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Feature on the July 9th Geraldine R. Dodge “Poetry Fridays” blog
As I recently announced, I’ve been invited to read as a “Festival Poet” at the upcoming biennial 2010 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival,...

Penny Harter
Jul 12, 20101 min read
Three Haiku published in Haiga On-Line, & Tanka Sequence in Simply Haiku
I’m pleased to announce that three of my haiku were selected by guest editor, Carol Raisfeld, to be coupled with photographs in the June...

Penny Harter
Jul 1, 20101 min read
Review of “The Night Marsh” by Tracy Koretsky
Last January, Tracy Koretsky wrote a fine review of my most recent collection of poems, The Night Marsh (WordTech Editions, 2008.) She...

Penny Harter
Jun 30, 20103 min read
Poem Responding to Oil Spill On-Line
It has been far too long since I posted anything—going back to early April. I will enter a catch-up post, soon—giving both personal and...

Penny Harter
Jun 26, 20101 min read
My Birthday and A Lovely Surprise
April 9th was my birthday. I went out to lunch with my daughter and two grandchildren, then visited with them a bit. That evening I went...

Penny Harter
Apr 20, 20102 min read
The Beastie Book Readings & Workshops
It’s been such a busy time that I’m way behind on posting news. So I’ll start with last week: A week ago today I drove up to Summit in...

Penny Harter
Apr 20, 20102 min read
The Beastie Book reviewed on Macaroni Kids
I’m happy to announce that The Beastie Book, has just been reviewed on Hillsborough/Branchburg/Somerville: Macaroni Kid website:...

Penny Harter
Mar 23, 20102 min read
Two Upcoming Readings
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be participating in two readings in Northern New Jersey during the month of March. On Saturday, March...

Penny Harter
Mar 2, 20103 min read
Recommending a Fine Poetry Collection
I’d like to pass an invitation from Tracy Koretsky, a friend and fine poet, to contact her for either a 108-page-perfect-bound paperback...

Penny Harter
Feb 13, 20101 min read
6 Poems On-line at fieralingue
A haibun and five poems from my forthcoming chapbook, Recycling Starlight, have just been published on-line at fieralingue. They appear...

Penny Harter
Jan 26, 20101 min read


Travel and Beasties
It’s been a while since I last posted a blog, and much has been happening. Christmas and New Year’s came and went, and suddenly I am...

Penny Harter
Jan 22, 20104 min read
5 Tanka featured on Shreve Memorial Library Electronic Poetry Network
In addition to my regular poems, I have been writing tanka in recent weeks. Several weeks ago on Curtis Dunlap’s Tobacco Road blog...

Penny Harter
Dec 30, 20091 min read
Happy Holidays
Although I’ve just sent many e-mail holiday cards, I may have missed some friends across the country and the planet. I’ve been working on...

Penny Harter
Dec 16, 20091 min read


New Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition of “The Haiku Handbook” Arrives
About ten days ago I got my first “author” copies of the new edition of The Haiku Handbook. I’m thrilled to say that the book is...

Penny Harter
Nov 7, 20091 min read
“Recycling Starlight” Chapbook Accepted by Mountains and Rivers Press
I’m delighted to announce that my chapbook Recycling Starlight, consisting of some eighteen poems I wrote over the past year while...

Penny Harter
Nov 7, 20092 min read


My First Copy of “The Beastie Book” arrives–and is now available
The Beastie Book, my hardcover alphabestiary of rhyming poems for totally imaginary creatures, illustrated by Alexandra Miller, has just...

Penny Harter
Nov 5, 20092 min read
Three Poems Just Published in “International Psychoanalysis”
I’m happy to announce that three of my poems: “At Ninety, My Father,” “The Door in the Sun,” and “Last Night I Woke Crying,” are featured...

Penny Harter
Nov 5, 20091 min read


Memories of My Week in the Pacific Northwest, October 15th – 22nd, 2009
1. On Thursday, October 15th, I got up at 3:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings time and was picked up for the ride to the Philadelphia...

Penny Harter
Nov 5, 20098 min read


One-year Anniversary of Bill’s Death
Yesterday, October 11th, was the one-year anniversary of my husband William J. Higginson’s death. Although I felt subdued the last...

Penny Harter
Oct 12, 20092 min read
Brief Essay and Three Poems just posted in “Dead Mule School of Southern Literature”
Well, this all came about because some weeks ago, Curtis Dunlap, host of “Blogging Along Tobacco Road,” http://www.tobaccoroadpoet.com/...

Penny Harter
Oct 5, 20092 min read
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