The Anthologies Have arrived!

Dear Haiku Friends,

I've just received the shipment of our new book: an island of egrets . . . the 2010 Southern California Haiku Study Group Anthology. They are beautiful! The Anthologies will be available at our annual reading and celebration this coming weekend:

Sunday, Sept. 26th at 2 p.m.

Pacific Asia Museum

46 North Los Robles

Pasadena, CA 91101

There will be another reading in San Diego

Saturday, Oct. 9th at 2 p.m.
The Ink Spot
710 13th Street,
San Diego, CA 92101

Please mark your calendars!

For those of you who have paid for postage, the books will be mailed Monday, Sept 27th.


If you would like to order additional copies and will not be able to attend one of the readings, the price is $9.95 each, plus shipping. Your book will be mailed in a sturdy crush-resistant book-box. Here's a cost schedule:

 1 book: $9.95 + $3.35 shipping......... $13.30 total
 2 .........................4.20.........................24.10                        

 3..........................5.05.........................34.90

 4..........................5.90.........................45.70

 5..........................6.75.........................56.50

 6..........................7.60.........................67.30

 7..........................8.45.........................78.10

 8..........................9.30.........................88.90

 9                        10.15.........................99.70

10                       11.00.......................110.50 

Contributors are entitled to a $2/book discount from the above price. Please send a check made out to SCHSG to:

Haiku Anthology

P O Box 620457

San Diego, CA 92162

I look forward to seeing you at one of the readings. If you have any questions, please contact me at

haikuanthology@gmail.com

Billie Dee, Editor

Another Beautiful Meeting in the Blue Room, Pacific Asia Museum, Sept 18, 2010

In the Blue Room at the Pacific Asia Museum,








while our wonderful moderator, Deborah P. Kolodji and many of our members were attending the Asilomar Haiku Retreat in Northern California, a smaller group of us kept the haiku fire alive in Southern California. Phyllis Collins beautifully managed the session, introducing a lovely kigo discussion and overview of the season, to which many contributed natural developments of our Southern California environment at this time. Phyllis brought some fascinating haiku books for perusing and as we shared two rounds or our newly written work, a few using special poems they were attracted to in the journals. We sipped tea and shared seaweed snacks and tamari almonds, and other sweets as we collected our cards and began our interesting writing session. Our meetings held in such a beautiful museum enhances the experience. We wander in the courtyard where koi swim, and new flowers bloom, small waterfalls sound and excite the imagination. This day was especially unusual,there was a performance by dancers and orchestra of Los Angelos Indonesian Culture Center, and the drums and bells could be heard even from our Blue Room writing table! The contrast between the quiet light in this inner room, compared with the bright and colorful costumes and lights outside was remarkable. The colors and sounds permeated many of our haiku! The anonymous reading proceeded to the Indonesian tunes but clearly spoken by our reader, and our interesting discussions complemented our appreciation as we listened and considered. We are all looking forward to the Book Launch Reading of our Southern California Haiku Study Group sponsored Anthology, "An Island of Egrets" this Sunday, September 26, 2 PM in the Japanese gallery of the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101. We are also looking forward to hearing the stories of our friends in Asilomar! It was a special feeling of simultaneity... our haiku spoken in the Blue Room simultaneously with our friends afar on their adventure in the sea air of blue haiku shores of Northern California.