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A haiku psychotherapist: On giving up writing haiku as a way of being in the world

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After twenty-six years of writing as a Disciple of haiku I discover I amfinished and that an imperative question has taken the place of haiku in my life.

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  1. Stone Lantern Path: A Psychological Association, 901 Edgemere Court, 60202, Evanston, IL

    Vin Rosenthal

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This paper originally was presented as an invited address at the National Association for Poetry Therapy 11th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, on April 20, 1991.

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Rosenthal, V. A haiku psychotherapist: On giving up writing haiku as a way of being in the world. J Poetry Ther 5, 105–112 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01073700

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