Author: Frank J. Tassone

  • Goodbye 2020

    Originally posted on writing in north norfolk: bone-weary we wavegood riddance to the old yearlight beyond the hill Kim M. Russell, 30th December 2020 https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1473437261321-9c57c1ccd6fc?ixid=MXwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHw%3D&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1000&q=80 Image by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash My response to Carpe Diem #1842 End of Year As 2020 draws to a close, Chèvrefeuille reminds us what a dreadful year it was,…

  • Daily Haiku: Dec. 30, 2020

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: senryu     wondering what he sees in her tulips       by Anna Maris (Sweden) FemkuMag 7, 2019  

  • My Daily #Haiku (12/30/20)

    12/30/20: bacon pancake breakfast…too greasy to cookthe bacon #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

  • 12-30

    #Haiku Happenings #3: Kenneth Daniels’ latest haiku for my current #Haikai Challenge!

  • Looking Back at 2020 with Love and Gratitude

    Looking Back at 2020 with Love and Gratitude

    #Haiku Happenings #2: Xenia Trans’ latest #haibun/#tankaprose reflects on the past year!

  • #133 is out!

    Originally posted on hedgerow: a journal of small poems: hedgerow #133 is finally out! Thanks to all readers & contributors. Submissions for #134 welcome. The current issue can be purchased here, or from Amazon. https://frankjtassone.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/cover-front-133.jpeg Wishing everyone a happy new year! stay well, Caroline Skanne (editor)

  • #Haikai Challenge #171 (12/29/20): Cold Moon (fuyu no tsuki)/New Year’s Eve (toshi no yo)/ New Year’s Day (ganjitsu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you for your warm welcome-back, haijin! The intrepid among you ran the gauntlet of ten kigo! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Eugenia2. Jane Dougherty3. Jules (two haibun)4. Kerfe Roig 5. Jules (two more haibun, 10 haiku)6. s.s.7. Li/Lisa Fox of W MI, USA8. s.s. 9. Colleen Chesebro10. Kate11. s.s. Powered…

  • Genjuan 2021 open

    Originally posted on Icebox: The Genjuan 2021 International Haibun Contest office opened for your entries on Dec. 1st. It will close on Feb 1st, but this year our officer will only accept email entries (up to 2 per person), so there’s still plenty of time to send something in. Free entry. The judges are the…