mackerel sky
the abstract patterns
of existence
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Presence, Number 72, March 2022
anise pods
the star fields we plant
in memory of you
no bluebirds
return to the nest box . . .
stone-washed sky
strung across
this mountain's ribcage
a necklace
of tattered prayer flags
rises and falls like breath
Mariposa, Number 46, Spring/Summer 2022
moonstone
this galaxy I carry
in my pocket
the river
spews its wrath between
canyon walls . . .
our humanity foundering
in this pandemic's wake
(note: this tanka was printed incorrectly as "on this...)
Failed Haiku - A Journal of English Senryu, Vol. 7, Issue 76, April 2022
My thanks to Mike Rehling for selecting these haiga:
Daily Haiku: Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog, April 2022
April 1, 2022
tracks of birds
meander through snow . . .
the surgeon
marks her left breast
with a cross
1st Place
British Haiku Society Awards, 2016
April 4, 2022
fireflies the synchronicity of it all
1st Place
Irish Haiku Society International Haiku Competition, 2021
Fata Morgana the (in)visibility of my (dis)ability
2nd Place
Marlene Mountain Memorial Haiku Contest, 2021
Longlisted for the Touchstone Awards, 2021
Contemporary Haibun, Volume 17, Red Moon Press, 2022
Honoured to have this haiga chosen by Ron Moss for Contemporary Haibun!
Sakura Haiku Challenge Anthology - Consulate General of Japan in Toronto, 2022
The following haiga was presented online for the Sakura Haiku Challenge:
Cafe Haiku: The Magazine of the Cafe Haiku Group (Mumbai, Thane, Hyderabad and Chennai), April 2022
Haiga feature on the theme of "dreams": April 4, 2022
During the pandemic, my dreams are often coloured by loneliness. The term "eremocene" (meaning The Age of Loneliness) perfectly reflects my emotions during these troublesome times.
Akitsu Quarterly, Spring 2022
Honoured to have the following haiga featured on the inner front cover. Thank you, Robin!
Serow: Journal of the Akita International Haiku Network, Volume 5, Spring 2022
Happy to have the following three haiga included in this issue featuring 5/7/5 format on the theme of yūgen:
This issue also features reflections on making haiga, and the following is my contribution:
Making haiga serves as my daily meditation. It helps to distract me from chronic illness, and brings me much joy! I use a variety of techniques, such as ink, watercolour, photography, and digital components in my original artworks. Sometimes the poem comes first, and at other times, the art begs me for words! The Haiku Foundation Haiga Galleries feature several examples of my work. There is something timeless about haiga and the way in which it elevates both the haiku and the art, expanding the scope of each so that they resonate in a more profound way.
Sunday, March 20, 2022
The Haiku Foundation: The Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems, 2021
There were 1506 nominations, and I'm honoured that the following haiku is included in the longlist of 57 poems. My thanks to the editor of #FemkuMag, who nominated my work, and to the judges for taking the time to read!
Fata Morgana the (in)visibility of my (dis)ability
2nd Place
2021 Marlene Mountain Memorial Haiku Contest
World Haiku Review, Winter 2021-2022
herring shoals
the ocean turns itself
inside out
2nd Place
Shintai Haiku Category
empty campground
northern lights paint
the darkness
Honourable Mention
Shintai Haiku Category
prairie blizzard
squirrels take the shape
of their tails
Zatsuei Haiku of Merit
Neo-Classical Haiku Category
we are
nearly home . . .
luminaria
Zatsuei Haiku of Merit
Vanguard Haiku Category
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Tokutomi Haiku Contest, 2021
My thanks to the judge, Emiko Miyashita, for the following honours:
the wisteria
trembles under its own weight . . .
new prosthetic legs
Honourable Mention
Tokutomi Haiku Contest 2021
north winds roll snowballs
across empty pasturelands . . .
I let the dough rest
Honourable Mention
Tokutomi Haiku Contest 2021
Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest 2021
13th Contest Selected Haiku Collection
jellyfish sprites
a bomb detonates
in the distance
grief follows
wherever we go
swallowtails
Irish Haiku Society International Haiku Competition 2021
My thanks to the judge, Anatoly Kudryavitsky, for selecting the following haiku:
fireflies the synchronicity of it all
1st Prize
IHS, International Haiku Competition 2021
The Ending Hasn't Happened Yet, Sable Books 2022
Proceeds from sales of this book will go to Zoeglossia - A Community for POETS with Disabilities.
My thanks to the editor, Hannah Soyer, for including the following tanka sequence in this anthology:
Afflicted
as if I were
this ash-filled burl,
black veins
of decay winding through
my body like a river
hares boxing
in the flush of dawn . . .
it seems
impossible to defeat
an opponent I can't see
a raven
believed it could fly
through me
unaware that I am glass,
pretending to be sky
I have learned
how to keep silent . . .
these pebbles
under my tongue
seasoned with rue
Publication Credits
1st verse: Commended Tanka, Mandy's Pages, The Burning Issue 2020 Tanka Contest
2nd verse: Red Lights 15.2, June 2019
3rd verse: 3rd Place, 2020 San Francisco Int'l Competition for Haiku, Senryu and Tanka
4th verse: Cattails, April 2021
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