John Dunphy

Not only have folks been celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, but they remember the 25th anniversary, too. Haiku writer John Dunphy, who owns Second Reading Book Shop in Alton, Ill., sent me an email after reading Joe Williams’ story…

 John Dunphy, poet and owner of Second Reading Book Shop in Alton,  has written an essay explaining “haibun.” 
 Thanks. See John at www.johndunphy.com

By John J. Dunphy 
    Some authors write prose, while others write poetry.  A few try to distinguish themselves in both fields, with varying…

Ogden Nash

Pat Tovo says she’s having fun creating a new form of poetry. She calls it Oge.e.ku. (but don’t ask me how to pronounce it).

It combines elements of Ogden Nash, e.e. cummings and haiku (but don’t ask me why -…

John J. Dunphy has written a terrific, easy-to-understand primer on what makes a haiku. At least it’s fairly easy to understand….. What do you think?

What Is a Haiku and What Isn’t?

By  John J. Dunphy

Godfrey, Ill., haiku poet
 www.johndunphy.com
 
 
to write a haiku
there is a…