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5 Pilates Exercises to Do at Your Desk
I currently work as a technical writer for my primary source of income. There are two major things that have an impact on how well I feel at the end of the business day: If you end your day at the office with tightness between your shoulders, a stiff low back, or unhappy hips, read…
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Peter Schmidt: Cranberry Bites Back
In GratitudeThank you to M.A. Dubbs, who bought me three coffees in August! I’m now 35% of the way toward my goal of covering website costs for the year. Those who want to support the podcast financially can do so at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culinarysaijiki/. November Community Blog PostI’m putting together another community blog post (view the May…
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Rethinking the Seasons
Rather than do a typical haiku commentary post, this week, I wanted to reflect on the ways in which my commitment to haiku practice over the past few months has impacted my perception of the seasons as I experience them. It’s been seven months since I launched this project, and while my haiku practice and…
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M.A. Dubbs: Pink Tamales
In GratitudeThank you to Lorraine who bought me three coffees in August! I’m now 28% of the way toward my goal of covering website costs for the year. Those who want to support the podcast financially can do so at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culinarysaijiki/. More from M.A. Dubbs Failed Haiku Food IssueYou can find the May 2022 Failed…
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Dining Together
Thanks to Lorraine for the contribution of three coffees! I’ve now covered 28% of my web hosting costs for the year. I’ll be releasing the October bonus recipe next week, so if you want to make a contribution, now’s your chance! The turn of autumn has me thinking about people gathering together to eat. Maybe…
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Episode 8: A Tour of My Favorite Saijiki
Where to Find the Three SaijikiHaiku World: An International Poetry Almanac by William J. Higginson can be purchased at many used bookstores, including AbeBooks: https://www.abebooks.com/9784770020901/Haiku-World-International-Poetry-Almanac-4770020902/plp The Five Hundred Essential Japanese Season Words by Kenkichi Yamamoto is available at: https://thehaikufoundation.org/omeka/items/show/821 A Dictionary of Haiku Classified by Season Words with Traditional and Modern Methods by Jane Reichhold…
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Boozeku
Those familiar with the history of haiku know that the style emerged from the longer, collaborative form called renga. Renga were typically written at social gatherings, which often involved tea or sake. In my podcast episode with Jennifer Hambrick, we spoke a bit about alcohol in the haiku tradition, and acknowledged the challenges of celebrating…
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Jennifer Hambrick: Saving the Crust for Last
More from Jennifer HambrickYou can order Jennifer’s haibun collection, Joyride (Red Moon Press, 2021) and her newest collection, In the High Weeds (National Federation of State Poetry Societies, 2022) from her website: https://jenniferhambrick.com/order/ Watch Jennifer’s interview with violinist Zina Schiff and conductor Avlana Eisenberg for WOSU Public Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT-vMwvZQCI Read more of Jennifer’s haiku in the Living…
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Food in Classical Haiku: First Thoughts
While saijiki generally focus on contemporary haiku, I also felt called to take a look at classical haiku to see how poets of the past incorporated food into their work. Since I have to rely on translation, and no two translations are the same, I plan to revisit this topic from time to time, exploring…
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Episode 6: Matt Defibaugh: On Sorghum Stilts
In GratitudeThank you to our anonymous donor who bought me a total of six coffees in August! I’m now 20% of the way toward my goal of covering website costs for the year. Those who want to support the podcast financially can do so at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/culinarysaijiki/. Join the ConversationI’m seeking guests for October, November, and…