| Sunday, July 12, 2009
 Haiku
poetry celebrates the beauty of the ordinary moment.
Derived from the Japanese tradition, haiku is characterized
not only by simplicity, but also by reverence for nature.
Poets Philomene Kocher and Terry Ann Carter will invite
participants to explore haiku through reading and writing
exercises within the group and on your own. Bring a
pen, a writing journal, and a sense of adventure, and
be inspired by the natural beauty that surrounds Wintergreen.
In the afternoon, participants will be invited to make
small books to showcase their poems: flutter books,
fan books, accordian books, matchbox books, collage
with Japanese papers and more...
Philomene Kocher began writing haiku in 1991. Her work
has been published internationally, and most recently
in the Canadian haiku anthology “Carpe
diem: Anthologie canadienne du haïku / Canadian
anthology of haiku” (Les Éditions David
& Borealis Press, 2008). She is Secretary of Haiku
Canada. In 2008, she completed her Master of Education
studies in which she explored haiku as a way of connection
with persons with dementia. Her haiku can be read in
the September 2007 archives of the Daily Haiku website.
Terry
Ann Carter has taught language arts from kindergarten
to college. An international award winning haikuist,
Terry Ann participated in the Basho Festival, Ueno,
Japan, and served Haiku Canada as Vice President for
four years. Her most recent collection of poetry, Transplanted
( Borealis Press, 2005) featured lyric poetry as well
as haiku. She co-founded the Ottawa haiku group, KaDo,
in 2002 (with Marianne Bluger) to promote interest in
haiku and related Japanese forms. Terry Ann is a co-organizer
(with Claudia Radmore and Guy Simser) of the Haiku
North America conference this summer in Ottawa
(August 5-9) which will feature Canadian and international
poets.
The workshop begins at 10:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm.
Lunch will be served and there will be opportunities
for walks on the Wintergreen property. Guests may choose
to extend their stay by arriving the night before the
workshop begins, or staying on after the workshop has
ended. Accommodation extra.
Tuition: $95 for the course + $10 for materials.
Register
for this program
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