Tag: midwest

  • Support the Missouri Haiku Project

    Support the Missouri Haiku Project

    I’m excited to help spread the word about the Missouri Haiku Project, an initiative by Maryfrances Wagner, the poet laureate of Missouri. Maryfrances is accepting haiku from poets across the state to share on social media and in public venues. Many poets and teachers are offering workshops as well. The project runs until May of 2023, but why wait? Let’s spend the last of winter and all of spring celebrating haiku! Read on for Maryfrances’ guidelines, as well as all the other ways you can participate!

    All information below comes from Maryfrances Wagner. If you want to send her your haiku or contact her about other ways to participate, her address is in the guidelines.

  • The Best of It: Illinois Part 2 Edition

    Wild chanterelles
    1. Zanfel is a super-effective poison ivy treatment.
    2. Risotto with chanterelles we foraged ourselves.
    3. Having one of my fall semester classes ready to go.
    4. Getting to see old friends at a safe distance.
    5. Getting to make new friends at a safe distance.
  • The Best of It: Illinois Edition

    1. A relatively easy drive to to St. Louis
    2. Astrid does really well in the car
    3. Glamping
    4. It’s 20 degrees cooler than in Austin
    5. Foraging for wild mushrooms