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Groundwork Part 2: Seasonal Inspiration
In my April 12th post, I talked about how I came to saijiki study, and how I incorporate both the Gregorian seasons and the lunar seasons into my haiku practice. Through my decision to work with a saijiki for a year, I got inspired to think about how we approach food in haiku. Like many…
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Introducing the Culinary Saijiki
As they say in the current parlance, it’s been a minute. Last summer, after the writing intensive I was part of wrapped up, I just felt a need to stop. Stop pushing, stop trying so hard. Just be quiet and see what happens. And quite a bit happened. I earned my Level 1 comprehensive teacher…
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Bonus Post: Join the conversation!
As I mentioned in last week’s post, The Culinary Saijiki isn’t just going to be a blog. I’ve been wanting to create a podcast since 2015, but I didn’t have any sense of a topic or voice. When I got the idea to do this blog, I quickly realized that a podcast would be an…
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Groundwork Part 1: Haiku Seasons
Years ago, at a Poetry at Round Top workshop on Aimee Nezhukumatathil gave us Robert Hass’ definition of haiku: “A three-line, poem, with syllables of 5, 7, and 5, written in Japanese.” She emphasized, “in Japanese” with such gravity that the definition has stuck with me to this day. Obviously, as an American haiku practitioner,…
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The Best of It: Dog Days of Summer Edition
High’s Cafe in Comfort, Texas Driving through the ranch roads of the Texas Hill Country The Family Secrets podcast The Sounds Like a Cult podcast Richard Wright’s Haiku
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Notes on Negotiating for a Car
As I finish this post, I’m thinking about the meme that complains about the essay that inevitably comes before a recipe on a poetry blog. So I’m going to lead with John’s four key tips for negotiating a car. If you want the context for why I have car negotiation tips on a poetry blog,…
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The Best of It: Stormy Saturday Edition
Making my most favorite pasta dish Time with my memoir group Able to walk Astrid during the brief period of sunshine Having a totally clean apartment Silence
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June Poetry Contest
“Do you always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest day of the year and then miss it.” Daisy Buchanan, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Let’s try not to miss the summer solstice this year! In honor of the official transition into…
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The Best of It: Brief Summer Break Edition
Celebrating Astrid’s first adoption anniversary Celebrating 13 years in Austin Getting to go to my first in-person poker night in over a year It’s pasta salad season! Inherited a beautiful potted plant from my neighbors who are moving
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May Poetry Contest Winner
My poetry contest continues to bring amazing poetry entries from an international audience! I truly never thought I’d be getting responses from other continents. This month, the winning poem comes from Medha Goel, a poet living in India. Medha posts short poems under the instagram handle of @whyj_st. The $25 prize will be send to…