Originally posted on Gregory Piko:
Adjei Agyei-Baah is a widely published poet from Ghana. He has written several books including Afriku (Red Moon Press, 2016) and is co-founder of the Africa Haiku Network and The Mamba (Africa’s premiere haiku journal). Adjei is currently pursuing his PhD studies in…
Originally posted on O at the Edges:
? Emptying Haibun Waiting, I open myself but nothing enters. Even music’s comfort avoids me, preferring calmer ports or perhaps another’s wind choices. I drop the weighted cord through the flute, pull it, and watch the cloth ease out. Some days…
First light arrives before five in the morning. The birdsongs arrive with it. A cacophony of twittering, and avian arias, shatter my sleep, and any hopes of returning to it. By afternoon, however, a scattering of songs—at well-spaced intervals—may arise. This abundance of radiance—so close to the end […]
Originally posted on dVerse:
Welcome, poets! I am Frank Tassone, your host for today’s Haibun Monday! Today, we blend prose and haiku together to craft that famous Japanese poetic form. And today, our inspiration is the first solstice of the year! Summer Solstice? Or Winter Solstice? You decide.…
Originally posted on Heed not Steve:
Father’s Day –he settles intolove’s gravity —— © Steve Mitchell 2022 — Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I love you.
Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!
Frank J. Tassone 