Haijin in Action

  • Today’s Haiku (June 20, 2020)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): まだ揉めている蚕豆の莢の中   佐藤七重 mada mometeiru soramame no saya no naka             still arguing             inside the pod             of a broad bean                                                 Nanae Sato from “Haiku Shiki” (“Haiku Four Seasons,” a monthly haiku magazine), June 2009 Issue, Tokyo Shiki Shuppan, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘soramame’ (broad bean)…

  • My Daily #Haiku (6/20/20)

    6/20/20: troubled waters Where is our“Bridge over troubled waters?” …ghosts of Tulsa #TulsaMassacre #BlackLivesMatter#haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry

  • 2328

    Originally posted on Cat Nap Revue: ‪cool gray morning‬‪seeps through the curtains‬‪June’s keepsake‬

  • Chokecherry

    Originally posted on A Poet in Time: ? ? the slow hiss and sudden pop of a pinecone in fire— admitting the mistake is a first step ? * ? had you lived we’d almost be twins, two sisters so close in time we nearly touched ? * ? this urge to turn and walk…

  • Uninvited Guests

    Originally posted on revivedwriter: We are writing haikai with the summer or winter kigo (depending on our hemisphere) of our choice. Mosquito picnic: Lengthening days invaded Pesky bloodsuckers Here’s an unrelated photo, taken by me last summer

  • Are we? A #KyokaProse / #TankaProse

    Three times the death rate from COVID Infections. Twice the number of fatalities from police violence. More than double the poverty rate. Only 19% of the population nationwide. “We are all in this together.” But when we say “We,” whom do we mean? Junteenth approaching storm clouds long past time to live “…and justice for…

  • summer sting

    Originally posted on Haiku Gravy: almost solsticelow swingingstick through nettles

  • Today’s Haiku (June 19, 2020)

    Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): 十字路のわれらハンカチほどの影   仲村青彦 jûjiro no warera hankachi hodo no kage             at the crossroad             we are shadows as small as             handkerchiefs                                                 Aohiko Nakamura from “Haiku-kai” (“Haiku World,” a monthly haiku magazine), February  2017 Issue, Bungaku No Mori, Tokyo Fay’s Note:  ‘hankachi’ (handkerchief) is a…

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