1. Posted on 12 April, 2013

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    The cherry blossoms are finally in bloom in Washington, D.C., and what better way to celebrate these beautiful Japanese gifts than with a haiku? Our callout on Facebook and Twitter yielded hundreds of spring haiku submissions. With the help of Ellen Compton, Roberta Beary and Kristen Deming of the Haiku Society of America, we selected 20 and made videos inspired by the top three. Short And Sweet: Celebrating D.C.’s Cherry Blossoms With Haiku Photo Credit: Lizzie Chen/NPR Click through to see our interns’ lovely videos inspired by haiku. Great work by Gabriella Demczuk, Marie McGrory and Lizzie Chen!

    The cherry blossoms are finally in bloom in Washington, D.C., and what better way to celebrate these beautiful Japanese gifts than with a haiku? Our callout on Facebook and Twitter yielded hundreds of spring haiku submissions. With the help of Ellen Compton, Roberta Beary and Kristen Deming of the Haiku Society of America, we selected 20 and made videos inspired by the top three.

    Short And Sweet: Celebrating D.C.’s Cherry Blossoms With Haiku

    Photo Credit: Lizzie Chen/NPR


    Click through to see our interns’ lovely videos inspired by haiku. Great work by Gabriella Demczuk, Marie McGrory and Lizzie Chen!

  2. Posted on 22 March, 2012

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    ourpresidents: Washington D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival has begun.  Here’s Lady Bird Johnson planting a tree by the Tidal Basin during the 1965 Festival.  Washington D.C., 04/06/1965 Cherry Blossoms are out!

    ourpresidents:

    Washington D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival has begun.  Here’s Lady Bird Johnson planting a tree by the Tidal Basin during the 1965 Festival.  Washington D.C., 04/06/1965

    Cherry Blossoms are out!