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  • New book by Margaret Chula

    January 11, 2022New book by Margaret Chula

    Firefly Lanterns: Twelve Years in Kyoto
            In 1980, having spent two years traveling the globe, Margaret Chula and her husband, John Hall, agreed that they wanted to live and work in a different culture for an extended period. They chose Japan. Chula was drawn to the subtleties of Japanese poetry and to a culture that celebrated the beauty of everyday life. Once settled, they immersed themselves in the joys and challenges of living in a traditional Japanese house. Upon their return to the U.S. in 1992, they were pressed for stories about their “exotic” lives in Kyōto. Chula began to write her recollections in the Japanese form haibun, a combination of prose and haiku. The result offers a glimpse into the life of a gaijin (outside person) with humorous, embarrassing, and heartbreaking stories. Complemented with select photographs, Firefly Lanterns is the story of an inner journey enriched by knowedge of Japanese history and culture and relayed in the rich and artful haibun form—a beautiful homage to a remarkable and life-changing experience.
    Order at: www.margaretchula.com

  • Richard Lee Granvold has two books out with North Orchard Press

    January 11, 2022Richard Lee Granvold has two books out with North Orchard Press

    Oregon born and residing Richard Lee Granvold of Albany, Oregon has had two poetry books published in 2021, One in May and on Dec. 31. Of Time and Angels and Kill The Gun/Peace Is A World Wide War. These books are published by North Orchard Press.
    https://www.northorchardpress.com

  • Susan Kay Anderson’s poem, “The Problem” published in Heron Tree

    January 10, 2022Susan Kay Anderson's poem, "The Problem" published in Heron Tree

    Here is the link to Susan Kay Anderson’s poem about bees, published in Heron Tree:

    “The Problem”

  • Susan Kay Anderson’s poem, “The Problem” published in Heron Tree

    December 27, 2021Susan Kay Anderson's poem, "The Problem" published in Heron Tree

    Here is the link to Susan Kay Anderson’s poem about bees, published in Heron Tree:

    “The Problem”

  • James Garland’s “Americans” is Mirabai Runner-Up Prize for Poetry

    December 27, 2021James Garland's "Americans" is Mirabai Runner-Up Prize for Poetry

    The poem “Americans”, by James Garland, earned a runner-up prize in the Mirabai Poetry contest in January. The poem has now been published in the Summer 2020 issue of The Raw Art Review (©2020 Henry G. Stanton, UnCollected Press), “A Journal of Storm and Urge”.

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