Hello Sketchbook Writers and Readers,

　

Long time Sketchbook contributor Betty Kaplan suddenly passed away from heart complications on Monday, July 25, 2011. Betty was an accomplished collaborative writer as well as a writer of individual genre; she wrote haibun, haiku, renhai, and haigay. She was retired from the Fashion Industry and started to write haiku in the early 1990s. Betty was published in Frogpond, Lynx, Woodpecker, South by Southeast, World Haiku Review, Sketchbook, American Tanka, Simply Haiku, and CHO.

　

The Sketchbook editors would like to publish a tribute to Betty Kaplan in the next issue, July / August 31, 2011. The editors invite writers and readers to send a memorial contribution to Betty for inclusion in this tribute. Contributions may be in any genre—a poem, and / or note of condolence. Your contributions will be added to this web page—Betty Kaplan Tribute.