Frank J. Tassone

Month: February 2021

  • The Haiku Masters of Japan drop in for a visit [by David Lehman] – The Best American Poetry

    #Haiku Happenings #8: David Lehman of “The Best American Poetry 2020” presents haiku by the masters! Thanks to Bob Hass, I’mreading the haiku mastersof Japan — Basho, Buson and Issa —in one essential book: TheEssential Haiku, published by Ecco,with smart intro and usefulnotes by Mr. Hass. Examples follow.(Translators do not observestrict syllabic count). Here is Basho…

  • 2392

    Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: her tailstirs my coffeetaste of winter

  • “still everywhere…” a #tanka (2/16/21)

    2/16/21: inspiration– snow still everwhereeven with Spring warmthsnowthe drops of waterpreceding the next ice #tanka #micropoetry #poetry

  • Tuesday Monday

    Originally posted on Heed not Steve: long weekend – it’s all the same to the moon —- © Steve Mitchell 2021

  • 2020 Irish Haiku Competition – Gregory Piko

    #Haiku Happenings #5: Gregory Piko shares the results of the 2021 Irish Haiku Competition! The results of the Irish Haiku Society’s 2020 international haiku competition are available here. First Prize was awarded to Canberra poet, Marietta McGregor, for her timeless nature poem: *** bracket fungus a fallen beech softens into its future 2020 Irish Haiku…

  • Creative Note

    Originally posted on Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin: My haiku: sunrise . . .some waterfor the chrysanthemum is the Daily Haiku: Feb. 16, 2021 at Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog. Previously published by hedgerow #133, autumn 2020 (a print journal). Ellen Grace Olinger

  • My Daily #Haiku (2/15/21 – 2/16/21) #nahaiwrimo

    2/15/21: one “now the worldis gone and I’m just one…”clear sky 2/16/21: vertigo spinningfrom the heightshawk dive #nahaiwrimo #nahaiwrimo2021 #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • Blow & Bird

    Originally posted on thoughts and entanglements: gusts of wind blow wavesthrough an ocean of tall grass –flock of birds scatter Pat2/15/21 For Ronovan Writes Haiku where the prompt words are Blow & Bird. To participate it just read go here https://ronovanwrites.com/2021/02/15/ronovan-writes-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-345-bird-and-blow/