Month: January 2019
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#SilentSunday (1/27/19)
A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!
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Going
Twilight deepens to dusk, after such a radiant, brisk day. The lower wind chime has become hopelessly tangled. Breezes continue to pass anyway. So it goes. A restlessness writing usually salves persists. The sandpaper sensation in both elbows, like ants walking on skin, continues. A growing tightness in the throat intensifies. So it goes. It’s…
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Paul Reps’ Green Tea
Originally posted on Haiku Commentary: – Paul Reps (1895 – 1990) (USA) First, some background on this haiga: “In the early ‘50s, Reps, who was in his forties, had traveled to Japan en route to visit a respected Zen master in Korea. He went to the passport office to apply for his visa and was…
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‘felting day’ haiga
Originally posted on Stella Pierides: felting day the town crier’s red coat Image: nuno felted neck warmer
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how a haiku is made
Originally posted on pauldavidmena: Haiku might not be as tasty as sausage, but at least you’ll recognize all — or at least most — of the ingredients. I’ve been writing haiku for over 25 years now, and I find that I’m writing more, and at a much more rapid clip than I did when I was younger. Sometimes I…
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#Haikai Challenge #70 (1/26/19): Rachel Sutcliffe tribute #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Thank you, haijin, for raising your voices for equality. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. The Dark Netizen3. Dwight L. Roth4. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 5. Revived Writer6. Merril D. Smith7. Janice 8. Jules @ Strands 9. Helene Vaillant10. Reena Saxena Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Moving forward. We…
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seashores – issue one
#Haiku Happenings #6: Tia Haynes’ latest haiku appear in the premier issue of Seashores!
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Line
Originally posted on haiku tree: the moon barely a line in midnight sand ?
Frank J. Tassone 