Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • #NaHaiWriMo 2019 closure

    Another February, another NaHaiWriMo! I succeeded in writing two haiku per day for the month. It was a lot of fun! Thank you, everyone, for reading and for your continued support. swan song so much haiku so little time

  • Emergent Compassion: a #TankaProse #TBT (on a Wednesday) #haibun

    memorial stone a genesis of ruin in every sip all their raised fists and voices all of my paralysis A night so long ago. Her absolute enabled-tongue lashing you to mindless rage. Her slumped on the stairs, you above her, fists clenched, driving down. I, a boy of twelve, headlocking you off her. You, a…

  • #Haikai Challenge #74 (2/23/19): thin ice (usurai) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    You honored the presidency and witnessed to presidents, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Tessa3. Dwight L. Roth4. Reena Saxena5. Jane Dougherty 6. Jules @ Strands7. Helene Vaillant8. The Dark Netizen9. Janice10. Linda Lee Lyberg 11. Shannon Blood12. emily karn13. MossHawk14. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s…

  • An Unspoken Story: a #writephoto #haibun

    A fist punches through the very earth, only to petrify as a standing stone. Another titan prevented from tormenting the world, perhaps? Or is the stone not a fist, but one of the Fianna, stepping out of Kairos into Chronos, like old Oisin himself? Another hero bearing the burden of one cataclysmic choice. Or is…

  • First reading in Twenty Years: A #TBT #Haibun featuring my latest from .@ImageCurve

    Suffern Poetry hosts an Open Mic in the community room, on the top floor of Suffern’s Village Hall. Rows of chairs, separated by one aisle, lead to the “stage”—an open space at the front of the room, facing the audience. A counter separates the main room from a small kitchenette. Florescent lights in a soft…

  • A White Priviledge Witness: a #haibun

    Binghamton, 1991. We all sat in a downtown restaurant. A waiter took all of our orders–except for our friend seated at the head of the table. He was the only one among us with a brown complexion. waning moon an “I meant no offense” too little too late The Bronx, 2010s. One of my students,…

  • Our Time: a #Writephoto #haibun

    “Red sky in morning, sailor take warning.” That may be. We risk the coming storm, nevertheless. The risen sun pierces the massed cumulus that threaten the fierce deluge to come, as though it honors our courage. Perhaps it does. We have faced torrents before. We will do so again, as we always have. Together. winter…

  • #Haikai Challenge #73 (2/16/19) Presidents #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    I hope your taste of Spring lasted longer than mine did, haijin! Many of you found a way to acknowledge a taste of it! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Dwight L. Roth3. The Dark Netizen4. Pat R 5. Jules @ Strands6. Janice7. Jane Dougherty8. Suzanne 9. Revived…