Frank J. Tassone

Haijin in Action

  • #SilentSunday (8/23/20)

    A day collecting firewood from a friend and cleaning out the garage. Fatigue is high. Therefore, another rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!

  • #SilentSaturday (8/22/20)

    A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!

  • Barton Orchard Experience: an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    A smooth trip to Barton Orchard in Poughquag, NY—until the last 2 miles. A long, stop-and-go line of traffic behind an inspecting sheriff at a T-junction stalls our progress before our last turn. Summer-esque heat white-knuckling the wheel Paul lumbers more than walks. Like one of the Dwarves from the film “the Hobbit.” Mira recognizes…

  • World Haiku Series 2019 (185) Haiku by Vania Stefanova

    Originally posted on Akita International Haiku Network: World Haiku Series 2019 (185) Haiku by Vania Stefanova ? the light between two pines— a swing Sketchbook, 2012   光 2本の松の間に スイング ? wind— in the popcorn a cherry petal ? Asahi Haikuist Network, 2011 ? 風 ポップコーンに 桜の花びら ? rustle in the grasses— closer to my…

  • Dave Read Poetry

    #Haiku Happenings #8: Dave Read’s latest #tanka appears in Hedgerow! a gust of wind billows the curtains — I inhale  a full breath  of spring  *** hedgerow 131 Dave Read Poetry

  • Haikai Challenge #152: katydid (kirigirisu) — Katydid serenade

    Originally posted on Tao-Talk: Grass-coated crickets serenade late August’s moon – silver ears listen. https://youtu.be/TjM9tZE_bDg ? image link here Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge.  Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the katydid (kirigirisu).

  • “lone grasshopper…” a #tanka (8/21/20)

    8/21/20: prompt-free lone grasshopper amidst this summer breeze a delayed repair and a snake’s intrusion is a great time for Spanish wine #tanka#micropoetry#poetry

  • Daily Haiku: Aug. 21, 2020

    Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: cemetery garden the endless sleep of leaves   by Eufemia Griffo  (Italy) Blithe Spirit, Vol. 28, No. 4, December 2018

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Frank J. Tassone

Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!

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