3rd Saturday Coffeehouse: Haiku Master Randy Brooks

Join us at 3rd Saturday Coffeehouse on Saturday, January 21, as we feature haiku master Randy Brooks. Brooks has been studying and writing haiku for over 40 years, and has published poems in all of the major haiku magazines.  He and his wife, Shirley Brooks, are co-editors and publishers of Brooks Books, and edit Mayfly haiku magazine. He serves as web editor of Modern Haiku magazine and on the Executive Committee of the Haiku Society of America. He is a Dean and Professor at Millikin University, where he has taught courses on the global haiku and tanka traditions. His collection of haiku, School’s Out, was published by Press Here Press in 1999.

Doors open 7:30 p.m. for open mic sign-up. Open mic begins at 8 p.m. Featured artist takes the stage at 9 p.m. Open Mic is limited to 5 minutes. We are acoustic. Charlie Rossiter hosts. $3-$5 donation. For more information, call 708-660-9376. READ MORE