Haiku Society of America Quarterly Meeting March 14-16, 2008: Fort Worth, Texas

Shortly after we arrived, we went to see the "Butterflies in the Garden" exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

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Shortly after we arrived, we went to see the "Butterflies in the Garden" exhibit at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden.

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Lenard D. Moore and his wife, Lynn Moore, humoring me with this pose. Lenard is the president of the Haiku Society of America, the Executive Chairman of the North Carolina Haiku Soci ...

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Lenard D. Moore and his wife, Lynn Moore, humoring me with this pose. Lenard is the president of the Haiku Society of America, the Executive Chairman of the North Carolina Haiku Soci ...

Lenard and Lynn in the steamy butterfly garden.

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Lenard and Lynn in the steamy butterfly garden.

There goes one now!

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There goes one now!

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Incipient King Fern frond.

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Incipient King Fern frond.

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Jade Vine

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Jade Vine

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After seeing the butterflies, Lenard and I walked the grounds of the botanic garden.

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After seeing the butterflies, Lenard and I walked the grounds of the botanic garden.

Stopping to jot a haiku about koi.

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Stopping to jot a haiku about koi.

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Red Bud, flowering from the bark.

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Red Bud, flowering from the bark.

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First-draft haiku that underwent several revisions over the weekend.

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First-draft haiku that underwent several revisions over the weekend.

Cliff T. Roberts opens the meeting on Saturday morning. Cliff is President and Founder of the Fort Worth Haiku Society. He is also Southwest Region Coordinator for the Haiku Society of Ameri ...

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Cliff T. Roberts opens the meeting on Saturday morning. Cliff is President and Founder of the Fort Worth Haiku Society. He is also Southwest Region Coordinator for the Haiku Society of Ameri ...

Shirley Crow is Vice President of the Fort Worth Haiku Society. Peter Webber is a FWHS member.

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Shirley Crow is Vice President of the Fort Worth Haiku Society. Peter Webber is a FWHS member.

Cliff pauses during his Haiku 101 presentation.

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Cliff pauses during his Haiku 101 presentation.

Dr. Susan Delaney, Johnye Strickland, and Lenard listen to Cliff's Haiku 101 presentation. Susan is a psychiatrist in Plano, Texas. She was the founding Vice President of the Fort Worth H ...

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Dr. Susan Delaney, Johnye Strickland, and Lenard listen to Cliff's Haiku 101 presentation. Susan is a psychiatrist in Plano, Texas. She was the founding Vice President of the Fort Worth H ...

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FWHS members Christi Davenport and David Crow. Later in the meeting, David suggested that we give an haiku presentation at a Japanese animation conference -- as an outreach activity. Over 60 ...

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FWHS members Christi Davenport and David Crow. Later in the meeting, David suggested that we give an haiku presentation at a Japanese animation conference -- as an outreach activity. Over 60 ...

Peter listens to Cliff's presentation.

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Peter listens to Cliff's presentation.

Cliff starts the reading from small canyons 2, a compilation of haiku sponsored by the Southwest Region of the HSA. Jim Applegate is the editor of the small canyon anthologies.

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Cliff starts the reading from small canyons 2, a compilation of haiku sponsored by the Southwest Region of the HSA. Jim Applegate is the editor of the small canyon anthologies.

Helen Jones, a friend of Helen's, and Peter Webber.

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Helen Jones, a friend of Helen's, and Peter Webber.

Brenda Roberts reads her haiku from small canyons 2. Cliff and Brenda are the guiding spirits of the Fort Worth Haiku Society. Her official title is Chairwoman (Secretary/Treasurer) of the F ...

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Brenda Roberts reads her haiku from small canyons 2. Cliff and Brenda are the guiding spirits of the Fort Worth Haiku Society. Her official title is Chairwoman (Secretary/Treasurer) of the F ...

Susan reads from small canyons 1 & 2.

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Susan reads from small canyons 1 & 2.

Michael Moore reads his haiku from small canyons 2. Michael teaches haiku to elementary, middle, and high school students in Dallas and throughout Texas.

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Michael Moore reads his haiku from small canyons 2. Michael teaches haiku to elementary, middle, and high school students in Dallas and throughout Texas.

Robin Polizzi, Hospitality Chairwoman for the FWHS. Thanks for those goodie bags, Robin!

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Robin Polizzi, Hospitality Chairwoman for the FWHS. Thanks for those goodie bags, Robin!

Beth Ann Applegate reads her haiku from small canyons 2.

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Beth Ann Applegate reads her haiku from small canyons 2.

Jim Applegate, editor of the small canyons anthologies, reads his haiku.

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Jim Applegate, editor of the small canyons anthologies, reads his haiku.

Peter reads his haiku.

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Peter reads his haiku.

Helen reads from small canyons 2.

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Helen reads from small canyons 2.

Shirley Crow reads her haiku.

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Shirley Crow reads her haiku.

Helen Jones begins her presentation about ways to revisit and revise the original experience in a haiku, so that we don't keep writing the same haiku over and over (!) She was inspired by on ...

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Helen Jones begins her presentation about ways to revisit and revise the original experience in a haiku, so that we don't keep writing the same haiku over and over (!) She was inspired by on ...

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People try out some of Helen's suggestions for seeing a haiku from different perspectives.

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People try out some of Helen's suggestions for seeing a haiku from different perspectives.

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Marlene Egger, past Second Vice President of the Haiku Society of America. Earlier, Marlene gave everyone a small collection of haiku about her sister, who recently passed away. At the e ...

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Marlene Egger, past Second Vice President of the Haiku Society of America. Earlier, Marlene gave everyone a small collection of haiku about her sister, who recently passed away. At the e ...

Lenard makes some announcements during the "HSA business" part of the meeting.

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Lenard makes some announcements during the "HSA business" part of the meeting.

Susan Delaney begins a fascinating talk about the role of proprioreceptors (sensors all over our bodies that report the position and condition of that part of the body) in the making of memo ...

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Susan Delaney begins a fascinating talk about the role of proprioreceptors (sensors all over our bodies that report the position and condition of that part of the body) in the making of memo ...

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Folks flex their proprioreceptors under Susan's guidance.

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Folks flex their proprioreceptors under Susan's guidance.

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Skip to early Sunday afternoon . . . Here we are in the meditation garden that is part of the world-class Japanese Garden in Fort Worth. The Japanese Garden is within the Fort Worth Botanic ...

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Skip to early Sunday afternoon . . . Here we are in the meditation garden that is part of the world-class Japanese Garden in Fort Worth. The Japanese Garden is within the Fort Worth Botanic ...