Lamb, Elizabeth Searle - A00130
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Elizabeth Searle Lamb
8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888"Pausing is the doorway to awakening ... We pause not only with our body but also with our mind. And sometimes we can be attentive and sometimes we cannot, but that is all right, for the next moment always brings us the fresh possibility to pause and be present again. There are no steps to follow, there is no enlightenment to work toward -- there is only the simplicity of relaxing into this very moment that is complete in itself." (02/02/2024)
"This naked moment is the only guide that we need to relax our mind. We need to trust this: in the midst of our daily life activities, the possibility to slow down, to stop, and then to appreciate naturally unfolds. For a fleeting moment we pause and note the sunlight on the sheets as we make the bed, note the warm sun on our cup as we sip tea, or note the fading light on the curtain as we enter the room. And we let out a breath or sigh. Pausing." (02/28/2022) (12/17/2024)
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Elizabeth Searle Lamb (born Elizabeth Louise Searle, January 22, 1917, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A.; died February 16, 2005, Santa Fe, New Mexico), American writer, poet, haiku poet, critic and historian, and editor. After first writing inspirational poetry and prose for adults and children, she turned almost exclusively to haikai and began publishing her work in 1963. Her haiku and renku appeared in all the leading North American haiku journals and dozens of anthologies, and substantial selections were translated into Spanish, Polish, and Chinese. She published seven collections of haiku as well as dozens of reviews, historical articles, essays, and informational columns in journals. Lamb was a charter member of the Haiku Society of America, served as HSA President in 1971, and edited the society’s journal Frogpond from 1984 to 1990 and again in 1994. She donated her extensive collection of haiku materials to help establish the American Haiku Archive, and in 1996 she was named its first honorary curator. Lamb resided in Santa Fe, N.M., from 1977 until her death.
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Elizabeth Searle Lamb (January 22, 1917 – February 16, 2005) was an American poet. She is known for writing English-language haiku. Raymond Roseliep called her the "First Lady of American haiku".[1] Her work has been translated into other languages.
Biography
She was born in Topeka, Kansas.[2] She attended the University of Kansas and studied music and, in particular, she played the harp. She married F. Bruce Lamb in Trinidad in 1941.[3] They lived in several places in South America due to her husband's job as a forester. They moved to New York in 1961.[4]
She served as president of the Haiku Society of America in 1971.[5]
She died in 2005 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Honors and awards
She was the honorary curator for the American Haiku Archives in the California State Library in Sacramento from 1996 to 1998.[2]
Bibliography
- The pelican tree, and other Panama adventures, 1953
- Today and every day, 1970
- 39 Blossoms, 1982
- Across the windharp: collected and new haiku, 1999
References
- "The Living Haiku Anthology - Lamb, Elizabeth Searle". livinghaikuanthology.com.
- "American Haiku Archives Honorary Curator Elizabeth Searle Lamb". americanhaikuarchives.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- Trumbull, Charles. "Elizabeth Searle Lamb—New Mexico Haiku Poet" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- Kussart, Natalie. "Elizabeth Searle Lamb's Haiku". www.brooksbookshaiku.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- "Lamb, Elizabeth Searle - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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