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| Name | Joanne Morcom |
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| Business Name | Morcom Enterprises Inc. |
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| Location | Alberta |
| Biography | Joanne Morcom is a Calgary writer, poet, self-publisher, gerontological social worker, laughter yoga leader and traveler. Her haiku and tanka poems have been translated into Arabic, French, German, Japanese and Russian. |
| Publications | Print Publications: Last Year's Leaves: Haiku and Senryu Poems About the Blue Moon: haiku, senryu, tanka A Nameless Place: scifaiku Weathered Wings: An Anthology of Poetry, Magpie Haiku & Tanka Poets A Piece of Eggshell: An Anthology of Haiku and Related Poetry, Magpie Haiku Poets Laughter Yoga: Doing Good like a Medicine Long Term Care Magazine, Volume 20, Number 1, April 2010 A Funny Thing Happened … Using Humour Therapy in Long Term Care Long Term Care Magazine, November, December 2000 Creative Aging through Poetry Creative Expressions Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 3, Fall 2015 (online) Ongoing publication of poetry in print and online journals such as Haiku Canada Review, GUSTS: Contemporary Tanka, Altas Poetica, micropoetry.com, tiny words, wax poetry and art |
| Awards | Gold Medal, Calgary 55 Plus Games, Creative Writing, Light Verse Category (2015) Gold Medal, Calgary 55 Plus Games, Creative Writing, Light Verse Category (2016) |
| Experience | Presentations, Readings, Workshops at annual When Words Collide Festival, Calgary Tanka Poem selector, book reviewer and proof reader for GUSTS: Contemporary Tanka, a biannual publication of Tanka Canada Poetry Book Reviewer for The Advocate, a biannual publication of The Alberta College of Social Workers |
| Memberships | Haiku Canada Tanka Canada Magpie Haiku & Tanka Poets Writers Guild of Alberta Alberta College of Social Workers Creative Aging Calgary Society |
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