Ray Rasmussen This essay was previously published in Drifting Sands Haibun. I’ve recently been reading essay collections as a means of getting away from the easy-to-fall-into routine of mainly reading haibun and, as important, a way of escaping the very dismal world news. Personal essays tend to offer good, imaginative writing with a poetic flavor. … Continue reading What Are We Writers Up To, Really?
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Strings Tied in Knots
| Recently Published Haibun by Ray Rasmussen | In her poem “The Flaw,” Molly Peacock writes, “The best thing about a hand-made pattern in a weaving is the flaw.” She suggests that a red string standing out in a blue-toned carpet weave could be likened to a red bird flying into a blue sky. My partner … Continue reading Strings Tied in Knots