Ever since Katrina hit, we’ve been concerned about our f/k/a friend,
Haiku Guy David G. Lanoue — an English literature professor at Xavier
University, in New Orleans. I’ve been visiting his Kobayashi Issa site
daily, in the hope that it would be back on line. Today, I checked his
Haiku Guy webste, which features his novels and books of criticism,
and was relieved to find this message from David:
We’re OK Kathleen and I evaculated New Orleans
before Hurricane Katrina hit. We made it up to my parents’ home
in Omaha.
My university is closed for the time being, which means my
Issa website and the Issa haiku-a-day service are down . .
I feel lucky, blessed, and heartbroken all at once. So many lost
everything, so many friends still MIA.
the city Care forgot
is drowning, Care
remembered
I’m thrilled David and Kathleen are fine. Of course, I’m going to miss my
Issa fix — which so often adds color to our posts. But, I hope this academic
downtime will allow David to finish his current novel Haiku Wars (read the
first chapter here) and translate even more poems by Kobayashi Issa.
Here are a few haiku and senryu from David Lanoue:
somebody’s little sister
Bourbon Street
stripper
lone church steeple
a rocket
to sunset
no direction is wrong
arms
of the oak
“somebody’s little sister” – Haiku Guy: a novel (2000)
“lone church steeple” & “no direction” – World Haiku Assn bio page
September 12, 2005
david ‘Haiku Guy’ lanoue is safe in omaha
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Thank you for your information on David’s saftey.
I have posted Issa’s haiga on every day.
The original haiku comes from David’s site.
After the hurricane I couldn’t hear from him.
So I picked up Issa’s haiku from his book “Pure land Haiku”
Today I am very pleased to confirm his saftey.
Best regards,
sakuo.
Comment by sakuo3903 — September 29, 2005 @ 7:50 am
Thank you for your information on David’s saftey.
I have posted Issa’s haiga on every day.
The original haiku comes from David’s site.
After the hurricane I couldn’t hear from him.
So I picked up Issa’s haiku from his book “Pure land Haiku”
Today I am very pleased to confirm his saftey.
Best regards,
sakuo.
Comment by sakuo3903 — September 29, 2005 @ 7:50 am