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    Red Chrysanthemums
    Red Chrysanthemums
    Red Chrysanthemums
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    Red Chrysanthemums

    By John Picinich

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    A collection of haiku. Some traditional. Some quirky. Some perky. With a special selection marking the engagement and marriage of the author's daughter. John Picinich has been writing haiku for the past few years, and continues to study and work with the form. His short stories have appeared in the small press in the United States. He put out a horror poetry zine for a few years at the turn of the century.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Picinich
    Release dateJul 24, 2013
    ISBN9781301735778
    Red Chrysanthemums
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    John Picinich

    I drink coffee. I play with words. I write Haiku. I go by Coffee Commissar because I have a strict protocol for brewing a traditional pot on the stove. Senior Copy Editor for Newsela - Whipsmart Learning, a news website for students geared toward the U.S. Common Core Curriculum. Proofreader for LORE, a magazine of fantasy and speculative fiction.

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