Haikuist Mug
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March 24, 2026
$20.00
In this first edition of the Nick Virgilio Writers House Youth Anthology, we collect the winners, and for the first time, the finalists of the Nick Virgilio Memorial Student Haiku and Senryu Competition from the years 2022-2026.
The Nick Virgilio Haiku Competition for Grades 7-12 was founded in 1990 by Sacred Heart Church in Camden, N.J. It’s sponsored and administered by NVHA in memory of Nick Virgilio, a charter member of the Haiku Society of America, who died in 1989. The Haiku Society of America cosponsors the contest, provides judges, and publishes the winners in its journal, Frogpond and on its website www.hsa-haiku.org For more information on Nick Virgilio, the Writers House, or to participate in our exciting programming, visit us at www.nickvirgiliohaiku.org
This book brings together the best middle and high school poets from around the country and around the world, from Georgia to California, and from Romania to Samoa. These students prove that poetry is humanity defined, and that haiku in particular reveals what it means to be human.
In this first edition of the Nick Virgilio Writers House Youth Anthology, we collect the winners, and for the first time, the finalists of the Nick Virgilio Memorial Student Haiku and Senryu Competition from the years 2022-2026.
The Nick Virgilio Haiku Competition for Grades 7-12 was founded in 1990 by Sacred Heart Church in Camden, N.J. It’s sponsored and administered by NVHA in memory of Nick Virgilio, a charter member of the Haiku Society of America, who died in 1989. The Haiku Society of America cosponsors the contest, provides judges, and publishes the winners in its journal, Frogpond and on its website www.hsa-haiku.org For more information on Nick Virgilio, the Writers House, or to participate in our exciting programming, visit us at www.nickvirgiliohaiku.org
This book brings together the best middle and high school poets from around the country and around the world, from Georgia to California, and from Romania to Samoa. These students prove that poetry is humanity defined, and that haiku in particular reveals what it means to be human.
| Weight | 0.4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6 × 9 in |
Alfred taught English to junior and senior high school students in New Jersey and Massachusetts prior to working for the municipal government of the City of Camden, New Jersey. He began working with the City of Camden Department of Planning & Development, Division of Housing Services, as a Cost Estimator for Property Improvement in 1984.
He spent the next thirty-eight years working in both the Division of Housing Services, and the Finance Department Bureau of Grants Management, helping the City administer state and federally funded affordable housing projects in Camden.
Alfred spent ten years working with the Bureau of Grants Management, where he reviewed and evaluated grant applications and proposals for funding from non-profit and for- profit housing developers. These agencies included St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society, Heart of Camden, Camden County OEO, Habitat for Humanity,
Camden Lutheran Housing, RPM Development and others. He also worked with social service agencies such as Dooley House, Respond Inc., Sikora House, Center for Family Services, and Volunteers of America, that applied for grant funding.
He also played a significant role in the planning and implementation of the Annual Consolidated Plan grant application submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development each year. The Bureau holds an annual grant funding seminar along with public meetings and technical assistance sessions concerning the C-Plan.
Working for the City of Camden Division of Housing Services Alfred also served as the coordinator of the federal funded HOPWA housing Program for 14 years.
HOPWA funds provided safe, affordable, secure, housing for persons with HIV/AIDS, by issuing housing vouchers to their participants. He managed the delivery of services to 80-90 clients a year, covering Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties.
During his time working for the City of Camden Mr. Dansbury was a member of the CPAC Homeless Network Planning Committee, the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Advisory Committee and United Neighbors of Whitman Park.
Outside of his work with the City of Camden, Alfred worked as an Adjunct Instructor of Reading Skills and Writing Skills at Camden County College, teaching at both the Camden and Blackwood campuses. In 2022 Alfred published,
“The Strength of Courage” a novel he embarked on as a graduate student in Rowan University’s M.A. in Writing program in 2014-2018.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Journalism from Rutgers University, a Master’s of Arts degree in Business Administration from Eastern University, a Master’s of Arts in Education from Eastern Michigan University and a Master’s of Arts in Writing from Rowan University.
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