Frank J. Tassone

Tag: publication

  • #Publication Alert (4/25/18): my latest in #Haiku Windows

    Happy to appear in the latest Haiku Windows, from the Haiku Foundation: five-train window… the sudden darkness of a tunnel Thank you, kj munro!

  • #Throwback Thursday (4/19/18): That Swing…an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    That Swing I pull the black metal bars of that swing. The ground swings to the sky swings to the ground. Over and over again. Fog horn    wind-tossed waves at Kingsland Point   first published in Image Curve, April 19, 2018 more by FRANK J. TASSONE photo by Simon Schmitt   for dVerse OLN #218,…

  • My Daily #Haiku #3

    courtesy of Fay Collins     Thanksgiving Day– A murder of crows Takes flight     My second haiku for EarthRise Haiku Collaborative 2018  from my haibun “Conflicted Expectations”, Contemporary Haibun Online, October 2013; V. 8, N. 3   for dVerse Poets’ Tuesday Poetics–Fay Colins. Sarah’s inaugural pubtend! Real Toads’ Tuesday Platform–April Style #GloPoWriMo2018 / #NaPoWriMo2018  17/30…

  • Backyard Delight: an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    Backyard Delight     The apple tree’s trunk split into two like outstretched open arms. A step onto a stump and an arm around one of the splits ensured an easy climb. Dean and I sat on that great branch many summer days when the foliage concealed us from prying eyes below. We imagined we…

  • #Throwdown Thursday (4/12/18): Shepherd’s Call…my latest #haibun on .@ImageCurve

    Shepherd’s Call     Each year, The Catholic Church celebrates Christ the Good Shepherd. A common Gospel reading for that Sunday Liturgy is the Gospel of John, in which Jesus Christ calls himself “the good Shepherd.” (John 10: 14) and says that his sheep “hear my voice.” (John 10:27) What do I hear? The tweets,…

  • #Wayback Wednesday (4/11/18): Tempest…an .@ImageCurve #haibun

    Tempest       Syracuse wind chime in back sings. Outside light flashes on. The wind blows on and on. Soon, I’ll step out into it. Shudder at the thought hot bite of oatmeal— last memory of warmth this morning     for more by FRANK J. TASSONE Photograph by Liming Huang   first published in…

  • The Death Knell of Columbus

      The women wear suits. We file into the auditorium for our December Professional Development. Our Principal, Lisa, stands at the front. “Our agenda has changed. Please let me introduce our superintendent…” I shudder. Superintendents never come to schools anymore. Except to deliver bad news. The petite Latina woman with the hint of middle-age weight…

  • #Freestyle Friday (4/6/18): a little “Tai Chi Practice” courtesy of .@ImageCurve

    Tai Chi Practice     “White Crane Spreads its Wings” Sunlight rippling off the Ramapo River Deep breath in. During commencement, I raise soft, rounded arms. They ascend, roll and descend. Deep breath out. As I pivot and “roll the ball.” Empty, fill. Breathe in, breathe out. Brush knee left. Then the rest of the…