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OK, so it’s a little early…

Posted in Haiku, Poetry, tagged Haiku, haiku contes, haiku contest results, Poetry on Friday, October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »

…but the Haiku Contest 2008 results are in, early for some haiku eager souls. Enjoy.

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Turning 39

Posted in Haiku, Poetry, tagged age, autumn, birthday, fall, Haiku, labor day, Poetry on Friday, October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Turning 39,
A little like Labor Day,
Sets one’s sights on Fall.

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Influences: John Keats’ “To Autumn”

Posted in Art Thief, Influences, Poetry, tagged autumn, fall, john keats, Poetry on Thursday, October 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Upon hearing it alluded to on an NPR program this morning, I began to remember this poem. The deep swell of feeling I had in recalling it signalled to me just how much of an influence this poem has had upon me, upon my aesthetics, both literary and photographic. Such influences generally are not a [...]

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New Developments in the Haiku Contest: Results Still Out on Saturday

Posted in Haiku, Poetry, tagged haiku contest on Thursday, October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Dear contestants and others who wait with anticipation for the results of the The Dassler Effect’s 2nd Annual Haiku Contest to come out on Saturday,
As I was waiting to see whether my final judge would reply with results, I sent out a plea to several other literary friends, and as result have two other [...]

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