Expect an introduction to this pithy Japanese form, with an emphasis on summer/autumn and observing the here and now. The heart of the workshop is a ginkgo—an individual haiku walk with time to explore, sit, absorb, and write. Emphasis will be on a contemporary local approach to haiku. We’ll share haiku and learn some tips on how to edit for brevity and intensity.

Facilitator Miriam Sagan created the haiku pathway at Santa Fe Community College with artist Christy Hengst. Campus also houses ten poetry posts of hers with changing text. She and a team tend to the Fairy Houses, recycled metal sculpture and poetry, on a walking trail at Santa Fe Skies RV Park. She loves haiku, and has been teaching it on zoom. She looks forward to being outside and live!

September 11, 2021; 9:00 am – 11:30 am

Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Road, Santa Fe 87501

Event limited to 15 participants, first come, first served with an RSVP. To hold your space, write to stella.reed@audubon.org with "haiku registration" in the subject line. Include your name, phone number, and the number in your party. 

No fee for attending, but donations that will go toward the haiku trail at the Center are very much appreciated. You can give at the event. 

Covid protocols: The workshop will be in an open classroom. We will also be writing outside on the trails.  Masks optional.

Please bring: notebook and writing implement, sunscreen, sunhat, water bottle and any snacks you like for yourself. The Center has a fountain of filtered water to refill your bottles.

Please note: parking at the Center is limited and we will be open for regular business which includes our early a.m. bird walk. Please carpool if you can! Contact Stella Reed: stella.reed@audubon.org if you have accessibility / mobility needs.

Haiku written in this workshop may eventually be part of a site-specific haiku trail at the Center.