Carpe Diem Extra 2015 - 5 A question for you all

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

A while ago I got a question for you all in my email by Leslie Moon a.k.a Moondustwriter and I love to share her question with you all here at our Carpe Diem Haiku Family.

This is the email by Leslie:

[...] In November I started formulating a plan to write and publish a book where the proceeds would benefit children orphaned by ebola (specifically in the country of Liberia.)

Originally I was considering short stories based on the publisher's suggestion. I realized a corporate effort by a community of poets would have a beautiful voice.

Then I thought about two communities that are personal who work/write together well - the Carpe Diem Haiku Kai community and the Poets United community.

So I am asking you if you would consider a corporate project of haiku and poetry that would be put together in one beautiful book.

I earlier had approached a photojournalist who has spent some time in Liberia to use some of his work and he agreed.

The project for you as moderator would be as simple as putting a call for submission on your Carpe Diem site. I would have a link for people from the group to make their submissions. Sadly there would be no renumeration for any of the writers. This will be a published book so it does give the poets the pride of having their work in print. Other than a modest amount that the publisher will take out for layout costs, the funds will go to at least one orphanage.

I thank you Kristjaan for the kindness and goodness that you convey each day in your words.

Many thanks

Leslie Moon

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As I understand the above question than Leslie will make a book to raise funds for an orphanage in Liberia (hit by Ebola). I think this is a great opportunity to promote our beloved haiku as an art-form of poetry and it gives you all the chance to have poems in print. It's benefit project so you don't get paid for it, but the joy it will give and the love which it will spread will be your reward.
Especially for this "benefit" project for an orphanage in Liberia I have created a new emailaddress to which you can email your haiku which you love to donate to this project of Leslie Moon.

carpediemhaikukai2015orphanage@gmail.com

I hope that you all will give it a thought to donate haiku to this project by Leslie Moon.

Namaste,

Chèvrefeuille, your host