Frank J. Tassone

Month: February 2018

  • Daily Haiku: Feb. 10, 2018

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: snowmelt . . . the scotch tape left from a paper snowflake by Stanford M. Forrester Frogpond, Vol 31:2, 2008 ?

  • New Year’s Day

    #Haiku Happenings #9: Tom Sacramona’s haiku appears in the Heron’s Nest and Chen-ou Liu’s Neverending Story!

  • a cotton chill

    Originally posted on Tidbits by Shannon: #Haiku Happenings 8: Shannon Blood’s latest #haiga! Tidbits by Shannon View original post

  • Today’s Haiku (February 10, 2018)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): きつとある自然治癒力日向ぼこ　　和田華凛 kitto aru shizen chiyuryoku hinataboko             I am sure there is             natural healing power             winter sunbathing                                                             Karin Wada from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), November 2016 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo

  • NaHaiWriMo 2018: Indian cotton shirts

    Originally posted on Bill Waters ~~ Haiku: faded shirts and a faded memory of strolling Madras with you NaHaiWriMo 2/10 prompt = Indian cotton shirts. Prompts, posts, and participant submissions: https://www.facebook.com/NaHaiWriMo/ More on NaHaiWriMo and writing haiku: http://www.nahaiwrimo.com *    *    *    *

  • #Haikai Challenge #20 (2/10/18): Hazy Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #renga #haiga

    Miya Ando’s Oborozuki (Moon Obscured by Clouds) at Nancy Toomey Fine Art, courtesy Marina Times   You listened for the songs and heard them! Here’s to you, Lark-loving haijin! Congratulations to all contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants  1. qbit 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3. KanzenToni 4. Linda Lee Lyberg 5. Jane Dougherty 6. Revived Writer…

  • On Writing #Haiku (2/10/18)… #essay #haikai

    Haiku. The very word evokes the beauty of nature and the simple elegance of zen. It fascinates many poets. But for all its simplicity and beauty, haiku is often misunderstood. Misconceptions about haiku by many well-meaning poets result in “haiku” that are, in fact, three-line poems–often of a specific syllabic count, and in a familiar…

  • Haiga

    Originally posted on Vento del giorno: Photo by Lorena Campiotti