Photo taken in Nov 2005 on Genovese Island in the Galapagos.
Name: Angela Terry
Location: Lake Forest Park (suburb of Seattle), WA, USA
How do you know Cara? we met at the Haiku North America conference in 2011 in Seattle
How long have you been writing poetry? off and on since I was in grade school, but only seriously spending time on it in the last 6 years, since I retired
What kind of poetry do you write? mostly haiku, although I also write some free verse, and occasionally play with formal structures
Please share a poem:
Here are three of my favorite haiku:
a whisper
with no promises left
turning tide
Acorn, No 22, Spring 2009
Haiku 21, 2011
only remembering
the scent of rain
first kiss
Frogpond 34:1, 2011
trying to name
the color of the sun
yellow peony
Robert Spiess Memorial award, 2011
Honorable Mention
Three lovely choices, Angela. Very nice to meet you and get a taste of your poetic voice.
Marie Elena
Great seeing Angela here. I will be going to Seabeck this year and hope to meet many of my haiku friends in person!