r e v i e w s ______________________________________________   the following two reviews first appeared in still 5 two and still 5 three aka still two 2001 and still three 2001

u p s t a t e    d i m    s u m ______________________________________________           raising the blinds         the moon         is whole again         yu chang                                                                                                                              turkey leg -                                                                                                                           part of it                                                                                                                           part of me                                                                                                                     john stevenson     Two of 54 Haiku from 'Upstate Dim Sum' from the Route 9 Haiku Group, available at $5 per issue, $8 annually for two issues. US currency preferred but cheques payable to 'John Stevenson' also accepted. Orders to: John Stevenson, POB 122, Nassau, NY, USA.   A quiet well produced book - there is a delicacy in the writing and the black & white cover of the Adirondack mountains is reminiscent of Chinese brushwork. ai  li

n o t h i n g     p e r s o n a l ______________________________________________ by LeRoy Gorman             what leaves                               leaves limbs             Still has a honey smell         the jar         the firefly's in                  the jar                                                                                                                   the locked ward                                                                                                     Oprah                                                                                                 the only window                                                                                                                     There are 104 diverse poems in this small book ['for the insects'] for the reader grown tired of predictable Haiku & short verse. This is an individual offering from an author whose voice and style of writing is nothing less than unique.   Send $ ppd for your copy to: Proof Press, 67 Court St., Aylmer (QC) J9H 4MI, Canada.   ai  li

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n o t i c e    b o a r d ______________________________________________   two current magazines you may wish to explore further . . .  . . . and a Tanka contest that has been brought to my attention

b o t t l e   r o c k e t s ______________________________________________ A Collection of Short Verse Spring/Summer 2002  Vol. 3 N0. 2 This issue has a startling yellow cover and the Editor reminds his readers that 'The doors are always open here for the traditional, the experimental and anything in between..'   I enjoyed:             red rose             one petal             missing                                      by Viet Nguyen [Age 12]     and   Larry Kimmel's fine 'New England Palms' haibun.   Please contact: Stanford M. Forrester, Editor bottle rockets, P.O. Box 290691 Wethersfield, CT 06129-0691, USA e-mail: bottlerockets_99@yahoo.com   ai   li

IN BUDDHA'S TEMPLE 2002 ______________________________________________ Haiga, Haiku, Artwork and Tanka                 shadow play;                  they change                  to snakes                    how easily                     from doves                                              The poem above from a Haiga by Debi Bender. 'All contributors receive a free copy of issue in which their work appears.'     Please contact: Doris E Pearson, Editor P.O. Box 563, Jacobson, MN 55752-0563, USA e-mail: tigrlily40@yahoo.com   ai   li

miscellaneous ______________________________________________ Tanka Society of America Tanka Contest [closing date 30 April 2002] contact Pamela A. Babusci at:        Pbabusci@cs.com for full details.

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