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

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