Frank J. Tassone

Tag: haibun

  • 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…

  • First Kiss: a #quadrille #haibun

    Our second date. We walked through the Bear Mountain Zoo and Trailside Museum, stopping outside the Amphibian House. She saw toddlers and smiled. Holding her, I bent my head in. For our first kiss. tulip blossom all of our love after all these years for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #73: A Prelude to a Kiss (Pubtended by…

  • #Haikai Challenge #72 (2/9/19): first spring gust (haru ichiban) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Still shivering, haijin? Or have you been as confused as I have with erratic shifts in weather? Whatever the case, many of you bore witness! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Reena Saxena3. Jules @ Strands4. Jane Dougherty5. Linda Lee Lyberg 6. Helene Vaillant7. Tessa8. The Dark Netizen9. Xenia…

  • Our first conversation, Lynn

    It’s Friday, July 18th. We start to say grace when my phone rings. Without looking, I know it’s you. My dish of penne remains in the microwave as I see your name on the incoming call. You ask about the weather, my writing, and work. I answer what I can. And savor the soft, resigned…

  • #Haikai Challenge #71 (2/2/19): Still Cold (yokan) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

    Thank you, haijin, for all of your moving tributes to Rachel Sutcliffe. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Dwight L. Roth3. The Dark Netizen4. Jane Dougherty5. Petru J Viljoen 6. Isabel Caves7. Jules @ Strands8. Hifsa Ashraf 9. Janice10. Xenia Tran 11. Revived Writer12. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr13.…