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From 1988 to 1995, Haiku Northwest’s founder, Francine Porad, edited the journal Brussels Sprout. Francine had taken over from Alexis Rotella, who started the journal in the fall of 1980. Although Brussels Sprout was independent of Haiku Northwest, it nevertheless reported on Haiku Northwest activities and announced some of its meetings (the group’s first meeting was on September 15, 1988, at the Bellevue Public Library in Bellevue, Washington), and featured many poets from the Pacific Northwest region.
Haiku Northwest is pleased to present scanned versions of all 23 issues that Francine published, with Connie Hutchison as associate editor, along with selected poems and statistical data. We also offer all Editors’ Choice Awards, which appeared in all issues except the first. Select any cover image below to read about each issue and to view a searchable PDF scan of each entire issue. You can also see five favorite poems from each issue chosen by Haiku Northwest members, who also helped to gather statistics for that issue.
The Blooming of Brussels Sprout by Connie Hutchison
The Brussels Sprout Legacy by Michael Dylan Welch
Editors’ Choice Awards (66 poems by 59 poets)
Brussels Sprout Statistics by Michael Dylan Welch
Brussels Sprout Issues (view PDF files)
Your Thoughts on Brussels Sprout (contributions welcome)
Select any cover image to learn more about that issue, read selected poems, and view a PDF scan.
Brussels Sprout 1988–1995
Editor/Publisher: Francine Porad
Associate Editor: Connie Hutchison
ISSN 0897-7356
V:1 — May 1988
Guest Editor: David LeCount
Artist: June Hildebrand
V:2 — September 1988
Guest Editor: George Swede
Artist: Marcia Pence
VI:1 — January 1989
Guest Editor: Ruth Yarrow
Artist: Jean Dernberger
VI:2 — May 1989
Artist: Francine Porad
VI:3 — September 1989
Artist: Hide Kawanishi
VII:1 — January 1990
Artist: Sarah Teofanov
VII:2 — May 1990
Artist: John Rizzotto
VII:3 — September 1990
Artist: Beth Jankola
VIII:1 — January 1991
Artist: Richard Kirsten-Daiensai
VIII:2 — May 1991
Artist: Aholaah Arzah
VIII:3 — September 1991
Artist: Priscilla Maynard
IX:1 — January 1992
Artist: Mary Lou Bittle-DeLapa
IX:2 — May 1992
Artist: Lynn DiNino
IX:3 — September 1992
Artist: S. Minanel
X:1 — January 1993
Artist: Elly Prestegård
X:2 — May 1993
Artist: Vincent Cannella
X:3 — September 1993
Artist: Midori Kono Thiel
XI:1 — January 1995
Artist: Carol Edson
XI:2 — May 1995
Artist: Francine Porad
XI:3 — September 1995
Artist: Ed Bennett
XII:1 — January 1995
Artist: d’Elaine Johnson
XII:2 — May 1995
Artist: E. F. Bennett
XII:3 — September 1995
Artist: Karen Klein
Thank you to the following Haiku Northwest volunteers for reviewing assigned issues of Brussels Sprout to select favorite poems and help collect data: David Berger, Aidan Castle, Patrick Gallagher, Dianne Garcia, John S Green, Katherine Grubb, Emily Kane, Anne Elizabeth Laird, Margaret D. McGee, Victor Ortiz, petro c. k., Susan Lee Roberts, Michelle Schaefer, Sheila Sondik, Larry St. Pierre, Dean Summers, R. J. Swanson, Angie Terry, Richard Tice, Kathleen Tice, Diane Wallihan, Kim Weers, and Michael Dylan Welch. Additional thanks to Connie Hutchison and C. R. Manley for coordinating and refining the scans of each issue, and to Michael Dylan Welch for project coordination, content verification, editing, and website design.
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