OCCASIONAL HAIKU
Pressing memories
into paper, carefully—
like flowers preserved.
Live Haiku
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Hand-typed
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Inspired by Nature
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Inspired by People
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Live Haiku | Hand-typed | Inspired by Nature | Inspired by People |
Based in Loudoun County, Virginia, and serving the wider DMV area, I write original haiku live and on the spot for patrons of local businesses, festivals, and community/private events. Sometimes the poems become keepsakes. Sometimes they become conversations. They’re always an invitation to pay closer attention.
Although inspiration may be taken from the space, the crowd, and the mood, each haiku is tailored to the individual requesting it—and the playful, the pensive, the romantic, the strange, the sorrowful, and the joyous are equally embraced. Like the seasons of life and nature alike, haiku holds a palette of many colors.
I look forward to painting together.
Local Offerings
Poetic Pairings
Guests receive a personalized handwritten haiku inspired by a prompt of their choosing. Participating businesses pair each poem with a curated recommendation—a wine, pastry, coffee, cocktail, or book selected to match the spirit of the haiku.
A dance between you and yours truly that is sure to delight customers.
$200 per hour
Travel extra beyond local radius
Event Triptychs
A custom three-haiku series written live for weddings, concerts, festivals, or other meaningful gatherings.
Each part of the triptych captures a different facet of the event—the atmosphere, the people, the emotional undercurrent of the day. Poems may be written publicly during the event, privately afterward from observation notes, or as a blend of both.
Clients receive three polished haiku in handwritten, hand-typed, and/or digital form.
Tiers
Personal Use
$500
For couples, families, or individuals wishing to print, frame, or share the poems privately.
Commercial Use with Credit
$1,000
For bands, festivals, venues, or brands using poems in promotional materials with attribution.
Commercial Use without Credit
$2,000
Full commercial and unrestricted brand use.
Haiku Workshops
Interactive workshops exploring haiku as a meditative creative practice rooted in observation, curiosity, and presence.
Participants learn the foundations of haiku while engaging with prompts centered around nature, memory, seasonality, sound, and place. Workshops can be tailored for libraries, schools, parks, conservancies, retreats, or community arts organizations.
Formats can include guided nature walks, seasonal themes, beginner-friendly instruction, and intergenerational/community programming.
$400 for a 60-90 minute public workshop
$1,000 for institutions, retreats, or custom programming
Long-Distance Offerings
For a more substantial fee to cover the time and expense of travel, I am willing to offer the above services anywhere in the world. Below are the services I can deliver from home.
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