Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff
Born 1954 in the USA
Living in Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Valorie Broadhurst Woerdehoff, originally from Northern California (USA), has for the last nearly 35 years called Dubuque, Iowa, home. Her poems, including haiku, senryu and rengay, have been widely published. She has judged haiku contests and earned awards for her writing, including haiku, on the local and national level.
a sign
on the cigar shop front door:
“No Smoking”
Failed Haiku Volume 1, Issue 7: July, 2016
leaving blankets at the shelter
to cover
my guilt
Failed Haiku Volume 1, Issue 7: July, 2016
writing you —
the pen
warming in my hand
Frogpond 36.1: Winter 2013
in my ex-husband’s wedding
my off-white shoes
on her feet
Second Place, Humorous Division, 1996 Hawaii Education Association
International Haiku Contest
wrapping my legs
around your waist --
the door bell
Frogpond #19:2: Summer 1996