Time in with Haiku
During these chaotic times, it is necessary for me to stop and recharge. I was lucky enough to stumble upon the St. Placid Priory, which offers online programs . On August 18 th , 2020, I had the pleasure of participating in Sharing the Creative Spark , presented by Margaret D. McGee. Margaret is the author of Haiku - The Sacred Art (Skylight Paths Publishing) and an experienced facilitator of prose and poetry writing workshops. Sharing the Creative Spark , was based in the working definition of haiku as, “a short poem that uses imagistic language to convey the essence of an experience of nature or the season intuitively linked to the human condition.” In addition, we were introduced to the tan-renga , a form of Japanese collaborative poetry writing. In tan-renga , one person writes a haiku, which consists of 3 lines. Then the second person finishes the poem by adding 2 lines. Tan-renga Sandstone porch wall shades b...