{"id":56824,"date":"2023-11-01T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/?p=56824"},"modified":"2023-08-04T09:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:29:26","slug":"thf-galleries-photo-haiku-of-don-baird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehaikufoundation.org\/thf-galleries-photo-haiku-of-don-baird\/","title":{"rendered":"THF Galleries: Photo Haiku of Don Baird"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;56879&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don Baird<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Haiku Foundation honors the work of contemporary masters of the dual art of haiga: visual image wedded to haiku. This month\u2019s featured artist is <strong>Don Baird<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Don is a photographer, poet (haiku, haibun, haiga), and professional martial artist. These days he lives a relaxed life in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He has written 12 books on subjects from haiku, martial arts, poetry of God, and philosophy. His two most recent books are, <i>From Breath to Words <\/i>(a haiku sojourn), 2023,\u00a0and <i>Divine Promises <\/i>(a Christian faith book that also includes haiku as a sort of seasoning), 2023. His wife has her hands full but their lives together span over 35 years. 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