “The Bear Retreats to Its Den.” It is the time in which bears start to hibernate. To learn more about this micro-season, check out Naturalist Weekly’s blog: https://naturalistweekly.com/2022/12/16/micro-season-the-bear-retreats-to-its-den/ Mark S. … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Happenings, May 5 Edition

Posted on May 6, 2022 by pedometergeek

For this pedometer geek writer, this was a big week of haiku happenings. First, Marietta McGregor, the guess editor of Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, finished her series on “finding peace and contemplation…in leisure time, making art. Poets from … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Finding Peace and Contemplation…

Posted on April 16, 2022 by pedometergeek

in leisure time…playing board games. This week’s Haiku Dialogue column at the Haiku Foundation was all about spending time playing board games. The global community of haiku poets rose to the occasion. The guest editor, Marietta McGregor, chose haiku written … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Finding Peace and Contemplation

Posted on March 25, 2022 by pedometergeek

…in quiet spaces (as in a cloister) was the theme of the Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, this past week. Haiku poets from around the world submitted haiku on the subject to Marietta McGregor, the guest editor for this … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Ekphrasti-ku (In the Realms of the Unreal)

Posted on February 25, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue column was based on the art of Henry Darger, an Outsider artist. The piece is called “In the Realms of the Unreal,” and it depicts many young girls in a garden. It was chosen … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Ekphrasti-ku “Sunflower Seeds”

Posted on February 17, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s art prompt at the Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, was Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds. Weiwei is a ceramicist; this art installation is made up of over 102 million ceramic sunflower seeds, but he didn’t make them. He … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Happenings 2…

Posted on February 12, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt at the Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue column was that of an art piece from an artist from Nunavut. The piece, Nunavut, Our Land, contained images of animals, birds, igloos, and more. The guest editor, Pippa Phillips, chose … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Ephrasti-ku (Hell Courtesan)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by pedometergeek

The newest guest editor, Pippa Phillips, of the Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, has started a series of haiku themes based on art works. This week’s theme was the painting Hell Courtesan by Kawanabe Kyosai. Haiku poets from around … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue (Ad Astra) Impermanence

Posted on January 1, 2022 by pedometergeek

This week’s prompt at the Haiku Foundation’s weekly column, Haiku Dialogue, was impermanence. Guest editor Alex Fyffe indicated that in 100,000 years what would be remembered of our lives here and now (if anything) (I am paraphrasing here, but I … Continue reading →

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BP: Haiku Dialogue–Finding Peace and Contemplation

Posted on November 6, 2021 by pedometergeek

…in meeting old friends. This week’s Haiku Dialogue column at the Haiku Foundation was about finding peace and contemplation in meeting old friends. Considering the last couple years of lock-down because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this was basically a nostalgic … Continue reading →

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