This reading was especially enjoyable in that it was very informal. I also liked the format of the poets reading about three poems each, then pausing while tea connoisseur, Julie Reynolds, enlightened us about the teas we were sampling. This alternating between poems and tea is ideal for patrons and poets.
Julie Reynolds serving tea and smiles.Many thanks to the Golden Flower T'ai Chi Center for allowing Bob, Kate, and me to read our poems. And a special thanks to the many fine people I met yesterday who, hopefully, will begin to chronicle their own life experiences through haiku.
Curtis, Kate, and Bobwaking. . .
the bar's green bracelet
stuck to my face
-Bob Moyer
bright Venus
two hawks settle
deep in the pine
-Kate MacQueen
The Heron's Nest, October 2001
lunar eclipse —
sipping moonshine
from a sake cup
-Curtis Dunlap
Frogpond Volume XXX:3 (October 2007)
I fondly call Bob Moyer "Mr. Winston-Salem". Every time I visit Bob, I leave Winston-Salem with a deeper appreciation for this fine town's arts, culture, and history. Brother Bob is a walking Winston-Salem encyclopedia. And true to Bob form, just when you think it couldn't get any better, well, it gets better.
Below is a photo of Ms Mona Wu standing beside one of her many beautiful works of art. The picture is a haiga entitled The Shy Orchid. Due to size limitations on this web page, the photo I took doesn't do this magnificent work of art justice. I encourage you to visit monawu.com or stop by the Artworks Gallery at 564 North Trade Street. You'll be very pleased you did.
The lovely artist Mona WuAnd finally, I've put together a little slideshow of images taken yesterday. Enjoy!
