My thanks to editor Bryan Rickert for selecting the following haiga:
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Folk Ku: A Journal in Honour of Master Masoka Shiki (1867-1902), King River Press, Issue 2, November 2023
sprigs of clover
in the gopher's mouth . . .
funeral luncheon
Note: for my sister, Elaine MacKenzie Bulmer, who is at rest on a prairie hill (1944-1972)
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
The Art of Tanka, Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2023
crowns of snow
soften every thistle
in the pasture
your words cannot
wound me now
Eucalypt, Issue 35, December 2023
icicles fringe
every granite cliff
our sticks
tap the tinkling notes
of winter's celesta
Geppo: The Work-Study Journal of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, Volume XLVIII:4, November 2023
August - October 2023
autumn haiku the oak grove's white spaces
shadow season
the long and short
of it
damselflies
knit the reeds together . . .
stagnant pond
farmers' market
we choose a bouquet
of daisy gourds
Autumn Challenge Kigo: Insect's Cry, mushi no koe, mushi no ne
grasslands
the pulsing of wind
and katydids
Honoured to know that "damselflies" was included among Dojin Patricia J. Machmiller's favourites!
Geppo: The Work-Study Journal of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, Volume XLVIII:3, August 2023
May - July 2023
pelting rain
all the potholes
disappearing
the crest
of a wood partridge . . .
punk rockers
yin yoga
a harbour seal practices
its banana pose
breaking day
I share my grapefruit
with an oriole
Summer Challenge Kigo: Waterfall, taki
sweet alyssum
a cascade of white flowing
over wet rocks
Honoured to know that "pelting rain" was included among Dojin Patricia J. Machmiller's favourites!
Geppo: The Haiku Work-Study Journal of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, Volume XLVIII:2, May 2023
February - April 2023
woodlands
the scent of bluebells
ringing
fox's wedding
this metamorphosis
of light
newts migrate
to their hatching pool . . .
Mother's Day
late thaw
a ribbon of water
unspools
Spring Challenge Kigo: Spring Sea, haru-no-umi
spring sea
sandpipers rising
falling
Honoured that "late thaw" was included among the "Voted Best" (8 or more votes) in the subsequent issue!
Honoured to know that "woodlands" was included among Dojin Hiroyuki Murakami's favourites, and that Dojin Patricial J. Machmiller included "fox's wedding", "newts migrate", and "late thaw" among hers. Dojin Emiko Miyashita also selected "late thaw" as a favourite!
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Haiga 16th Night Moon Viewing Celebration, September 2023
Delighted to have the following haiga included in the slideshow:
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Haiga Tanabata Celebration, July 2023
Delighted to have the following haiga included in the slideshow:
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
The Haiku Foundation, Celebration Fortnight 2023
Honoured that my video, "Shadowlight" was selected for the video of the day!
Fractured by Cattails, Haiku Society of America Members' Anthology 2023
frozen trough
I cup the warm breath
of my horse
1st Place
2018 Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest
Triveni Haikai India, November 2023
My thanks to Rashiana Singh for selecting the following haiku for the Triveni Spotlight Feature on November 23, 2023:
a new year
how long before I stop
missing you
#FemkuMag, Issue 9, 2019
Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective, November 2023
Curated by Eric A. Lohman
Featured Artist: November 26, 2023
(note: this haiku first appeared in Hedgerow 136, 2021)
Between Sun and Shadow, Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Members' Anthology, 2023
My thanks to the editor, Naia!
dried thatch
the green button you lost
last spring
rows of maize
we put our affairs
in order
Creatrix Poetry and Haiku Journal, Number 63, December 2023
half-light
the rooster decides
not to wait
ancestral farm
a sapling takes hold
of the roofline
drought
wheatfields withhold
their promise
barn doors
swallow nestlings open
their beaks
widowhood
the love-in-a-mist
gone to seed
Mariposa, Number 49, Autumn/Winter 2023
ancient caldera
clouds waterfalling
over the rim
homeless men
play chess in the park . . .
each one
a forfeited pawn
in someone's game
Friday, November 17, 2023
Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn 2023
ensō the fullness and emptiness of sorrow
neuropeptides the ebb and flow of a smile
elfinwood
father shrinking
day by day
haikuNetra, Issue 1.3, November 2023
haikuJyoti - The Third Eye
twinflowers the duality of (our) nature
haikuDrishti - The Observation
sea wolf
I wasn't expecting
to find you here
haikuPrakash - The Enlightenment
hillwalkers
how many footsteps
make a track
haikuRatna - Editor's Pick
rural road
one skater unzips
the dotted line
The Haiku Foundation, Haiku of the Day (formerly Per Diem), November 2023
Selected by Charlotte Hrenchuk for the theme of "The North": November 16, 2023
northern lights
the blur of scarves
as skaters pass
Zatsuei Haiku of Merit
2019 R.H. Blyth Award
Monday, November 13, 2023
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library (Illinois), Poems About Animals Contest, 2023
Thrilled that the following haiku received an Honourable Mention in this contest. My thanks to the judge, Charlotte Digregorio!
prairie antelope
a smudge of rainbow
between its horns
Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition, 2023
Thrilled that the following haiga received an Honourable Mention in the traditional category from Judges Terri and Raymond French:
Judges' Commentary:
A lovely haiga, We liked the implied connection between the back-and-forth of migration and life's inevitable changes, often changing direction unexpectedly. The cranes flying in different directions, the swish in the center suggesting movement and the flowing font of the senryu all work together so well.
The Cicada's Cry: A Micro-Zine of Haiku Poetry, Autumn 2023
a swirl of leaves
the Witch of November
taps at our door
Ribbons, Volume 19, Number 3, Fall 2023
Windswept
spear grass
pins this hillock
to the prairie . . .
these family graves
tended my magpies
sorrow
flourishes inside
my chest,
taking root as if to say
it means to stay awhile
Note: an'ya and I judged the 2023 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Competition, and the results and our commentaries are included in this issue.
Our Best Haiga: Black & White Haiga/Haisha, November 2023
Curated by Lavana Kray
November 11, 2023
(note: this tanka was first published in Eucalypt 22, 2017)
Frogpond, Vol. 46, Number 1, Winter 2023
Thrilled to have the following poem nominated by the editors for a 2023 Touchstone Award:
funeral lilies
our hands gilded
with pollen
Change, British Haiku Society Members' Anthology, 2023
a fallen owl
father measures us
against its wings
Blithe Spirit, Volume 33, Number 4, November 2023
raindrops
fringe the hayloft . . .
burial day
insomnia
arrives like a thief
every night
stealing sleep to sell
on the black market
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, 7:1, Autumn/Winter 2023-2024
moonlit path
silver seed gourds
begin to wander
Haiku Canada Review, Volume 17, Number 2, October 2023
farmer's tan
the white stripe
on a black swan's bill
the hands
that shaped our family
at rest now
in this prairie meadow
alive with bumblebees
harlequin ducks
ride swelling waves
I wait
to catch a glimpse
of the real you
Thursday, November 02, 2023
Geppo: The Haiku Work-Study Journal of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, Volume XLVIII:1, February 2023
November 2022 - January 2023
winterberry
the first holiday
alone
fallen snow
the garden
underneath
farm chores
this frost-fringed hole
in my mitten
the gardenias
in father's mind . . .
winter moon
Winter Challenge Kigo: Narcissus, suisen
i force myself
to get out of bed . . .
paperwhites
Honoured that "winterberry" was chosen for commentary in the subsequent issue:
Dojin's Corner:
The winterberry, a bright red, holly-like berry sets up this poem to be a poem of joy. This sense of joyfulness carries through the second line. Then the one-word third line tells us this poem is not about joy, but about sadness in the midst of everyone else's joy. The way this poem is constructed is very effective in creating how feelings of isolation and loneliness are deepened when the outside world in its merriment is oblivious to one's individual pain.
—Patricia J. Machmiller
"Winterberry" is a form of holly, a plant with deep spiritual meanings in many different cultures. As a kigo it matches well with the feelings of celebrating a holiday alone for the first time. The "winter" in "winterberry" evokes the solitude and desolation of the season while the bright red berries bring to mind the joyful aspect of winter holidays. This is an effective choice for conveying the poet's complex emotions.
—Phillip R. Kennedy
The author spends the New Year's holiday alone, with bright red shiny winterberry, a plant in the holly family. The tone of the haiku is not so lonely; however, there is the sense of missing someone who was there before. "The first holiday" can be interpreted as the New Year's holiday and the first holiday to be alone.
—Emiko Miyashita
Also honoured to know that Dojin Patricia J. Machmiller included "winterberry" among her favourites, and Dojin Emiko Miyashita included "farm chores" among hers!
Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest 2023
15th Contest Selected Haiku Collection
a charred banyan
only the fragments
of clouds remain
red-crested cardinals
flames begin to flicker
across the island
New Zealand Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2023
White-Hot Heart - NZPS Poetry Anthology 2023
My thanks to Anatoly Kudryavitsky, the judge of this contest, and to the editors, Janet Newman and Margaret Moores, for including these poems!
marsh marigolds
dark waters patched
with light
Highly Commended
washed-out road
telephone poles pin
the ditches together
New Zealand Poetry Society International Poetry Competition 2023
My thanks to Anatoly Kudryavitsky, the judge of this contest!
marsh marigolds
dark waters patched
with light
Highly Commended
(note: there were 786 haiku entries)
Haiga in Focus, Issue 65, November 2023
Curated by Claudia Brefeld
Translated into German
Honoured to have the following haiga selected as the Editor's Choice:
Claudia's Commentary:
The haiku radiates the lightness of magic. The composition of the image supports this statement: the color of the right-hand side attracts the eye (across the fog on the left-hand side) into the image - a harmonious and coherent addition to the haiku. A haiga that requires no further explanation but rather, in its entirety, creates a connection of imaginations and thus evokes nuanced moods.
This haiga was also selected for the issue:
Failed Haiku - A Journal of English Senryu, Vol. 8, Issue 95, November 2023
My thanks to editor Hemapriya Chellappan for selecting the following split-sequence haiga:
A Fine Line: The Magazine of the New Zealand Poetry Society, Spring 2023
earth day
the shimmering wave
of a bee colony
2nd Place
2020 World Haiku Save Our World Competition
Tsuri-doro: A Small Journal of Haiku and Senryu, Issue #18, November/December 2023
foreclosure the last nest egg gourd
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