Frank J. Tassone

Month: January 2018

  • Your dark self . . .

    Originally posted on A Poet in Time: ? It is always an honor to appear in Pamela A. Babusci’s Moonbathing, a Journal of Women’s Tanka.  The high level of quality tanka in this bi-annual journal by some of the best women writers of tanka make it a journal to read again and again. ? Moonbathing, a…

  • 7 am. Dawn. Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan

    Originally posted on Miriam's Well: Poetry, Land Art, and Beyond: And the strains of “Blue Blue My Love Is Blue” chime the time over the neighborhood. Last night we walked home after a lovely party at Kura Studio with artists from South Korea, Italy, and Guatemala, plus our Japanese hosts and two little children playing…

  • Taken by Storm

    Originally posted on Zander In Print: tempest temptress calls me go walk, embrace the snow Z For Frank J. Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #15  Winter Storm

  • Daily Haiku: Jan. 8, 2018

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: train journey . . . the young student next to me reduces stars to graphs by Beverley George (Australia) Second Place KatiKati Haiku Contest, 2014 ?

  • new

    Originally posted on Project words: a new year I return to old favourites ? ? ? ? ?

  • Falling Tears

    Falling Tears

    Originally posted on Smell The Coffee: This is the background to this haiku: Basho and Tando were close friends and he (Basho) was very sad, as you can read in the haiku, very sad when he heard that Tando had passed away. He weeps, while falling on his knees. Maybe with his hands before his…

  • #Silent Sunday 1/7/18 #haiku #haiga #photo

    After over a week of posting… It’s time to take a well-earned rest from #haiku. See you tomorrow!

  • (g) fortunes/ northern exposure (1.6)

    #Haiku Happenings #15: Jule’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!   via (g) fortunes/ northern exposure (1.6)