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I recently attended a virtual haiku writing group for the first time. I was nervous - this was my first haiku writing group outside of a class or workshop. I had briefly met a few of the members during a poetry reading by Michael Drummy earlier in the year, but I didn't know any of the rest of the group. The idea of presenting my haiku front of a group of my peers was nerve racking. I think we all feel anxious at the idea of being judged, of not meeting the level of skill or

This year I started teaching haiku workshops, and so far it's been an awesome experience. I've had such wonderful students - friendly,...

The first haiku I ever had published was one I wrote while attending my first haiku class. We were told to write several haiku between...

Welcome to my website! I’m Rachel - an Air Force veteran and clinical psychologist, originally from Northern California. I currently live...