March 7th, 2010
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………………..virgin territory…
………………..the price of education
………………..rises again
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Headlines:
“Teen sells virginity for $45,000 online” (Stuff)
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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more Dick Whyte on Haiku News.
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March 6th, 2010
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………………..bakery shopper
………………..underneath her burqa
………………..eyes and Reeboks
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Headlines:
“Muslim woman presses French panel for burqa ban” (AOL News)
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Poem by Robert Moyer (see poet biographies). Read more Robert Moyer on Haiku News.
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March 5th, 2010
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………………..hydrangea
………………..when thinking of
………………..Mona Lisa’s smile
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Headlines:
“Grave-digging scientists to tackle Mona Lisa mystery” (Toronto Star)
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Poem by Chen-ou Liu (see poet biographies). Read more Chen-ou Liu on Haiku News.
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March 4th, 2010
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………………..so full
………………..the moon sets
………………..into the sea
………………..our footsteps
………………..washed away
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Headlines:
“Moon Junk Listed As Historical Resource” (Red Orbit)
“To California, Moon Junk Is State Treasure” (New York Times)
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Poem by Kath Abela Wilson (see poet biographies). Read more Kath Abela Wilson on Haiku News.
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March 3rd, 2010
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Headlines:
“Poverty to rise to 35%-38% due to El Niño, typhoons, food crisis” (Business Mirror)
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Haiga by Robert D. Wilson (see poet biographies).
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March 2nd, 2010
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………………..overtones
………………..my head in a cloud
………………..of mosquitoes
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Headlines:
“Mosquito Duet Leads To Love” (NPR News)
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Poem by Doug Kutney (see poet biographies).
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March 1st, 2010
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………………..Salinger
………………..dead at ninety-one…
………………..shooting star
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Headlines:
“Reclusive writer J.D. Salinger dead at 91″ (The Independent)
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Poem by Zofia Barisas (see poet biographies). Read more Zofia Barisas at Haiku News.
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February 28th, 2010
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………………..missing dog…
………………..my neighbors eyes
………………..at the fence
………………..blinking
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Headlines:
“Dog rescued from sea at home on saviors’ ship” (Monterey Herald)
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Poem by Neal Whitman (see poet biographies). Read more Neal Whitman on Haiku News.
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February 27th, 2010
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………………..record Olympic ratings—
………………..viewers go for gold
………………..in the couch-potato
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Headlines:
“Strong Second Night for Olympics Viewing” (Washington Post)
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Poem by Bill Waters (see poet biographies). Read more Bill Waters on Haiku News.
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February 26th, 2010
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………………..buyer’s market
………………..the realtor kept insisting—
………………..till the bitter end
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Headlines:
“Stockton, California Is Foreclosureville, USA, Has One Of The Worst Foreclosure Rates In The United Sates” (Huffington Post)
Foreclosureville, USA Homepage
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Poem by Michael Henry Lee (see poet biographies). Read more Michael Henry Lee on Haiku News.
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