Riffs & Ripples from ZenRiver Gardens

Buoyant blog of septuagenarian Kanadian poet and haikuist Chris Faiers/cricket. People's Poetry in the tradition of Milton Acorn, haiku/haibun, progressive politikal rants, engaged Buddhism and meditation, revitalizing of Callaghan's Rapids Conservation Area, memories of ZenRiver Gardens and annual Purdy Country LitFests (PurdyFests), events literary and politikal, and pics, amid swirling currents of earth magick and shamanism. Read in 119 countries last week - 22,924 readers in June.

Saturday, 27 September 2025

Banished Poets Society call for poetry/Purdy Poetry Prize call for Entries

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Hello Chris,  the deadline for the next newsletter is Oct. 21st Maybe some of your outreach readers will want to contribute, all cultures an...
Monday, 22 September 2025

Autumn Equinox haiku (Asahi Hakuist Network/David McMurray)

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 haiku celebrating the autumn equinox today  I remember trying to mentor fellow Marmora haijin John Hamley a few decades ago ("splittin...
Friday, 19 September 2025

"But we might even leave the U.S.A." Canned Heat 1968 (Judy Haiven's Newsletter)

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  September 19, 2025 judyhaiven Edit Thanks for reading Judy Haiven’s Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my wor...
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Chris Faiers was conceived in the UK, born in Canada, and raised in the US. He opposed the Vietnam War as a resident alien and lived in the UK from 1969 to 1972. He returned to Canada age 24 and resumed his literary career, publishing haiku and other poetry. He founded small press Unfinished Monument, The Main Street Library Poetry Series, and Purdy Country Literary Festivals. He was the inaugural recipient of The Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award in 1987. His poetry has been published in approx. 100 litmags and around 70 poetry anthologies. He lives in the rural Ontario village of Marmora.
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