Art On The Ridge at the Columbia Tower

Andrianq — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:15:38 +0000

Art On the Ridge connected with Artist, Elizabeth Desiree to help 30+ artists showcase their art, inspired by the awful Oil Spill on the Gulf coast. The July exhibit Traveled to the Columbia Tower for a fund raiser held by Victor Lumbardi of the Flavor of Seattle for the Nature Conservancy. We support their efforts to help clean up the Gulf Coast! The night went well, thank you for all who came and supported this cause!

Author - David Ash

Jameswdu — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:28:45 +0000

DAVID ASH learned his first haiku in sixth grade. It began with the
word hototogisu (cuckoo), and he felt an instant connection. He should
also have been learning about spelling, grammar, and punctuation, but
he somehow thought haiku gave him a loophole. By the time he got a
degree in English from Georgetown University, studying twentieth
century poets such as e. e. cummings, it was a wonder he got a job as a
secretary, especially after typing “secertary” on the application. He
eventually realized that no one could check your spelling when you sang
what you wrote. Three albums, many years of church choir directing, and
a master’s in liturgical music from Santa Clara University followed,
strangely in that order. David finally figured out that his wife, son,
family, and friends seemed a lot happier when he would use no more than
a dozen words at a time. So he regressed to his sixth grade roots.
David doesn’t seem worried that his first haiku is being published at
an age when Matsuo Basho was writing his last. Basho’s inspiration is
still there, and haiku is about the journey. Whether this is a second
childhood journey or a mid-life crisis journey remains to be seen. =0
D
David lives in Mukilteo, Washington.

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Coming in 2009:

Haiku for Cat Lovers
Haiku for Romantics
Haiku for Tea Lovers
Haiku for Wine Lovers

Now Available through Partners/West:

978-0-9793993-1-2 0-9793993-1-9 Haiku for Catholics 06/2007
2007901733
978-0-9793993-2-9 0-9793993-2-7 Haiku for Baseball Lovers 08/2007
2007903401
978-0-9793993-3-6 0-9793993-3-5 Haiku for Poker Players 08/2007
2007903402
978-0-9793993-4-3 0-9793993-4-3 Haiku for Coffee Lovers 09/2007
2007905402
978-0-9793993-5-0 0-9793993-5-1 Haiku for Chocolate Lovers 10/2007
2007905403
978-0-9793993-6-7 0-9793993-6-X Haiku for Dog Lovers 04/2008 2008900198
978-0-9793993-7-4 0-9793993-7-8 Haiku for Office Workers 09/2008
2008906524
978-0-9793993-8-1 0-9793993-8-6 Haiku for Christmas 10/2008 2008906525

David Ash
Publisher
Basho Press, LLC
10924 Mukilteo Speedway #222
Mukilteo, WA 98275
(206) 200-9525
www.BashoPress.com
BashoPress@aol.com
Event calendar on www.BookTour.com (search for “David Ash)

Author - Sue Lundquist, “I’m Thankful”

Jameswdu — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:37:45 +0000

Wishing you continued success!

Sue Lundquist

206-300-2227

For ordering information: www.ImThankful.com

Sue@ImThankful.com