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II. A Note from the Editor
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After an extended absence, we are pleased to bring you
Dogwood Blossoms Issue 11.  "Wait!" cries our observant and
loyal readership, "Last issue was Volume 2, Issue 1."  Ah,
so it was, gentle reader, but as you may have noticed,
Dogwood Blossoms is not disciplined in the art of production
scheduling.  Because of this, it may well be that some years
we will produce 5 issues, and others, well, some number other
than five.  Rather than cause confusion by having Volume 2
contain 6 issues, while Volume 3 contains 8 (or 2, or however
many), we decided that we would follow an incremental
Issue number and do away with volumes.

Please note that we have a new member of our editorial staff,
which I would like to take a moment to explain.  Dogwood Blossoms
staff are not selected for their vast knowledge of haiku, but
because they are willing to participate.  We have always
maintained that we are not instructors, but co-explorers of the
art of haiku.  Yet we do seek to teach those who are new to the
art, and to help those who are more advanced perfect their
writing.  One way we do so is our column "The Beginner's Corner".
Michael Dylan Welch, a poet with extensive publication credits
who is also editor of Woodnotes, the quarterly journal of the
Haiku Poets of Northern California, took the time to comment on
our Corner.  As part of the ensuing conversations, Michael
volunteered to join our staff.  We welcome him warmly, and hope
that his years of experience will help raise our standards, and
help all of our readers enjoy and grow in the art of haiku.

Also please note that Gary, Andreas, and Gary Gach all have new
email addresses since our last issue.

-- Gary Warner, September 3, 1995

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