It must be spring. Time to update my “About Me”. I still live in Portland, Oregon with my husband and youngest (of three) children. In addition to our two cats, who must be about 10 years old now, we have added a toy poodle to the mix. Technically, he is my grandpuppy, but as he lives with us, he is now part of the family. I don’t always write every day, but I always do some kind of writing-related activity every day, such as walking with aforementioned poodle and checking out nature, while he checks it out in his own way. Here’s a picture with Zeus and me.
I write and publish lots of haiku, a fair amount of rengay, and sometimes haibun and tanka. I actually write quite a bit of haibun, but for various reasons, haven’t gotten around to cleaning it up to the point where I am ready to submit it. Maybe sometime soon. Maybe not. I enjoy doing collaborative writing projects, including rengay, renku, and photo haiga. I hope to do more of this in the coming year.
As of the first of this year, I have added Regional Coordinator for the Oregon region of the Haiku Society of America to my list of responsibilities. I’ve created and maintain the HSA Oregon blog and Facebook page. I’m looking forward to a good year!
thank you for your poetry…I especially enjoy the fact that you do not use more words than are necessary
Thanks Daniel. In real life, I am not naturally a laconic person, to put it mildly, so I enjoy the discipline of writing haiku. Seventeen syllables does not lend itself to verbosity! I’ve been enjoying your haiku as well. Peace is the word.
Thank you for your comment on “My breast cancer blog.” I think it’s great that you are part of such a support group!
Thanks for spreading the word about my book. Also, I am available to speak to groups and teach journaling class. The only cost would be for the participants to buy at least one book.
I live in CA and love visiting Oregon, so that wouldn’t be a problem!
Thanks and happy writing!
Diana Raab, MFA, RN
http://www.dianaraab.com
Thanks for stopping by, Diana. That would be wonderful to hear you speak! I’ll bring it up with my writing group.
Can you write about a new book for Breast Cancer Awareness Month? It launched today…Previvors: Facing the Breast Cancer Gene and Making Life-Changing Decisions. Check it out on http://www.previvors.com.
We also have a blog: http://www.previvors.com/blog
Thanks.
Lisa– It looks like a wonderful book, and related blog. I would be happy to do a post on it, and look forward to reading it.
Hello Cara – lovely to have you for our ‘river of stones’! Do email me if you’d like to be included in occasional emails. I’ve added you to the blogroll and you’ll also appear on the River of Stones if you tag your posts with ‘aros’. Looking forward to the 1st, Fiona
Hi Fiona. I’m looking forward to this! In fact, I’ve already started writing “small stones” in my notebook. I will be sure to tag my posts “aros”, and I’ll send you an email right now.
Hi Cara. so I’ve just discovered that we both live in Portland, OR. My husband I moved out here from New York, over two years ago. We love it! Love your poetry
and enjoy reading it on PA.
Sara
Hi Sara. Nice to meet a fellow Portland poet. I also lived in New York– I grew up on Long Island, a great place to spend my childhood. I’ve been in Portland now for 20 years, and still love it here, rain notwithstanding!
Enjoyed your tanka poem, Cara!
Thanks, Patricia.
Hi Cara
I enjoyed reading the haiku and tanka on your page tonight.
I find your work fresh and interesting.
Keep up the good work because I look forward to reading more!
Thank you so much for your encouragement, Anne.
love this image, Cara.
Cara: your bond with nature and the crispness of your haiku’s always reinvigorate me. You never cease to amaze.
Thank you, Meena. That means a lot to me, coming from you.
I am glad to see you blogging again!
Happy Birthday, Cara…. I just came from Margaret’s blog and found you there – moon children gathering.
Thank you, Merrill.
What fun it is to gather on each other’s blogs to share poetry. I think I will have to do another collaborative post on my blog sometime soon!
You forgot to include Zeus!
Oh my, yes. I will update this very soon, and Zeus will have a featured spot. Thanks for stopping by. I am honored.
Hello from a fellow HSA member on the east coast. Great to find your blog- I look forward to following along.
Thanks for stopping by.