Anne Burgevin
Poet Educator Artist Explorer
Announcing Sunny Uplands, a new book of haiku.
Anne Burgevin is a teacher who has dedicated herself to nourishing the pursuits and goals of her students. Her compassion, empathy, and utmost desire to help her students realize their potential goes hand in hand with her nurturing of their love for the natural world through writing and art. Anne’s ability to give her full attention to an individual, to make them feel valued while gently guiding their creative development is treasured by those she teaches. This singular relationship with her students is mirrored in her observant haiku poetry; the two are entangled, reinforcing each other as two fundamental aspects of Anne’s life.
Burgevin’s gift for revealing beauty in every moment she shares is breathtaking. This extra- ordinary poet’s haiku in sunny uplands exemplify the interpenetration of humanity and the natural world.
Jane Reichhold describes Bashō’s concept of karumi as “. . . the beauty of ordinary things spoken of in a simple way.” Anne Elise Burgevin carries karumi into the 21st Century with her pure and humble haiku.
In this superb haiku collection, Burgevin offers up concise details of observation that, perfectly placed, lock together and shine. I felt a quiet explosion of clarity ripple through my awareness as I read each poem.
