Note: this haiga received an Honourable Mention in the 2023 Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition)
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls: An Oceanic Literary Magazine, April 2024
I dreamt
the oracle of oceans
left your voice
inside an empty shell
for me to find at dawn
Atlas Poetica 37, 2019
ocean waves
advance then retreat
shy lovers
teaching the shore how
to make the stones sing
Blithe Spirit 26.3, 2016
this is the song
of our humpback hearts
when we listen
to the ocean breathing
blood returns to water
Skylark 4.1, 2016
The Take 5ive Journal, March 2024
Theme: Inclusivity
wildfires
rage across the tundra . . .
my conscience
chooses to rescue both
predator and prey
three sisters
in hand-me-downs
cling together
at their new school . . .
together, yet apart
we adopt
the deaf Dalmatian pup
no one wanted,
so perfectly imperfect
and worthy of love
The Cherita, Book 82, January 2024
Issue: "nomad"
whiskers
on the faces
of pansies
suddenly
I am thinking
of you
on my knees
photographing
the minutiae of nature
I peel a badge
of lichen
from my skin
they told me
to keep my wishes
inside
but I am swayed
by the constancy
of dandelions
Tanka Society of America Twitter Bird Special Feature, April 2024
Curated by Susan Burch
Day 17 - April 17, 2024
linden trees
splashed with sunlight
here and there
a few leaves turning
into yellow warblers
Suspect Device Punkzine, Number 14, May 2024
Turning Japanese: Conflict
the slip face
of a sand dune . . .
bullied child
Sonic Boom, World Collage Day 2024
My thanks to Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith for selecting the following collage for inclusion in Sonic Boom's gorgeous World Collage Day eBook (30 collages were selected from 135 submissions):
Seashores - An International Journal to Share the Spirit of Haiku, Vol. 12, April 2024
the shortest day turning into evening grosbeaks
glaze event
the caged wolf gnaws
a chip of sunlight
Sanford Goldstein Memorial Museum, May 2024
Honoured to have had the following tanka read at the opening ceremony on May 5, 2024. My thanks to Kazuaki Wakui!
this morning
i thought of you
and of how
your words flowed
into waterfalls
Ribbons, Volume 20, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2024
blue waves
of lupine ripple across
the meadow . . .
a swarm of bees
rising, falling
Our Best Haiga: Black & White Haiga/Haisha, May 2024
Curated by Lavana Kray
May 3, 2024
(Note: this tanka first appeared in Red Lights 17.2, June 2021)
May 27, 2024
(Note: this tanka received an Honourable Mention in the 2023 San Francisco Haiku, Senryu and Tanka Awards)
GUSTS, Number 39, Spring/Summer 2024
tundra winds
are playful today . . .
a grey ball
of reindeer lichen
bounces over my feet
blue carpets
of speedwell soften
the ditches . . .
we pull over and take
a moment to breathe
Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective, May 2024
Curated by Eric A. Lohman
Featured Artist: May 5, 2024
(note: this tanka first appeared in They Gave Us Life, 2017, in a different format)
Failed Haiku - A Journal of English Senryu, Vol. 9, Number 99, April 2024
My thanks to editor Bryan Rickert for selecting the following haiga:
Sakura Haiku Challenge Anthology - Consulate General of Japan in Toronto, 2024
The following haiga was presented online for the Sakura Haiku Challenge:
Cattails, April 2024
the veins
inside a darter's wings . . .
red quartzite
carrion crows
the group becomes
a mob
ice shards jostle
against each other
on the shore,
a symphony played
for no one but me
coins of light
freckling the footpath
to your grave . . .
our granddaughter tries
to put one in her pocket
Blithe Spirit, Volume 34, Number 2, May 2024
apple blossoms
the way they cup
the light
strawberry season
our turtle smacks
its red lips
an array of stars
splayed out across
the desert sky . . .
we decide to sleep
without a tent tonight
Note: This issue also contains the results and commentaries for the 2023 British Haiku Society Awards which can be accessed under the British Haiku Society tag on this blog. I was thrilled to receive Runner-up and Honourable Mention for the same tanka. My thanks to the judges, David Terelinck and Bryan Rickert.
A Fine Line: The Magazine of the New Zealand Poetry Society, Autumn 2024
busker's hat
a child offers coins
of dried lunaria
1st Place
2022 Bloodroot Haiku Award
foreclosure
a barn spider ties up
loose ends of light
Shortlisted for Presence #75 Best-of-Issue Award
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