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Richard Hauken
@richardhauken.bsky.social
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Richard is a writer shaped by resilience and reflection. Living with schizoaffective disorder, he began writing in hospitalization. His poetry and prose explore spirit, memory, and imagination, becoming a practice of transformation and meaning.
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Richard Hauken @richardhauken.bsky.social · Oct 12
You may also pick up my book, Petals of Haiku: Family, Lovers, & the Spirit Within from Amazon or Barnes & Noble's website.

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www.amazon.com/Petals-Haiku...
Petals of Haiku: Family, Lovers, & the Spirit Within|Paperback
In this collection Three foundations of my life Family, home, friends My support network People who have touched my heart Shoulders to cry on Those who have passed on And loved ones that still remain ...
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I've been quietly working towards my next book!

Also, looking forward to the StarFox 64 remake! Reminding everyone that game comes out on the 25th of this month.
June 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "My White Russian" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "The Enduring Fantasy of Us" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "Caught in the Storm" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 19, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "The Guide and Her Charge" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "Past Her Cotton Robe" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "An Unfair Choice" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 19, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "In Place of a Lover" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "Because Love Was There" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "Angel of God" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "You Noticed It First" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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Excerpt from my poem "What Were We, Really?" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Excerpt from my poem "I Call You My Muse" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Excerpt from my poem "From Friends Into More" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
May 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Excerpt from my poem "Nighty Night-Night" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "The Hand That First Met Mine" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "Held at the Periphery" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "The Shape of 'Brave'" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "Snow Angel" w/ #日本語 & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Excerpt from my poem "Raven-haired Princess" w/ #Japanese & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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Excerpt from my poem "What I Remember of You" w/ #Japanese & #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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Excerpt from my poem "Milovena" w/ #Japanese & #Spanish #español translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Excerpt from my poem She Who Danced With Me w/ #Japanese & #Spanish #espanol translations.
#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Excerpt from my poem Angel of God with #Japanese and #Spanish #español translations.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #trilingual #translation #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Excerpts from past few day's journal entries.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc
April 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM