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Last chance today!

Theme: Climate Change: The Burning Issue
Entry: $5 for one tanka or $12 for three
Judge: David Terelinck

Tanka competition where all entry fees (and eventual book sales from an anthology) will be donated to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital to support their sterling work in saving and rehabilitating injured koalas.

https://www.mandys-pages.com/contests/215-tanka-wildlife-bush-fire-fundraiser?fbclid=IwAR2DecSnEBDeuTdifJ04RRdsioD2OfpIsT5VHvS1weQLe4LzGe6W2JWGGpw

(I only spotted the results last week and was so surprised to have received an honourable mention! )

Quote from: Vida on January 15, 2020, 08:07:41 AM
Thank you for sharing the information here, Marion!

And thank you to everyone who submitted already!

-Vida (Tzetzka)

You are very welcome, Vida! :)

marion

Alan, I have just received a request for permission from Rachel's parents to use a photo for this collection of her work, so it looks as though it is going ahead! The proceeds will go to research into autoimmune disease at Leeds Cares - the Leeds Clinical Immunology Research Fund, where donations in lieu of flowers for Rachel's funeral also went, and for which her mother tirelessly fund-raised during her life. Will pass on news as I get it...

marion

Quote from: AlanSummers on June 11, 2019, 08:03:11 AM
That would be wonderful! Keep us updated please! :-)

Quote from: Seaview on June 11, 2019, 03:48:35 AM

Quote from: AlanSummers on May 29, 2019, 05:10:55 PM
It's incredibly sad, and I know so many people with chronic illnesses and got to know more via Karen's involvement. I can't talk about one as it's so horribly heartbreaking on so many levels, including great injustice on a monstrous scale.

I figure that the lovely Rachel planned to end the posts after a certain time. It's very rare to publish a posthumous collection, as I know with the case of the lovely Linda Lamas, but it's actually incredibly rewarding.

It would be wonderful if a publisher was approached by her surviving family one day.

Alan

Quote from: Seaview on May 29, 2019, 03:26:49 AM
I see Rachel's blog is no longer posting her work. Sad, but inevitable. I really miss her regular posts and comments here on The Foundation and our online chats.

marion

I was asked to contact the family shortly after her passing on behalf of a group of writers Rachel was involved, Alan. They want to put together an anthology of her work, with the proceeds going to Lupus. I hope that it comes to fruition.

marion

Quote from: AlanSummers on January 21, 2020, 06:53:27 AM
It was a year and a half of close collaboration, so that we became incredibly in sync. Even the publisher could not tell always who wrote which poem.

A very rewarding partnership and just proves that a lot of hard toil and sweat and focus pays off!  8)

Alan Summers

Oddly enough, I was trying to guess which of you had written certain poems — almost impossible ... although I already knew "comfort of crows", of course!  :)

marion

Always sad  to hear of a haiku poet's passing, since our world is a relatively sally one, albeit virtual in most cases.

A very relatable haiku highlighted by Alan Summers of Call of the Page. I can imagine many children, including my daughter when she was much younger, insisting that a favourite doll be treated the same as the humans.

marion

Well done to Glenn!

marion

Exquisite writing. Well done to both of you.

marion

http://britishhaikusociety.org.uk/2019/09/call-for-entries-bhs-awards-2019/

Wonder how long it takes for mail to get to Japan from Ireland...

Well done to all!

marion

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