News Bulletin #5, July 24, 2017
This the fifth of a series of bulletins about arrangements and the program for the Haiku North America conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 13–17 September 2017.
News Bulletins are posted on the HNA blog (http://www.haikunorthamerica.com/blog) and our Facebook and Twitter pages. Please check there is you have missed a posting.
If you would rather not receive these e-mails, let us know and we’ll take your name off the mailing list. On the other hand, your feedback is welcome.
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Personals Column
We have a request from a woman who will be attending the conference and is looking for someone (female) to share a room at the Santa Fe Hotel & Spa. If you’re in a similar situation, let me know and I’ll put you in touch.
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Advisories about Visiting Santa Fe
Most folks who have not visited Santa Fe expect the weather to be like Tucson’s — i.e., hot, dry desert. In fact, our climate is more like Boulder’s — cool, dry mountains.
The following advisories for first-time visitors are excerpted from Tourism Santa Fe’s website and should be taken very seriously, especially the effects of our altitude!
Take it easy. Santa Fe’s high altitude (7,000 feet [2134 metres] above sea level) means air is rarefied, thinner. It usually takes about 48 hours to adjust, and staying hydrated helps.
Watch your alcohol intake. One drink is the equivalent of three at sea level.
Seniors: Check with your doctor regarding any physical condition that could be affected by Santa Fe’s high altitude.
Use sunscreen and wear a hat. There are no beaches, but Santa Fe is closer to the sun, and the sun shines 300 days of the year.
Santa Fe’s climate is dry, with sometimes less than 20 percent humidity. Nights and early mornings are cool….
Average temperatures in September are High = 78°F (25.5°C), and Low = 48°F (9°C).
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Revisions to the Kaleidoscope Readings
If a tree falls in the forest, is HNA responsible? A case could be made, as more and more poet/authors are publishing new books and coming forward to read their new books at the Kaleidoscope readings. Below is a revised version of the guidelines that has been posted on the HNA website at
Kaleidoscope—New Book Launches & Readings
(revised July 24, 2017)
Kaleidoscope is a series of readings of new books of haiku that will demonstrate the breadth and diversity of the haiku community in North America.
Three sessions will be held, in the after-dinner hours, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings.
The Kaleidoscope readings will be open to the public and will be advertised in local media.
Presenters will have the opportunity to place their books for sale during the HNA 2017 Book Fair. The Book Fair will be open to all during the Kaleidoscope readings. See the Book Fair guidelines here.
This is proving a very attractive program activity among poets, and we’ll have lots of readers to pack into a limited time, so we will have to adhere to the following guidelines with some rigor:
• Eligible for inclusion in the readings are books of or about haiku that have been published since the previous Haiku North America conference (fall 2015).
• We expect readers to be the author, editor, or publisher’s representative. The reader must be registered to attend HNA.
• Each reader will be limited to 10 minutes. You should expect to be ruthlessly cut off in mid-haiku if you run overtime. We strongly urge you to time your presentation beforehand to be sure you can get through it in the time allotted.
• You may use your time as you wish: read your poems once or twice, introduce the book, comment on the haiku, incite catcalls from the audience — all OK. But you have 10 minutes.
• We will have microphones and a digital projector available. If you want to make a slide-show or PowerPoint presentation, it would be great if you could make it available to us in digital form in advance, so we can minimize scheduling, computer compatibility, and AV problems.
• If you are planning to read, but certain times are not possible for you, be sure to let us know.
As of late July, the following readings are scheduled:
KALEIDOSCOPE: NEW BOOK LAUNCHES & READINGS
Wednesday, 8:00–9:30—1st session
• Donna Bauerly --Raymond Roseliep (read by Charles Trumbull)
• Brad Bennett -- A Drop of Pond
• Terry Ann Carter — Tokaido
• Sonia Coman-Ernstoff -- Passages
• Deborah P Kolodji -- Highway of Sleeping Towns
• Kathabela Wilson --Driftwood Monster
Thursday, 7:30–9:00—2nd session
• Jim Kacian -- after image
• David G. Lanoue & contributors — Write like Issa
• Patricia J. Machmiller — Utopia: She Hurries On
• Vicki McCullough -- Sisyphus: Haiku Work of Anna Vakar
• Jacquie Pearce — The Jade Pond
• Claudia Coutu Radmore—- the business of isness
• Michele Root-Bernstein & Francine Banwarth — The Haiku Life
Friday, 7:30–9:00—3rd session
• Carolyn Hall -- Calculus of Daylilies
• Kala Ramesh — beyond the horizon beyond
• Alexis Rotella — Between Waves
• Carmen Sterba -- The Amazement of Deer
• Ruth Yarrow -- Lit from Within
• Yoko’s Dogs — Rhinoceros
• Karina M. Young — Eucalyptus Wind
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Charles Trumbull ([email protected])
for the HNA 2017 Organizing Committee
News Bulletins are posted on the HNA blog (http://www.haikunorthamerica.com/blog) and our Facebook and Twitter pages. Please check there is you have missed a posting.
If you would rather not receive these e-mails, let us know and we’ll take your name off the mailing list. On the other hand, your feedback is welcome.
* * * * *
Personals Column
We have a request from a woman who will be attending the conference and is looking for someone (female) to share a room at the Santa Fe Hotel & Spa. If you’re in a similar situation, let me know and I’ll put you in touch.
* * * * *
Advisories about Visiting Santa Fe
Most folks who have not visited Santa Fe expect the weather to be like Tucson’s — i.e., hot, dry desert. In fact, our climate is more like Boulder’s — cool, dry mountains.
The following advisories for first-time visitors are excerpted from Tourism Santa Fe’s website and should be taken very seriously, especially the effects of our altitude!
Take it easy. Santa Fe’s high altitude (7,000 feet [2134 metres] above sea level) means air is rarefied, thinner. It usually takes about 48 hours to adjust, and staying hydrated helps.
Watch your alcohol intake. One drink is the equivalent of three at sea level.
Seniors: Check with your doctor regarding any physical condition that could be affected by Santa Fe’s high altitude.
Use sunscreen and wear a hat. There are no beaches, but Santa Fe is closer to the sun, and the sun shines 300 days of the year.
Santa Fe’s climate is dry, with sometimes less than 20 percent humidity. Nights and early mornings are cool….
Average temperatures in September are High = 78°F (25.5°C), and Low = 48°F (9°C).
* * * * *
Revisions to the Kaleidoscope Readings
If a tree falls in the forest, is HNA responsible? A case could be made, as more and more poet/authors are publishing new books and coming forward to read their new books at the Kaleidoscope readings. Below is a revised version of the guidelines that has been posted on the HNA website at
Kaleidoscope—New Book Launches & Readings
(revised July 24, 2017)
Kaleidoscope is a series of readings of new books of haiku that will demonstrate the breadth and diversity of the haiku community in North America.
Three sessions will be held, in the after-dinner hours, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings.
The Kaleidoscope readings will be open to the public and will be advertised in local media.
Presenters will have the opportunity to place their books for sale during the HNA 2017 Book Fair. The Book Fair will be open to all during the Kaleidoscope readings. See the Book Fair guidelines here.
This is proving a very attractive program activity among poets, and we’ll have lots of readers to pack into a limited time, so we will have to adhere to the following guidelines with some rigor:
• Eligible for inclusion in the readings are books of or about haiku that have been published since the previous Haiku North America conference (fall 2015).
• We expect readers to be the author, editor, or publisher’s representative. The reader must be registered to attend HNA.
• Each reader will be limited to 10 minutes. You should expect to be ruthlessly cut off in mid-haiku if you run overtime. We strongly urge you to time your presentation beforehand to be sure you can get through it in the time allotted.
• You may use your time as you wish: read your poems once or twice, introduce the book, comment on the haiku, incite catcalls from the audience — all OK. But you have 10 minutes.
• We will have microphones and a digital projector available. If you want to make a slide-show or PowerPoint presentation, it would be great if you could make it available to us in digital form in advance, so we can minimize scheduling, computer compatibility, and AV problems.
• If you are planning to read, but certain times are not possible for you, be sure to let us know.
As of late July, the following readings are scheduled:
KALEIDOSCOPE: NEW BOOK LAUNCHES & READINGS
Wednesday, 8:00–9:30—1st session
• Donna Bauerly --Raymond Roseliep (read by Charles Trumbull)
• Brad Bennett -- A Drop of Pond
• Terry Ann Carter — Tokaido
• Sonia Coman-Ernstoff -- Passages
• Deborah P Kolodji -- Highway of Sleeping Towns
• Kathabela Wilson --Driftwood Monster
Thursday, 7:30–9:00—2nd session
• Jim Kacian -- after image
• David G. Lanoue & contributors — Write like Issa
• Patricia J. Machmiller — Utopia: She Hurries On
• Vicki McCullough -- Sisyphus: Haiku Work of Anna Vakar
• Jacquie Pearce — The Jade Pond
• Claudia Coutu Radmore—- the business of isness
• Michele Root-Bernstein & Francine Banwarth — The Haiku Life
Friday, 7:30–9:00—3rd session
• Carolyn Hall -- Calculus of Daylilies
• Kala Ramesh — beyond the horizon beyond
• Alexis Rotella — Between Waves
• Carmen Sterba -- The Amazement of Deer
• Ruth Yarrow -- Lit from Within
• Yoko’s Dogs — Rhinoceros
• Karina M. Young — Eucalyptus Wind
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Charles Trumbull ([email protected])
for the HNA 2017 Organizing Committee
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