Index to
Sketchbook Writings of Betty Kaplan
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Long time Sketchbook contributor
Betty Kaplan suddenly passed away from heart complications on
Monday, July 25, 2011. Betty was an accomplished collaborative
writer as well as a writer of individual genre; she wrote haibun,
haiku, tanka, sijo, renhai, haigay, and Art. She was retired
from the Fashion Industry and started to write haiku in the
early 1990s. Betty was published in Frogpond, Lynx,
Woodpecker, South by Southeast, World Haiku Review, Sketchbook,
American Tanka, Simply Haiku, Heron's Nest,
and CHO.
Below are
links to Betty Kaplan's poems published in Sketchbook.
6-4: July /
August 2011—Cover:
Summer;
Poets Pay Tribute to Betty Kaplan
6-3: May /
June 2011—Haigay:
A Figure Eight by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL
6-2: March /
April 2011—Haigay:
Unfinished Sweater by Kaplan, Betty US; Marlene Buitelaar,
NL and Max Verhart, NL
6-1: January /
February 2011—Haigay:
Jelly Fungus Haigay by Betty Kaplan, US; Marlene Buitelaar,
NL; and Max Verhart, NL
5-6: November
/ December 2010—Haibun:
Her Shoes
5-5: September
/ October 2010—Starfish
Rengay:
Betty Kaplan, US, Max Verhart, NL and Marlene Buitelaar, NL
5-2: March /
April 2010: Haigay—Haigay—Perchance
to Dream:
Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan, US
5-1: January /
February, 2010—Haigay:
A Couple of Swans:
Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL
4-6: November
/ December, 2009—Haigay:
Breakers;
Balancing Act: Betty Kaplan,US, Marlene Buitelaar, NL, and
Max Verhart, NL
4-5: Sepember
/ October, 2009—Renhai
# 175: Coming Together: Vaughn Seward, CA and Betty Kaplan,
US; September /
October 2009
"leaves" haiku thread
4-4: July /
August, 2009—Haigay:
A Circle;
Haigay: The Visible Path;
Annie and The Only One Problem Bear. Jayne Kaplan. 2009.
Illustrations by Betty Kaplan. Cover design by Karina Klesko.
ISBN 978-1-4392-3030-5.
4-2: March /
April, 2009—Rengay:
Playing Hooky: Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL
4-1: January /
February, 2009—A
Series of Haigay:
After The Rain;
Awakened;
Cook's Treat;
Mimics;
Softness Of Velvet;
What IS by Marlène Buitelaar, NL and Betty Kaplan,
US—Artwork by Max Verhart, NL;
Tri Forked Rengay:
Great Balls of Fire by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL
3-12: December
2008—Renku:
Backs to the Wind
by Karina
Klesko, US; Eiko Yachimoto, JP; Norman Darlington, IE; Betty
Kaplan, US; John Daleiden, US—Karina Klesko, US: Sabaki;
Rengay: A Spider in the Words;
A Hat Tumbles by Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan, US
3-11: November
2008—"old
diary" Kukai Results
2nd Place Tie;
Rengay: Stained Glass Windows;
Somersaulting by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL
3-10: October
2008—Haigay:
Feeding the bonfire by
Betty Kaplan, US, Marlène Buitelaar,
NL, and Max Verhart, NL;
Haigay: Going Where? by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart,
NL;
"migrating
birds" Kukai Results—
# 40, # 14,
3-9: September 2008—Haigay:
On The Cutting Board
by Marlène
Buitelaar, NL, Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL;
Rengay:
The Town’s Bowling Team by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart,
NL
3-8: August 2008—Haigay:
Nodding over the pages
by Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan,
US; Rengay:
A Narcissus Blooms;
Superman Pajamas by
Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan, US
3-7: July 2008—Haigay:
The Terrible Twos
by Betty Kaplan, US, Marlène
Buitelaar, NL and Max Verhart, NL
3-6: June 2008—Rengay:
In Love with a Stranger by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart,
NL
3-5: May 2008—Cover:
Flowers In A Vase;
Haibun: Indian Pudding; Renhai:
Crossing the Meridian,
The Curve of Her Smile
by Betty Kaplan, US and Karina Klesko, US; Rengay:
Salmon on Greens,
The Tattoo Shop's Model Book
by Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan, US;
Haigay:
Cooling Embers
by
Marlène
Buitelaar, NL and Betty Kaplan, US;
Haigay:
The Bench by
Betty Kaplan, US and
Marlène Buitelaar, NL;
"barefoot" Kukai—3rd
Place winner, # 05; # 23
3-4: April 2008—Haibun:
Meeting Charlie,
Her Name was Flora;
Renhai:
The First Time by
Betty Kaplan, US and Vaughn Seward, CA;
Renhai: Against the Cold by Vaughn Seward, CA and Betty
Kaplan, US;
Rengay:
Trip on the Tow Barge by
Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan,
US;
Rengay: What day is it by
Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart,
NL
3-3: March 2008—Cover:
Crocus;
Rengay:
Cupcakes! by
Betty Kaplan, US and Marlène Buitelaar, NL;
Rengay:
Shades Of Green
by
Betty Kaplan, US and Max
Verhart, NL;
Rengay:
Boot Prints In The Dust by
Max Verhart, NL and Betty
Kaplan, US; Haigay:
Thinking of Italy by
Marlène Buitelaar, NL
and Betty Kaplan, US
3-2: February
2008—Rengay:
Chasing A Stick by
Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan,
US;
Rengay:
Putting On The Dog by
Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan,
US; Haibun—Another
Time;
Free Verse:
A 7 Layer Cake;
"kite" Kukai
—# 03
3-1: January
2008—Renku:
The Quilt: A Spring Shisan Renku by Hortensia Anderson, US,
Betty Kaplan, US, and Jennie Townsend, US;
Rengay:
Silhouette Play by Max
Verhart, US and Betty Kaplan, US;
Rengay:
Tickle Me Elmo by
Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart,
NL;
Renhai—Along
a Highway by
Betty Kaplan, US and Vaughn Seward CA;
"winter
activities" Haiku Thread—#
15
2-6: December
2007—Rengay:
Fluffing UP by
Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart,
NL;
Rengay: Tooth Paste Commercial by
Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan,
US;
"star" or "stars" Kukai—#
03
2-5: November
2007—Rengay:
The Remains of the Kite by
Max Verhart and Betty Kaplan;
Free Verse:
As Time Goes By";
3-4: October
2007—Haibun:
The Pantry;
Haibun: An Ordinary Day;
A Haiku Sequence: Aventura Florida;
Tanka;
Triolet: Tradition, Old Blue Sock;
Triolet: Holloween 1, Holloween 2, Holloween 3; Rengay:
Dracula's Coffin by Betty
Kaplan and Max Verhart; Rengay Sequences:
The Changing Seasons by
Marlane Buitelaar, NL and Betty Kaplan, US;
"night chill" or "cold night" kukai—#
29
3-3: September
2007—Haigay:
Seeds of Chance by
Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart,
NL;
Haigay:
Where the Waves Clash
by Max Verhart, NL and
Betty Kaplan, US; Rengay:
What Day Is It? by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL;
Rengay:
Spinning the Globe by Max Verhart, NL and Betty Kaplan, US;
Rengay: Behind the Masks by Marlene Buitelaar and Betty
Kaplan;
A Spring Nujuin Renku: One Petal Falls by Penelope Greenwall,
US and Betty Kaplan, US;
Renku: Triparshva:
Covey of Noisy Quail;
Haiku Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti:
Haibun: Don't Sneeze!;
"green"
kukai—# 6, 2nd Place Tie;
"luck"
Haiku Thread—#
03
3-2: February
2007—Haibun:
February 14th 19.. , The
Babbling Brook;
Renga: Waiting for Thelma;
Rengay: Early Riser,
Valley of the Dead
by Max Verhart and Betty Kaplan;
"Love" Haiku Thread—#'s
13, 24, 43, 55, 132, 136, 138, 145;
"winter ailment" Kukai—#'s
04, 13, 30
2-1: January
2007—Haibun:
Newspaper, Weeds, Newman's
Quality Market, The Rain, I Miss The Most;
Rengay:
We Started In Hawaii...,
The Poet's Hat by
Betty Kaplan and Hortensia Anderson;
Quilt Inspired Poetry: # 2—Free
Verse: Blue Bells; # 5—Haiku;
# 6—Haiku;
"bird" Haiku Thread—
#'s 15, 20, 21, 37,
42, 45, 49, 51, 70, 83;
"january
weather" Kukai—#'s 02,19,
26
1-3: December 2006—Rengay:
Bookends;
A Missing Page;
Closed for Repairs by Betty Kaplan and Max Verhart;
Renga:
Pictures in the Album by
Betty Kaplan, Max Verhart, Sue
Mill;
Haibun:
Chapter 2 ( or is it 3)?, How I
Learned About Haiku;
Nine Watercolors;
Light Verse:
The Traveling Christmas Tree;
Places; "As Time
Goes By"; Moving;
Coffee; Moments: A Widow's Lament; Other Moments . . .; People
Watching; The Peeled Tomato;
Haibun 1:
On The Way Home;
Mountain; Diary of Four Large
Suitcases; The Program; School Days, School Days;
Haibun 2:
Wall Street; The Rainbow; An Ordinary Day; The Hat; What's in A
Name?; The Cherry Tree; To Touch The Shore; Change is good?;
Negative Vibrations; Rapunzel, Rapunzel;
In History;
Nine Water Colors;
"Hunt"
Kukai—#'s
01, 10, 13
1-2: November 2006—Free
Verse:
Identity Crisis; Haiku: Aventura
Florida;
Rengay:
The Treasure Inside;
Pounding Woofers;
Middle of Nowhere
by Betty Kaplan
and Max Verhart;
"November" rain Kukai—#'s
01, 21;
"insect"
haiku Thread—#
15, First Choice
1-1: October 2006—Rengay:
Sweeping Confetti by Betty Kaplan, US and Max Verhart, NL
About
Betty Kaplan
Betty
Kaplan. Retired from the Fashion Industry. Used to
arrange clothes. Now arranging words. Started to write haiku
in the early '90s. Haiku changed my life. Published in
Frogpond, Lynx, Woodpecker, South by Southeast, World
Haiku Review, Sketchbook, American Tanka , Simply Haiku
and CHO.
Poets
Pay Tribute to Betty Kaplan
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