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| Margaret Chula to Lecture and Read at the University of Oregon Margaret Chula will give a lecture and reading for two of Ce Rosenow's classes at the University of Oregon's Clark Honors College in Eugene on June 2. There will be two readings, 10-11:00 and 12-1:00, and they are open to the public. |
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| Johnny Baranski Publishes New Haiku Johnny Baranski has published a new collection of haiku called just a stone's throw. These poems appear in vince tripi's Pinch Book series. Here are the details: Pinch Book Series, No. 12 Editor, vincent tripi, tribe press 10 haiku on a 4-panel pullout, 4x4.5 letterpress, handbound, outside wrapping To order, send your check for $5.00 to "Johhny Baranski" at this address: 3308 No. Terry Street Portland, OR 97217 |
| Moonstruck: A Tanka Collection by an'ya, Oregon, USA. Available in November 2005 from the natal * light press, 76 pages, $16 ($18 Canada, $20 elsewhere), P.O. Box 102, Crescent, OR 97733. See the December issue of Tanka Society of America Ribbons for a full review. From the Preface: Not every tanka in this book is literally about my own lovelife; rather it's just about the gift God gave me to write poetry and my love affair with things in nature. I dedicate it to my soul-mate Petar, who, over the years, led me here...." "Likening these stars to our lifetime together, I'm still moonstruck by the colors that sparkle; my favorite is cobalt blue. � an'ya From the Introduction: "Appealing ambiguities appear throughout the tanka in her book. an'ya continues to attract us, the housewife who perhaps delayed the wash as she detects the fragrance of lemon from her spouse's shaving cream. The woman in all these tanka is a woman for whom love and nature are always crucial." � Sanford Goldstein, Shibata, Japan. From the review: "These poems by an'ya are probably closer in their key, tone, and overall emotional register to the waka of old Japan than to the modern love tanka...emphatic, strong, fresh imagery, declarative and forceful, in a way that sets it apart." � Michael McClintock, President, TSA. |
| A New Tanka Collection by an'ya |
| Join us at the Portland Japanese Gardens on Mother's Day. Click here for details. |