…and everything in between…

Composing poems is a lonely path. So when I found the Evergreen Haiku group where a few poets came together to discuss haiku, I was elated! It was excellently facilitated by Michele Root-Bernstein. I was a member of the group for a very short time but I loved every moment of it. When the doors…

Curating

While I sit at my desk watching the midwest winter creep in slowly, I realize that I have not yet got my head wrapped around all that it meant for me to be a curator for Drifting Sands Haibun, Issue 29.   It was certainly a learning experience. And answered the question: What do people…

Love song

This post is a simple one, a tip of the hat to my most favorite love song ever. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's words are the very definition of romance in my mind.  Here's her most famous sonnet.     Return to Skaypisms for more.

A nod to spring

Am stoked to share my debut in LEAF!  (At the link here)   This issue is gorgeous, and I swallowed it up in one gulp. Beautiful work by so many haikuists of the world, I am honored to be standing among them. I hope you read, comment and most of all, enjoy some beautiful haiku/senryu. …

5 Traits of the Successful Author

I found this great summary by Kristin Lamb! Reblogged from Kristin Lamb's blog 5 Traits of the Successful Author The gateway to your destiny lies within. (Image courtesy of Maddelena on WANA Commons) I am off to THRILLERFEST in NYC, and I’m sure it will be thrilling….bada bump *snare*. Today, I want to talk about some fundamentals.…