Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2008 Schedule
Events include anonymous workshops, haiku walks, discussions, presentations, slideshows, a favorite haiku session, show and tell, haiku and renku writing time, and more! Our featured guest is Emiko Miyashita.
Friday, October 10, 2008
1:00 p.m. For early-arrivers, meet at Reeser House to carpool for a walk at nearby Miami Beach
(leaving for the beach by 1:30 p.m.)
4:00 p.m. Check in starts at Reeser House
(after check-in, socialize at Reeser House or explore the lagoon, antique shop, dock, and beachfront)
6:30 p.m. Dinner at the dining hall (all meals here)
7:30 p.m. Welcome, introductions, rounds of haiku reading, and tan-renga writing exercise, led by Michael Dylan Welch
8:15 p.m. Break
8:30 p.m. “Details of Japan” slideshow by Michael Dylan Welch
8:45 p.m. “A Brief Introduction to Haiku,” by Emiko Miyashita
(PowerPoint presentation, followed by discussion)
10:00 p.m. Anonymous haiku workshop session 1 (poems pulled from the Haiku Hat)
Saturday, October 11, 2008
7:00 a.m. Silent centering, with Christopher Herold
8:00–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. “Haiku Show and Tell,” led by Ruth Yarrow
9:50 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. “Feathering the Moment: Spontaneous Composition Emanating from Silent Observation” (part 1), led by Christopher Herold
11:00 a.m. Beach and marina haiku walk, led by Christopher Herold
12:00 noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. The Haiku Universe for the 21st Century — Gendai Haiku Kyokai Anthology reading by Emiko Miyashita and Michael Dylan Welch, with discussion
2:15 p.m. “Fuyoh Observations: Six Lessons from Japanese Haiku” by Michael Dylan Welch, with discussion
3:15 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Name tag contest
3:40 p.m. Haiku scavenger hunt, led by Alice Frampton
4:30 p.m. Haiku craft session (outdoors), led by Alice Frampton
5:15 p.m. Haiku Hat discussion (topics pulled from the Haiku Hat)
6:00–6:45 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Haibun workshop, led by Margaret Chula
8:00 p.m. Break
8:15 p.m. “The Music of Haiku” by Alice Frampton
8:30 p.m. “Santoka’s Traditional and Free-Verse Haiku” by Emiko Miyashita (PowerPoint presentation)
9:15 p.m. Anonymous haiku workshop session 2 (poems pulled from the Haiku Hat)
10:00 p.m. Nijuin renku-writing session (collaborative linked verse), led by Christopher Herold
Sunday, October 12, 2008
7:00 a.m. Silent centering, with Christopher Herold
8:00–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. “Feathering the Moment” workshop (part 2), led by Christopher Herold
10:00 a.m. Break (silent auction ends)
10:15 a.m. Haiku Hat Discussion (topics pulled from the Haiku Hat)
11:00 a.m. Round of haiku reading (reading from poem sheets), and reflections on the weekend
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Checkout deadline
1:30 p.m. Trip to Scenic Beach State Park (carpool), with a tour of the historic Emel House