Each day on the Troutswirl blog we will reprise a film featured in HaikuLife 2018, The Haiku Foundation’s haiku film festival, the only one of its kind. Today’s film: Roberta Beary pairs her piquant poems with art by her brother Kevin in this thematic slide show. Presented here during HaikuLife … [Read more...]
Our Roving Ambassador Redux
The Haiku Foundation created the position of Roving Ambassador in January 2017, in collaboration with our Education Resources program, the initiative of our longstanding benefactor Roberta Beary. Ms. Beary fulfilled the role in 2017, as she embarked on round-the-world travel which saw her engage … [Read more...]
re:Virals 116
Welcome to re:Virals, The Haiku Foundation’s weekly poem commentary feature on some of the finest haiku ever written in English. This week’s poem was all day long i feel its weight the unworn necklace — Roberta Beary, Pocket Change, Red Moon Press (2000) Bob … [Read more...]
re:Virals 115
Welcome to re:Virals, The Haiku Foundation’s weekly poem commentary feature on some of the finest haiku ever written in English. This week’s poem was never touching his own face tyrannosaurus — John Stevenson, Acorn Number 27, (2011) Marion … [Read more...]
THF Roving Ambassador in Westport Ireland
The Haiku Foundation Roving Ambassador Roberta Beary conducted a haiku workshop September 28 in her new hometown in the west of Ireland. How to Haiku, part of the 42nd Westport Arts Festival, introduced the form to more than a dozen enthusiastic participants. Roberta also talked about THF’s … [Read more...]