July 2020 Meeting

Post date: Aug 04, 2020 3:22:39 AM

Haiku Northwest held its monthly meeting on July 9, 2020 via Zoom. Fifteen people attended: Terran Campbell, Gary Evans, Ida Freilinger, Dianne Garcia, Connie Hutchison, Nick Klacsanzky, Curtis Manley, Brendan McBreen, Tanya McDonald, Michelle Schaefer, Ron Swanson, Angie Terry, Michael Dylan Welch, Kim Weers, Garry and Wilson. This was a good showing, and everyone appreciated not having to battle Seattle/Eastside traffic to attend a meeting. Haiku Northwest president Michelle Schaefer ran the meeting. After introductions and announcements, she led the group in an anonymous critique session. Folks sent in one to two haiku ahead of time, and they were compiled without the poets’ names attached. Michelle then showed one poem at a time for group discussion. It was our first time trying such a critique on Zoom, and it went smoothly.