Susan received an editor’s commentary for her haibun entitled a pot of beans and a Best of the Net 2011 Nomination for her free verse poem entitled Fourteen Days. Susan also received a Denny’s Award for her "removing sandals" haiku.
1) Why do you write haiku?
i enjoy the focus required by haiku. focus on a moment...focus on the richness of the right word in the right place...focus on resonance.
2) What other poetic forms do you enjoy?
i enjoy haibun and tanka, but my first love will always be haiku.
3) Of the many wonderful haiku you've written, what do you consider to be your top three?
autumn’s palette —
a flash
of crow’s wing blue
Frogpond - Volume 34, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2011
swell’s cusp —
i stand on top
of rain
Frogpond - Volume 34, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2011
removing sandals
i breathe deep
the horse’s mane
Denny’s Award - XIII Calico Cat International Bilingual Haiku Contest - Origa Kankodori Press -
http://origa.livejournal.com/184757.html
If you've been enjoying this series and have not contributed, please consider sharing your response (whether it be for haiku or tanka) to the three little questions that Susan answered. You must be a published poet in order to participate.
A wonderful collection of haiku by Susan Nelson Myers!
ReplyDeleteThose last two lines are stunning in the first haiku:
a flash
of crow’s wing blue
Very fresh and original, and spot on re Natural History, yet full of poetry at the same time.
swell’s cusp —
i stand on top
of rain
Another original haiku, full of incredible depth despite what appears to be simple words (yet is far from simple).
removing sandals
i breathe deep
the horse’s mane
Tight disciplined writing that still creates acres of room for the reader.
These are all new favourites for me!
Susan writes haiku for readers of all backgrounds, yet is also a writer's writer.
As the renray was mentioned, I can let you know that Notes from the Gean published that renray, plus one more involving Susan.
I also added the comments by the participants, and the breakdown of a renray too, for anyone else wishing to have a go at this very interesting new form!
Two renray at Notes from the Gean: two renray
All I can say again is that Susan's haiku are remarkable.
For anyone not too familiar with her work, seek her out in all quality magazines! ;-)
Alan
I love love love her work. The examples she gave of her haiku are so typical of how she really finds the heart of haiku--finding the unusual in the ordinary.
ReplyDeleteThe voice of Susan Nelson Myers is new for me. What a discovery. Her diction and syntax are so original and enlivening. Threw my perception into a kind of bliss. Thanks to the poet and this blog.
ReplyDeleteWell, Susan may love haiku most, and perhaps that may be part of her excellent haibun. She can curl your hair with words if she likes. A wonderful poet and a lovely lady. I enjoy her work a great deal...but you gotta' watch her... you never know quite what she's up to when you venture forth.
ReplyDeleteThanks Curtis for persenting this lovely lady's work.
I recently had the pleasure of spending the weekend with Susan and collaborating on renray. I love the way she looks at the world and shares he insight. Her words speaks volumes and resonate to the core.
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