{"id":5193,"date":"2004-12-14T11:35:22","date_gmt":"2004-12-14T15:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/12\/14\/deck-the-hall\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:08","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:08","slug":"deck-the-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/12\/14\/deck-the-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"deck the hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The haiku of Carolyn Hall<\/FONT><\/EM><\/STRONG> need no decoration, and we are most pleased      \"joy<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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that they will be frequently adorning this weblog starting today.  Although<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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she first became aquainted with haiku five years ago, Carolyn <\/FONT>has been winning <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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so many haiku awards (e.g., from <\/FONT>Heron’s Nest<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A>) that we can’t possibly list<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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them all.   You can read almost any fine haiku journal and <\/FONT>find examples <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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of her work and honors (i.e.<\/EM>, <\/FONT>frogpond<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A>).<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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I’ll let Carolyn introduce herself, and then start with a trio of her haiku, which<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the editors of Red Moon Press say “delivers to the reader a sense of comfort<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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sought and, ultimately, found.”<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Carolyn says<\/EM>: “Originally a Minnesota girl, I have lived in San Francisco <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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since the early 60s. After a checkered career that included stints in histology, <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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mutual funds, advertising and child-rearing, I finally quit my day job as a <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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graphic designer and copy editor in order to take up creative writing, especially <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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memoir and short fiction. Five years ago a friend introduced me to haiku, and I <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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became totally addicted to the heightened sense of awareness haiku brought <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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to my life – an addiction I have no desire to break.”<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"NewRes2 from <\/FONT><\/EM>A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku<\/EM><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>   <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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(Red Moon Press, 2001)<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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spilt milk<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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spreading along the grout lines<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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morning chill<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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first night home from college<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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click of the latch<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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hand in hand–<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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how slowly<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the creek meanders<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Carolyn Hall<\/A><\/STRONG><\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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credits” “spilt milk” – Heron’s Nest<\/EM> 11:5<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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           “hand in hand” – Modern Haiku<\/EM> XXXI:2<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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