Tag: haibun
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A Katana’s Lament: a #Tankaprose…#tanka #haibun #poetry
What? You expected gratitude? That you forged me of steel in the hottest flames? More than two-hundred folds to ensure my density? Sharpened my edge so that, in a master’s hand, I could slice through bamboo in a single stroke? Then you ignored the wisdom of the old master: “Weapons are unhappy tools…” barren…
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A History (and Legacy) of Handwriting: a #haibun about script…#haiku #poetry
Second grade. I follow the exercises in the book. Up and down, up and down, up and down. Then the next set: round and round and round again, left to right on the lines across the page. All to accomplish handwriting the alphabet in script. first penmanship … watching outside our window a…
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#Tanka Tuesday (1/23/18): The joys of bronchitis…#feature #haibun
Wondering why I haven’t posted anything of my own since Saturday? Well, it began as a cough. It expanded to chronic, and by Saturday I needed to cancel my performance at Rockland Poet’s January Open Mic (at least I wasn’t the feature!). Chronic became incessant by Sunday. I took off yesterday and today before…
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Life of a Poet — Frank J. Tassone
Check out my interview in Poets United! #haiku #haibun #tanka #senryu
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#Senryu Saturday (1/20/18): Her Long Suffering …#haibun #poetry #haiku
Photo by Alex Loup on Unsplash Overhead from the kitchen as I changed in my bedroom: “Frankie, throw that out. I’ve suffered you father not throwing things out for seventeen years…” more marital bliss laughing so hard until the coughing starts
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#Haikai Challenge #17 (1/20/18): hawk #haiku #senryu #tanka #haibun #renga #haiga
Photo by Quentin Dr on Unsplash Thank you, haijin! Last week’s challenge broke records–for views and participation! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. ToniKanzen 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3. Jane Dougherty 4. Jules 5. Merril D. Smith 6. Zander 7. Jules #2 8. Xenia Tran 9. Revived Writer 10. Linda Lee Lyberg 11. Vivian Zems 12. Vivian…
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#Freeverse Friday #2: A spontaneous dinner-dance with Amalia Rodrigues…#haibun #haiku #poetry
We finish Mira’s homemade pizza. She’s cooked a perfect pie, complete with a savory crust that holds the cheese, pepper, onions and marinara sauce without breaking apart. With dinner done, she opens spotify and finds Amalia Rodrigues, Portugal’s most famous woman Fado singer. Her melodic, reviberating and intense crescendos fill the kitchen, move us out…
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#Freestyle Friday (1/19/18): A #haibun tree tribute…#haiku #poetry .@ImageCurve
Spring Suite, Finis: Apple Trees The apple tree in our backyard has grown back. Dad and I trimmed it way back before he died. It’s full again, leaves covering its crowning branches in a mane of green. Frankie’s step remains at the base of the trunk: a two-by-four we nailed just below the trunk…
Frank J. Tassone 