Poetry. "Marjorie Buettner may be the sole poet today who is consistently poetic and yet does not fail to uphold the spirit of 'ordinariness' of the old Japanese masters. Her haiku are consistently a reflection of her inner nature's response to outer nature. And her tanka are either love poems (as ardent as those of Lady Murasaki) or deeply reflective"--H.F. Noyes.
Author City: CHISAGO CITY, MN USA
Marjorie Buettner lives in Chisago City, Minnesota, with her family. She has received numerous awards for her tanka and haiku. She also writes sijo and haibun and dapples in photo-haiga. She has taught at the Loft in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is a frequent book reviewer for Modern Haiku, Moonset, Gusts, and Simply Haiku (on-line).