The Virgil Hutton Memorial Chapbook Awards 1999-2000 |
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Haiku collections by Del Doughty of Huntington, Indiana; Jim Kacian of Winchester, Virginia; Peggy Willis Lyles, Georgia; and Chris Pusateri of Mexico City, Mexico captured the four winning chapbooks in the Virgil Hutton Haiku Memorial Award Chapbook Contest for 1999-2000. A celebration of haiku, as well as a fitting memorial tribute to the late haiku poet, Virgil Hutton, this contest is sponsored by the Hutton family and Saki Press, Normal, Illinois. This second annual haiku chapbook contest had entries from the US, Canada, Mexico, England, New Zealand, and Australia. |
Saki Press Please note that these chapbooks are not available for sale from Brooks Books. |
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the sound of breathing Saki Press Chapbook |
doughDoughty is an assistant professor of English at Huntington College in Huntington, Indiana. This is a textured collection of haiku and senyru which explores the tension between convention and tradition on the one hand, and singularity and perception on the other. summer
night— "An image of the speed with which the 'prime of life' happens" --Del Doughty |
| Kacian is a writer and professional tennis professional
living in Winchester, Virginia, who is currently editor of Frogpond
and publisher of Red Moon Press. This collection presents a score of
haiku contrasting image, form, and sound from a magical Turkish night's
concert in the ruins of the ancient town of Ephesus.
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concert "Written on the occasion in this format as a thank you for the many responsible…" —Jim Kacian |
In Concert Saki Press Chapbook |
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Thirty-Six Tones Saki Press Chapbook |
Lyles is a former college teacher and poetry editor of the Georgia Journal. This collection provides an inventive utilization of kasen renku conventions in arranging a selection of her favorite haiku--each one celebrating a moment of genuine experience and resonating from its particular emotional tone. antique
globe " . . . recognizing contemporary haiku as a global literature--democratic, inclusive, richly varied, and capable of nurturing great poets for the 21st century.."—Peggy W. Lyles |
| Pusateri is a teacher of business English for
Professional Language Services in Mexico City. This collection points
to the strong influence of "home" and returning to it, even
if only in our dreams, recollections, and writing.
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to a room— "No matter where we are, our sense of home follows us--we carry it with us everywhere we go."—Chris Pusateri |
Magnetic North Saki Press Chapbook |
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Haiku Harvest Saki Press Chapbook |
A new compilation of 50 haiku and senyru by the late haiku poet, Virgil Hutton gathered from his private files and journal notes, the collection presents some of his personal favorites plus a few works in progress. Tractor "The two basics that I strive for in haiku writing are simplicity and profundity … One's poems ideally should leave one with a sense of yet undiscovered meanings and nuances." —Virgil Hutton |
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