Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu:
mute swans
under a moon bridge
the things
I should have confessed
make no difference now
1st Place
2016 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Chen-ou Liu's comments: (excerpted from the judge, an'ya's commentary)
"...Selected for the first place in this competition, is this tanka by a well known author from Canada, Debbie Strange. Smoothly composed, the words "mute swans" in line 1 and "under a moon bridge" in line 2 starts it off beautifully. Debbie creates a distinct pause before she goes into lines 3 and 4 which juxtapose with a human relationship. This tanka then finally spills over to line 5, in a flowing crescendo and the moment of closure. Simple images, and straightforward words make this tanka work for anyone and everyone who reads it..."
Thursday, June 20, 2019
The Haiku Foundation, Haiku Dialogue Week 21, June 2019
"What's at Hand" prompts by Craig Kittner: a broken shell
beach drift . . .
we mend the cracked wings
of angels
beach drift . . .
we mend the cracked wings
of angels
The Haiku Foundation, Haiku Dialogue Week 19, June 2019
"What's at Hand" prompts by Craig Kittner: a fallen leaf
unmarked grave . . .
a thousand red maples
offer their leaves
unmarked grave . . .
a thousand red maples
offer their leaves
Moonbathing, Issue 20, Spring/Summer 2019
uncertainty
seeps through the fog . . .
we can't find
our footing on this bridge
already crossed
seeps through the fog . . .
we can't find
our footing on this bridge
already crossed
Le Prix Jocelyne-Villeneuve, Haiku Canada 2019
Honoured to have the following watercolour featured on Le Prix Jocelyne-Villeneuve Haiku Canada trifold announcing the winners of the contest!
At the Water's Edge, Haiku Canada Members' Anthology 2019
circles of lichen
I thought we would have
more time
3rd Place
Kaji Aso Studio, 30th Annual Haiku Contest, 2018
I thought we would have
more time
3rd Place
Kaji Aso Studio, 30th Annual Haiku Contest, 2018
Haigaonline, June 2019
Summer Gallery:
Monostich Imaginings
As an avid practitioner of the haikai arts, I am always striving to find new ways of expressing myself concisely and creatively. The brevity of the monostich/monoku form challenges me to distill my imaginings down to their essence. Working in this minimalistic genre fosters a sense of fluidity in my writing, which in turn, inspires me to be open to experimentation. The fanciful illustrations accompanying these poems were composed on my iPad.
Creatrix Poetry and Haiku Journal, Number 45, June 2019
mountain range
the shafts of light
between us
kelp forest
sunrays stroke
a diver's back
street vendors
the smoky taste
of summer
the shafts of light
between us
kelp forest
sunrays stroke
a diver's back
street vendors
the smoky taste
of summer
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 29, Number 2, May 2019
prairie spring
a fogbow spans
the coulee
needles of rain
puffballs release
their spores
wavering veils
of snow geese in transit
remind me
of the way life comes
together . . . falls apart
knocking down
these walls between us
we discover
a collection of small,
imperfect skeletons
a dolphin
found on Jupiter
just when
I thought that life
had lost its magic
note: this issue also contains my commentaries as judge of the 2018 British Haiku Society Awards for tanka
a fogbow spans
the coulee
needles of rain
puffballs release
their spores
wavering veils
of snow geese in transit
remind me
of the way life comes
together . . . falls apart
knocking down
these walls between us
we discover
a collection of small,
imperfect skeletons
a dolphin
found on Jupiter
just when
I thought that life
had lost its magic
note: this issue also contains my commentaries as judge of the 2018 British Haiku Society Awards for tanka
Bleached Butterfly Magazine, Volume 1:1, June 2019
Honoured to have four haiga chosen for the inaugural issue!
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, 2:2, Spring/Summer 2019
moon bridge
I row through a circle
of light
wild mushrooms
the scent of earth roots me
to home
I row through a circle
of light
wild mushrooms
the scent of earth roots me
to home
Akitsu Quarterly, Summer 2019
streetlamps flicker
the nightjars we might
have seen
storm surge
the ribs of an old boat
rise and fall
notes: "storm surge" was published incorrectly, without the words "old boat", and the haiga was printed in black and white
the nightjars we might
have seen
storm surge
the ribs of an old boat
rise and fall
notes: "storm surge" was published incorrectly, without the words "old boat", and the haiga was printed in black and white
Tuesday, June 04, 2019
Santoka: Haiku Poetry Lovers Association - 2nd International Haiku and Haiga Contest, 2019
Honoured to have this work translated into Serbian and exhibited at the Bartcelona Gallery in Belgrade, Serbia.
Highly Commended
The Haiku Foundation: The Touchstone Awards for Individual Poems, 2018
There were 800 plus nominations, and I'm honoured that two of my haiku were included in the shortlist of 31 poems! Thank you to those editors and individuals who nominated my work.
fallow fields a light dusting of snow geese
Mariposa 39
peat bog
the spreading fire
of cloudberries
Shamrock 40
fallow fields a light dusting of snow geese
Mariposa 39
peat bog
the spreading fire
of cloudberries
Shamrock 40
The Haiku Foundation, EarthRise Rolling Haiku Collaboration, April 2019
Theme: Year of Indigenous Languages
open market
we taste the sound
of other languages
The Mamba, Issue 4, 2017
talking drums every song we know by heart
Hedgerow Poems, Issue 121, 2017
open market
we taste the sound
of other languages
The Mamba, Issue 4, 2017
talking drums every song we know by heart
Hedgerow Poems, Issue 121, 2017
The Haiku Foundation, Per Diem, June 2019
Selected by Dave Read for the theme of "Parents and Their Kids": June 3, 2019
the droop
of mother's smile
mudslide
Haiku Canada Review, October 2017
the droop
of mother's smile
mudslide
Haiku Canada Review, October 2017
The Haiku Foundation, Per Diem, May 2019
Selected by Marietta McGregor for the theme of "Wearable": May, 2019
the sky ripens . . .
snow stars
decorate your sweater
Under the Basho, 2017
the sky ripens . . .
snow stars
decorate your sweater
Under the Basho, 2017
The Haiku Foundation, HaikuLife Film Festival 2019
These haiga videos are comprised of previously published poems to celebrate International Haiku Poetry Day, an initiative of the Haiku Foundation, held April 17, 2019.
Infinite Possibilities
(with recitation)
Life Flows By
(video taken in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba)
life flows by
in a murmuration
of days . . .
my shape has changed,
but I still know who I am
(tanka published in Blithe Spirit 28.1, May 2018)
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