{"id":5038,"date":"2004-09-29T12:17:02","date_gmt":"2004-09-29T16:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/09\/29\/wedding-news-in-our-haiku-fam"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:24","slug":"wedding-news-in-our-haiku-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/09\/29\/wedding-news-in-our-haiku-family\/","title":{"rendered":"wedding news in our haiku family"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"bridegroom\"  This past Sunday (Sept. 26, 2004), the New York Times<\/EM> “weddings” page featured three <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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haiku that recently <\/FONT>appeared on this website.  More importantly for friends of Roberta Beary and Frank Stella<\/A>,<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the Times<\/EM> <\/FONT>article<\/FONT><\/A> told the story of their courtship and resulting wedding on September 18th. <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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In our guest poet <\/FONT>archive<\/A><\/FONT>,<\/FONT> you can find links to postings that feature Roberta<\/FONT><\/A>, a lawyer-poet who works in<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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D.C.   Many of her haiku reflect a journey from divorce through nurturing a new trust upon which <\/FONT>to build a new marriage.  Congratulations and best wishes to Roberta and Frank (you lucky guy!).<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Here are two new haiku\/senryu by <\/EM><\/FONT>Roberta Beary<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A>:<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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school photo<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the frown my sister<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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                                         [<\/FONT>honorable mention<\/FONT><\/A>, <\/FONT>penumbra<\/FONT><\/A> 2004 haiku contest]<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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family picnic<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the new wife’s rump<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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bigger than mine<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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[winner of the <\/FONT>favorite senryu<\/FONT><\/A> award, <\/FONT>modern haiku<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A> 34-3;<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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forthcoming, <\/FONT>HSA Members’ Anthology<\/FONT><\/A> 2004]<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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                                                                                                                    the poet-bride<\/EM> . . .<\/FONT> <\/FONT>\"beary\" <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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