London Fog Over Ice

Tastes poetic Mother sits in early fall  Watches tumbling, giggling Watches sun catch virgin, tiny hair Tangle its precious self with broken leaves.  Tastes pregnant Eyes closed in spring sun Grateful backache as innocence Puts an ear to almost The youngest will never hear.

Cameron Dever: When Cut-throat Doesn’t Cut it, Approach Life With Compassion

By Harper Haase Cameron Dever wears big, square glasses that come down past her cheeks and a smile that not even the bitterest of people could mistake as ingenuine. When she answers our facetime call she’s with her husband, Nathan, who says a quick hello before she settles down to talk in her cozy house … More Cameron Dever: When Cut-throat Doesn’t Cut it, Approach Life With Compassion

Green light

“No matter who we lie next to at night we sleep with ourselves. We either forgive or get sick and tired of it.” This is one of the many quotes from Matthew McConaughey’s memoir, “Greenlights,” that I had to frantically jot down in my notes while speeding along the 15 S in Arizona. Last weekend … More Green light

A Political Poem

Who painted red white and blue on my love life? We went on dates and held hands We kissed in the snow and sent chills up warm backs. Who’s lobbying for wrapping necks like birds and touching souls so close they blur? Which congressman decides if we can             butterfly or Eskimo kiss,             or … More A Political Poem

you feel me?

It’s a hot day in the middle of winter, but the sun went down and now there’s bumps on your skin and hair that stands up. In the car, you feel safe. The heater kicks in: hotter than you expected, warmer than your bones. The windows slide down three inches. The air confuses your body… … More you feel me?

The Beginning

What has 2020 brought us? A world-collapsing pandemic with no end in sight, the loss of so many things we need for happiness, so much hatred and polarization, fear, pain, beauty in small things, slivers of hope, and a lot of uncertainty. (Wait, don’t leave! This isn’t another fuck 2020 post, stick with me here.) … More The Beginning

me//undefined

Harper Booth Haase October 24, 1999 – ???? These are the two things that I can confidently say define me. After that, it gets a little mushy. I know what you’re thinking: i’m having an identity crisis. Well, you’re probably right. Instead of mulling around my house wondering how to harness my identity, I decided … More me//undefined