Category: haikai
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The Inspirations of Mentors: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #haibun
I call three poets my mentors: three women, three masters, three exemplars of the art A head bowed in awe Constance Coiner introduced me to Carolyn Forche. The poet was one of the modern American women writers we studied in Professor Coiner’s course of the same name. Forche’s The Country Between Us was the work…
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“waterlogged flora…” a #tanka (4/14/20)
4/14/20: self-healing waterlogged flora drying out in the scattered sunlight between clouds sit and seek the center all our self-healing becomes one #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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My Daily #Haiku (4/14/20)
4/14/20: envelope blooming dogwooda pile of envelopesin the mailbox #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus
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The Renewal of an Apocalyptic Affair: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #haibun
A simple carass, and your coughing begins. The slightest of kisses, and you become corpses frozen in the ice. I, the corruption of your so vulnerable flesh, wither you to your last wheeze. So like the old days, when I meandered across manure-stinking villages and filth-ridden cities, savoring the warmth of their breath. Thanatos and…
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“torrential rain…” a #tanka (4/13/20)
4/13/20: unprompted torrential rain fluttering in the wind evergreen branches a sudden droopy-eyed contemplation of coffee #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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My Daily #Haiku (4/13/20)
4/13/20: hole April showers …another day downthe CoVid rabbit hole #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus
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Rise this Easter: a Day 12 #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #sedoko – #triolet – #haibun
No one witnessed the ressurection event. Apostles witnessed the ressurected Jesus. Witness the irony: Light rising in the dark. coronal Easter still an empty tomb to celebrate Two-millenia and twenty years later, Christians celebrate–and this year, at home. Some may sigh over that, full of unwept tears. But do we celebrate with a Spirit of…
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Haikai Challenge #134 (4/12/20): Easter Lily #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Have you enjoyed your birdsong serenades, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dave Madden2. joem18b3. Li/Lisa4. Rhen Laird 5. Jane Dougherty6. Peter7. Janice8. Eugenia 9. Kerfe Roig10. Jules Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: Happy Easter! Another year, another #haikai challenge on Easter Sunday. As I said last year:…
Frank J. Tassone 