
I am so happy to have Liz Gauffreau here on Fiction Favorites. Liz is a very creative writer and poet. She is here to talk about her new book, which is comprised of haikus. I will admit I’m no stranger to haikus, though; Liz makes my efforts pale in comparison.
Thank you, John, for hosting me on Day #2 of my blog tour for Simple Pleasures: Haiku from the Place Just Right! Haiku seems to have become part of Western popular culture, so when I was putting this blog tour together, I was curious as to whether it had inspired any music.
Sure enough, I found a silly, albeit very catchy, haiku song on YouTube. (I’ll spare your readers, “I Wrote Haikus about Cannibalism in Your Yearbook.” It’s just a bunch of young men screaming unintelligibly over eardrum-piercing heavy metal guitar. Not Zen at all.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvmdEGR93mE
Haiku has even entered the stand-up comedy sphere!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnqUmmJ-zE
I’m sure I could find a scholarly work of literary criticism to explain the cultural phenomenon of poking fun at haiku, but I’d rather just write haiku for my own purposes of expression.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Gauffreau writes fiction and poetry with a strong connection to family and place. Her work has been widely published in literary magazines, as well as several themed anthologies. Her short story “Henrietta’s Saving Grace” was awarded the 2022 Ben Nyberg Prize for fiction by Choeofpleirn Press.
She has published a novel, Telling Sonny, and a collection of photopoetry, Grief Songs: Poems of Love & Remembrance. She is currently working on a novel, The Weight of Snow and Regret, based on the closing of the last poor farm in Vermont in 1968.
Liz’s professional background is in nontraditional higher education, including academic advising, classroom and online teaching, curriculum development, and program administration. She received the Granite State College Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2018. Liz lives in Nottingham, New Hampshire, with her husband. Find her online at https://lizgauffreau.com
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Book2Read Purchase Link: https://books2read.com/SimplePleasures
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For any device.
Blog Tour Host Links: https://lizgauffreau.com/simple-pleasures-blog-tour-links/






















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Thanks for sharing, Charles.
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Thank you for sharing, Charles!
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Greta to see Liz and her wonderful new book here!
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Thank you, Darlene. 😊
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Thanks, Darlene!
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Liz is remarkable, John, it’s fitting that you have her over for a review. Wonderful!
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Thank you, GP. I agree with you she is a treasure.
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Thanks, GP!
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Thank you, John, for featuring Liz today. I thoroughly enjoyed Simple Pleasures and congratulate Liz on another beautiful success. 🎉🎊🎉
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Thank you so much for lending your support for her book, Gwen. 🤗
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Thank you, Gwen. I’m so glad you enjoyed the book.
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All the best to Liz with her new book.
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Thank you, Craig.
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Thank you for your best wishes, Craig.
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It’s heart-warming to see Liz’s new book receiving such positive recognition.
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I agree. Her work should be recognized. Thanks, Tim.
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Thank you, Tim. I’m so pleased with the reception the book has been getting.
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Simple Pleasures is such a beautiful book, the lovely photos with a haiku to enhance each page. That you for cheering for Liz’s new collection!
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Thank you for adding your support, Joy. 😊
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Thank you very much for your support, Joy!
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Thank you for hosting me today, John! If you don’t mind, I’ll stick around to see Twiggy and Tempeste.
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You can stay as long as you like. Quesadillas for dinner tonight.
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Ooh, I like quesadillas!
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White bean and spinach veggy Qs
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Yum!
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I’m enjoying this blog tour!
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I’m so glad, Merril!
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Thanks, Merril. 😊
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Great to see Liz featured here. Shared both posts on Twitter.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pete!
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Thank you, Pete. Liz will appreciate that.
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Hi John, a lovely post. Thanks for supporting Liz 🦋🩵
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Thanks for stopping by, Robbie!
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Thank you, Robbie.
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Thank you for hosting me today, John. Robbie caught the fact that I made an error with your last name in my reblog post. Sheesh. 🤦♀️ Please accept my apology.
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Just don’t call me late for dinner.
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Many thanks for sharing the work of a wonderful haiku author. The world needs more zen like hers.
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I agree, Monika. Thanks for the visit in support of Liz.
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Thank you very much, Monika!
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Great post and my next read, Liz! So true haikus have become a part of our culture in many ways, including humor. For me, I just enjoy them.
Thanks for hosting, John 🙂
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Thanks for lending support to Liz, Denise. 😁
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Thank you, Denise! I hope you enjoy the book.
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A fabulous feature! It’s always a delight to see Liz’s work.
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Thank you so much for supporting Liz, Damyanti
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Thank you, Damyanti!
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Great that you hosted Liz, John! Liz, I really enjoyed the two haiku links you offered; in the second one, Tom Wilson is hilarious! 😂
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Thank you for supporting Liz, Dave
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Thank you, Dave. I’m so glad you enjoyed the videos. I got such a kick out of Tom Williams.
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These are delightful links for the two songs about haiku! And congrats to Liz on her new book 🌞
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Thank you, Dave. Liz will appreciate your support.
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Thank you, Dave! I’m so glad you enjoyed the videos.
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How fun that haikus have now entered the world of comedy. 🙂 I just finished your new book and getting ready to post my review. Outstanding! Thank you, John, for hosting today!
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Who knew, right? I’m so glad you enjoyed Simple Pleasures!
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Thank you for supporting Liz, Jan. 😁
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Host John, thank you for posting the jaunty YouTube haiku song. It got over a million views.
I look forward to reading Jan Sikes’ review of Simple Pleasures. Great!
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Thank you, Marian.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the haiku song, Marian! Thank you for stopping by to lend your support.
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Hi John! I’m thrilled you’re part of Liz’s book blog hop! It’s always nice seeing you again. Liz’s book is next on my list to be read!
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It’s always nice to see you as well, Colleen. Thanks for supporting Liz. 😁
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You too, John. We have a great community!
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Yes we do. 😁
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Thank you, Colleen! I hope you enjoy Simple Pleasures.
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Best wishes for much success, Liz! I like to write Haiku, too, and the cover of your new book is very inviting — such pretty colors!
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Thank you, Debbie. 😁
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Thank you, Debbie! I’m glad you like the cover. I thought haiku deserved a pretty cover.
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Wonderful post! Liz is an amazing writer!!! The cover of this book is just beautiful!
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Thank you for your support, Linda.
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Thank you very much, Linda–on both counts!
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Lovely post John to share Liz’s news. hugsx
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Thank you for yur supportive visit, Sally.
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Thank you for stopping by to lend your support, Sally!
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Pleasure Liz.. xx
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Congrats to Liz on the new release!
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Thank you, Teri.
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Thank you, Teri!
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I must admit I wrote a blog post with some haiku-esque creations based on spam comments I was seeing at the time. Nothing like the real haikus as written by Liz, however!
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Of course, I had to seek out that post: https://audreydriscoll.com/2017/02/09/pseudo-haiku-from-spam/
You actually have a two-fer form: pseudo haiku and found poetry. I quite liked them!
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Thanks, Liz! It was fun to write those.
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You’re welcome, Audrey. I could tell!
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So true, Audrey. Thanks.
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A lovely post. Liz writes beautifully esp minimalist poems!
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Thank you very much, Holly!
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My pleasure
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Thank you, Holly.
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Congratulations, Liz. I look forward to reading it. Thank you for sharing, John!
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Thank you for the support, Joy.
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Thank you very much, Joy! I hope you enjoy the book.
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It’s great to see Liz here, John. Her book sounds wonderful!
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Thanks, Lauren.
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Thank you for stopping by to lend your support, Lauren!
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My pleasure, Liz! I’m happy for you!
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Congratulations! Thanks for hosting, John!
I’m up in September. (Not that I know what I’m doing)
OX
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You always know what you are doing. 😊X
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There should be pink OXen!!!!!
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Oh yes. Thant would be swell 🐖🐖🐖🐖 How about a pig substitute,
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Thank you, Resa! I’m heading out Sunday to see if I can get photos of a sculpture park in Vermont, assuming the roads to get there haven’t been washed out. 🤞
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Hope it goes well! 🤞
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So do I!
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Mission sculpture park completed!
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Excellent.
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Wonderful of you to host Liz! She is such a great writer.
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She is. My pleasure too.
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Thank you for your support, Jennie! I appreciate it.
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Always, Liz!
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The pig substitute is excellent.
After much pondering, I realized pigs oink.
Many oinks is oinx.
O..X..
Pink pigs it is, whenever, wherever, whyever, whatever, however.
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I feel like a new father. 🐖 🐖 🐖 🐖
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Hahaha!
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So nice to see Liz and her new book featured here too. 🙂
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Thank you, Debby.
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Thank you, Debby!
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Hahaha. I guess the concept of haiku has been very stretched in some cases, Liz!
John, I thought you were going to give us a Johnku!
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I suppose I could. Here goes.
Two poets on scene,
Very talented indeed . . .
Lovely smiles as well.
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I LOVE it!!!!
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Excellent Johnku, John! (If I do say so myself.)
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Thank you Liz 😊
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You’re welcome, John.
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Haiku’s definition has definitely been stretched. 🤣
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Indeed.
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Thank you for the link, Miriam.
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