Message from Myron (9.9.09): Sorry to everybody but I have been offline for a few months due to personal family reasons. I will be back when things improve.
Thanks,
Myron.
I have written an article about haiku. If you wish to read it, here is a link:
http://www.writinghood.com/Style/How-To/The-Truth-About-Haiku.83389
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Co-owner/manager of Basho Bookshop - specialising in second hand literature and poetry.
I have many FAVOURITE POETS, who have delighted and inspired me with their books. Here are some of them:
Sharon Olds, Lauren Williams, Jordie Albiston, George Swede, Basho,Buson, Jas H. Duke, Billy Collins, Jacques Prevert, Kevin Brophy, Elizabeth Bishop.
I have had six books of poetry published::
COUGHING WITH CONFIDENCE (1988, SoftManCon)
PETS & DEATH & INDOOR PLANTS (1991, Penguin Books)
WINNING AND LOSING (1998, Hit & Miss)
I'M UKRAINIAN, MATE (2000, Alternativy)
WINNING & LOSING AGAIN (2005 Flat Chat Press)
A ROSEBUSH GRABS MY SLEEVE (haiku) (2005 Flat Chat Press)
Co-edited the literary journal GOING DOWN SWINGING from 1980 to 1995.
Won the AUSTRALIAN SPORTS POET AWARD IN 1996
& the SURUGA BAIKA HAIKU AWARD 2004
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My poetry has been published in anthologies and journals over 444 times in Australia, Ukraine, England, Japan, Germany, USA, Canada, China, Serbia & Montenegro.
Interested in different styles of poetry, but currently obsessed with haiku.
Thanks,
Myron.
I have written an article about haiku. If you wish to read it, here is a link:
http://www.writinghood.com/Style/How-To/The-Truth-About-Haiku.83389
****************
Co-owner/manager of Basho Bookshop - specialising in second hand literature and poetry.
I have many FAVOURITE POETS, who have delighted and inspired me with their books. Here are some of them:
Sharon Olds, Lauren Williams, Jordie Albiston, George Swede, Basho,Buson, Jas H. Duke, Billy Collins, Jacques Prevert, Kevin Brophy, Elizabeth Bishop.
I have had six books of poetry published::
COUGHING WITH CONFIDENCE (1988, SoftManCon)
PETS & DEATH & INDOOR PLANTS (1991, Penguin Books)
WINNING AND LOSING (1998, Hit & Miss)
I'M UKRAINIAN, MATE (2000, Alternativy)
WINNING & LOSING AGAIN (2005 Flat Chat Press)
A ROSEBUSH GRABS MY SLEEVE (haiku) (2005 Flat Chat Press)
Co-edited the literary journal GOING DOWN SWINGING from 1980 to 1995.
Won the AUSTRALIAN SPORTS POET AWARD IN 1996
& the SURUGA BAIKA HAIKU AWARD 2004
*******
My poetry has been published in anthologies and journals over 444 times in Australia, Ukraine, England, Japan, Germany, USA, Canada, China, Serbia & Montenegro.
Interested in different styles of poetry, but currently obsessed with haiku.
- Last seen 1 day ago. Member since December 22, 2002.
- I'm a new dragon poet for 7,800 comments.
- My mood is , and quote is "poetry is all around me; my job is to find it".
- I am a guy (Australia)
- When I'm not writing, I'm co-owner of Basho Bookshop..
- Visit my homepage at www.geocities.com/myronlysenko/
- I support the site as a silver member
- I help out as a teacher
- I am in the groups Teachers, Yellow Moon Winklings write Haiku
- I have 7,800 comments, 1 contest, 595 poems
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Poems I'm focused on
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but you climbed up the smooth silver
trunk and sat at the very top -
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the schoolyard is a block of asphalt
which makes us sink into the black hole39 lines, 8 comments, July 2, 2008. In metaphor -
5 lines, 17 comments, June 16, 2008. In haiku
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3 lines, 35 comments, February 14, 2008. In Haiku
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i need to ring a taxi
but the phone box has no phone in it
just a big nest
My Poetry
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2 lines, 15 comments, June 1. In haiku
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I've fallen in love and I've fallen heavily.
I've been watching the bomb for a long time
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manda mae24 : just a question. on August 12for some reason it wont let me join your class beginners Haiku.
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IronIcecream on June 8good article about haiku
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Suhel on May 24You're my AP guide, an inspiration to me :-)
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Draig aine : miss you Draig,Bruce,Sunoir on May 23
