Honoured to place in this contest! My thanks to the judge, Beate Conrad.
Translated into Croatian
ghost pumpkins
winter arrives without
a sound
3rd Place
Note: There were 347 entries to the contest, and the results will be published in the IRIS International Haiku Magazine.
Thursday, September 03, 2020
The Cherita, Book 39, June 2020
Issue: "a sense of place"
imprints
of our bodies
in wet sand
emptiness filling
with the water from which
we are made
if you should
happen to drift
away
I will still be holding
onto the lifeline
of your hand
A Cherita Lighthouse Award
imprints
of our bodies
in wet sand
emptiness filling
with the water from which
we are made
if you should
happen to drift
away
I will still be holding
onto the lifeline
of your hand
A Cherita Lighthouse Award
Our Best Haiga: Black & White Haiga/Haisha, August 2020
Curated by Lavana Kray
August 7, 2020
Note: this haiga originally appeared in Incense Dreams 3.1, October 2019
August 12, 2020
Note: this senryu originally appeared in Cattails, April 2017, and the haiga was first published in the anthology, All the Way Home: Aging in Haiku, 2019
August 20, 2020
Note: this haiga originally appeared in Ribbons 15.1, Winter 2019
August 28, 2020
Note: this tanka received 2nd Honourable Mention in the British Haiku Society Awards, 2019
MoonInk Tanka Poetry Anthology, 2020
as if I were
this ash-filled burl,
black veins
of decay winding through
my body like a river
Commended
Climate Change: The Burning Issue Tanka Contest, 2020
between the spokes
of your spinning wheel
a dusty web . . .
I never thought our lives
would so quickly unwind
1st Place
The British Haiku Society Tanka Awards, 2019
the ocean
was in a rage last night
but today,
these peace offerings
of blue mussels and kelp
1st Place
Sanford Goldstein Int'l Tanka Competition, 2018
the growth rings
of otoliths and trees . . .
when did she
become smaller
than her daughters
2nd Place
Fleeting Words Tanka Competition, 2017
dried curls
of gray reindeer moss
crunch softly
underneath our boots . . .
no other sound, but breath
1st Place
San Francisco Int'l Tanka Competition, 2016
this ash-filled burl,
black veins
of decay winding through
my body like a river
Commended
Climate Change: The Burning Issue Tanka Contest, 2020
between the spokes
of your spinning wheel
a dusty web . . .
I never thought our lives
would so quickly unwind
1st Place
The British Haiku Society Tanka Awards, 2019
the ocean
was in a rage last night
but today,
these peace offerings
of blue mussels and kelp
1st Place
Sanford Goldstein Int'l Tanka Competition, 2018
the growth rings
of otoliths and trees . . .
when did she
become smaller
than her daughters
2nd Place
Fleeting Words Tanka Competition, 2017
dried curls
of gray reindeer moss
crunch softly
underneath our boots . . .
no other sound, but breath
1st Place
San Francisco Int'l Tanka Competition, 2016
Failed Haiku - A Journal of English Senryu, Vol. 5, Issue 57, September 2020
(note: this haibun first appeared in #FemkuMag 18, November 2019)
Dwarf Stars 2020 - The Best Very Short Speculative Poems Published in 2019
Honoured to have the following haiku chosen for this anthology. It is one of 72 works selected from 500 submissions. My thanks to the editor, Robin Mayhall!
bioluminescence
I skip a pebble across
the universe
Seashores, Volume 2, April 2019
1st Place, OtherWordly Intergalactic Haiku Competition, 2019
bioluminescence
I skip a pebble across
the universe
Seashores, Volume 2, April 2019
1st Place, OtherWordly Intergalactic Haiku Competition, 2019
Creatrix Poetry and Haiku Journal, Number 50, September 2020
idle trains
the hustle and bustle
of pigeons
day's end
a swan folds the sun
under her wing
the hustle and bustle
of pigeons
day's end
a swan folds the sun
under her wing
Love, British Haiku Society 30th Anniversary Members' Tanka Anthology, 1990-2020
we zip
our sleeping bags
together
you cradle my body
like a crescent moon
our sleeping bags
together
you cradle my body
like a crescent moon
Monday, August 17, 2020
Prairie Interludes - eBook, Snapshot Press, 2020
Honoured to have my free eBook, Prairie Interludes, published by Snapshot Press (UK)! A thousand thanks to the editor, John Barlow, for selecting this collection as a winner in the 2019 Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards.
This book is comprised of seasonal nature haiku influenced by life on the prairie:
This book is comprised of seasonal nature haiku influenced by life on the prairie:
Please enjoy the other titles available from this highly esteemed small press.
Tanka Origins, Issue 4, August 2020
My thanks to the editor, an'ya, for her generous commentary:
pollen dust
sparkles on the pond
we dip
our hands into gold,
forging a memory
"As the author of this tanka Debbie Strange of Canada says "it's utterly magical when the sunlight refracts off the dust on the water - prisms everywhere! Such a lovely visual and a grand way to forge a memory with someone else. Debbie's "we dip" speaks to every one of us as if "we" were right there with her at that pond. Lovely, such a lovely tanka, as lovely as its author, one I always look forward to reading!"
pollen dust
sparkles on the pond
we dip
our hands into gold,
forging a memory
"As the author of this tanka Debbie Strange of Canada says "it's utterly magical when the sunlight refracts off the dust on the water - prisms everywhere! Such a lovely visual and a grand way to forge a memory with someone else. Debbie's "we dip" speaks to every one of us as if "we" were right there with her at that pond. Lovely, such a lovely tanka, as lovely as its author, one I always look forward to reading!"
NeverEnding Story, August 2020
Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu:
drought
the kestrel catches
a piece of sky
Highly Commended
2018 New Zealand International Poetry Competition
Chen-ou Liu's Comments:
L1 sketches a gloomy scene while unexpected yet visually arresting and emotionally poignant L3 enhances the tone and mood of this drought haiku.
drought
the kestrel catches
a piece of sky
Highly Commended
2018 New Zealand International Poetry Competition
Chen-ou Liu's Comments:
L1 sketches a gloomy scene while unexpected yet visually arresting and emotionally poignant L3 enhances the tone and mood of this drought haiku.
Poetry Pea, August 2020
The Haiku Pea Podcast: Guest Editor Robert Horrobin
Series 3, Episode 16 - "Joy", August 17, 2020
rosy dawn
our paddles stippled
with petals
Highly Commended
2019 New Zealand Poetry Society Int'l Competition
sun trap
the cat's tail tickles
my toes
Series 3, Episode 16 - "Joy", August 17, 2020
rosy dawn
our paddles stippled
with petals
Highly Commended
2019 New Zealand Poetry Society Int'l Competition
sun trap
the cat's tail tickles
my toes
Friday, August 14, 2020
Mouth Full of Stones - eBook, Title IX Press (now Moth Orchid Press), 2020
Thrilled to have my free eBook, Mouth Full of Stones, published by Title IX Press!
This book of haikai is comprised of dark subject matter and black-and-white photographs.
This book of haikai is comprised of dark subject matter and black-and-white photographs.
"In Mouth Full of Stones, Debbie Strange, a multi-award winning short-form poet, explores the hard truths about life in our current world. She tackles a wide range of topics from poverty to addiction, aging to grief, gender issues to abuse, and climate change to natural catastrophes. Debbie masterfully probes these subjects, spinning gut-wrenching poems with multiple layers of meaning. From one page to the next, readers will find themselves confronting their own vulnerabilities, scars, and dark secrets."
—Christine L. Villa, author of The Bluebird's Cry, and editor of Velvet Dusk Publishing, Frameless Sky, and Ribbons
Mandy's Pages Annual Tanka Contest, 2020
Thrilled to receive an Honourable Mention in the 2020 Mandy's Pages Annual Tanka Contest. My thanks to Neal Whitman for his lovely commentary!
pipistrelles
emerge from our barn
into dusk . . .
how short the wingspan
of this perfect moment
Honourable Mention
Mandy's Pages Annual Tanka Contest, 2020
Judge's Comments:
Reading this tanka, I experienced a natural flow in the image of small bats that feed on flying insects in the dark. This poet brought me into a single moment of time that I have never personally experienced, but it invited me to recall other moments that are perfect in that moment. This transcendent expression of ideals made this tanka worth mention.
pipistrelles
emerge from our barn
into dusk . . .
how short the wingspan
of this perfect moment
Honourable Mention
Mandy's Pages Annual Tanka Contest, 2020
Judge's Comments:
Reading this tanka, I experienced a natural flow in the image of small bats that feed on flying insects in the dark. This poet brought me into a single moment of time that I have never personally experienced, but it invited me to recall other moments that are perfect in that moment. This transcendent expression of ideals made this tanka worth mention.
—Neal Whitman
(note: there were 105 entries)
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 30, Number 3, August 2020
Honoured to receive the Museum of Haiku Literature Award for best of issue 30.2, May 2020. My thanks to Anna Maris for selecting this haiku, and for her lovely commentary:
prairie town
rusted rails lead us
into sunrise
"A hopeful and very classic haiku, which brings distinct and suggestive images to the reader. This poem conjures memories of old westerns, carries a strong heritage of wabi-sabi or could be read as social commentary. The visual perspective is strong in this one, light and darkness follow the rhythm of the alliteration into a forward movement which carries on way past the poem itself."
rhubarb leaves
the rain-soaked spaces
between them
sea stacks
rise through the mist
ghosts
of long lost sailors
and impossible dreams
the tide leaves
a spiral of pebbles
at my feet
gone, before I can
call out your name
rhubarb leaves
the rain-soaked spaces
between them
sea stacks
rise through the mist
ghosts
of long lost sailors
and impossible dreams
the tide leaves
a spiral of pebbles
at my feet
gone, before I can
call out your name
Glass House Festival, Poetry From Around the World, Weighing Raindrops Haiku Contest, July 2020
Honoured to have this haiku read aloud at the virtual Glass House Poetry Festival!
ceaseless rain
the questions I still
ask myself
3rd Prize
Weighing Raindrops Haiku Contest
(note: there were 129 entries)
ceaseless rain
the questions I still
ask myself
3rd Prize
Weighing Raindrops Haiku Contest
(note: there were 129 entries)
The Wombwell Rainbow, June-July 2020
Thank you to curator, Paul Brookes!
June 23, 2020 - on the theme of wasps and bees
the argument
escalates all night
inside me
these paper-thin walls
only meant for wasps
Wild Voices, April 2017
I inhale
and my lungs fill up
with bees
though all hope is lost
there is still this hum
Hedgerow Poems 100, December 2016
June 24, 2020 - on the theme of ants
an ant
pushing the universe
up this hill
in a water droplet
I find my inner strength
Atlas Poetica 25, July 2016
a black river
of ants surges across
the pavement
they know their destination
long before I know mine
Honourable Mention, 2019 British Haiku Society Tanka Awards
June 25, 2020 - on the theme of beetles
the graffiti
of firefly stars at dusk
we follow
until our eyes adjust
to the narrative of night
Earth: Our Common Ground, April 2017
June 26, 2020 - on the theme of butterflies
in my garden
a gatekeeper butterfly
basks in the sun
I cover my pale body
only coming out at night
Cattails, September 2016
it was
as if she were
a butterfly
the way words flew
from her open hands
Cattails, April 2018
we once played
in this tangled garden,
enchanted
by the quiet fireworks
of bergamot and butterflies
Atlas Poetica 36, February 2019
June 23, 2020 - on the theme of wasps and bees
the argument
escalates all night
inside me
these paper-thin walls
only meant for wasps
Wild Voices, April 2017
I inhale
and my lungs fill up
with bees
though all hope is lost
there is still this hum
Hedgerow Poems 100, December 2016
June 24, 2020 - on the theme of ants
an ant
pushing the universe
up this hill
in a water droplet
I find my inner strength
Atlas Poetica 25, July 2016
a black river
of ants surges across
the pavement
they know their destination
long before I know mine
Honourable Mention, 2019 British Haiku Society Tanka Awards
June 25, 2020 - on the theme of beetles
the graffiti
of firefly stars at dusk
we follow
until our eyes adjust
to the narrative of night
Earth: Our Common Ground, April 2017
June 26, 2020 - on the theme of butterflies
in my garden
a gatekeeper butterfly
basks in the sun
I cover my pale body
only coming out at night
Cattails, September 2016
it was
as if she were
a butterfly
the way words flew
from her open hands
Cattails, April 2018
we once played
in this tangled garden,
enchanted
by the quiet fireworks
of bergamot and butterflies
Atlas Poetica 36, February 2019
Otata 36, December 2018
Incense Dreams 3.1, October 2019
June 27, 2020 - on the theme of moths
she is suspended
between here and gone
a cobweb
catching the light
of this moth-winged life
A Hundred Gourds 4.1, December 2014
a hammock
of tent caterpillars
sags with dew . . .
our differing opinions
on the nature of beauty
Atlas Poetica Special Feature, January 2018
bind my body
with spanworm silk
lay me down
in a shaded garden
until I turn to earth
Atlas Poetica Special Feature, August 2019
Failed Haiku Journal of Senryu Vol. 3, Issue 33, September 2019
June 28, 2020 - on the theme of flies and other sundry insects
dead houseflies
litter my windowsill
blindsided
not even compound eyes
see the way out of here
Undertow Tanka Review 7, September 2015
June 29, 2020 - on the theme of spiders
a spider web
strummed by soft breezes . . .
we can
almost hear the song
of morning dew
Ephemerae 1C, November 2018
July 4, 2020 - on the theme of meadows
the meadow
astir with blue skimmers
their wings
darning these placid days
into our histories
Ripples in the Sand, Tanka Society of America Membersߴ Anthology 2016
Frameless Sky 12, June 2020
Tanka Society of America 20th Anniversary Twitter Tanka Haiga Feature, April 2020
Thank you to curator, Susan Burch!
April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
Honourable Mention, 2018 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest
Tanka Society of America 7-Day Twitter Tanka Project, May 2020
My thanks to curator, Susan Burch!
Day 1 - May 10, 2020
I carry
an ocean within
my pocket . . .
this blue lace agate
etched with ancient tides
Honourable Mention, 2018 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Day 2 - May 11, 2020
a smudge
of blackbirds swirling
into evening . . .
how fluid the shape
of this sorrow
2nd Place, 2018 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Day 3 - May 12, 2020
Day 1 - May 10, 2020
I carry
an ocean within
my pocket . . .
this blue lace agate
etched with ancient tides
Honourable Mention, 2018 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Day 2 - May 11, 2020
a smudge
of blackbirds swirling
into evening . . .
how fluid the shape
of this sorrow
2nd Place, 2018 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Day 3 - May 12, 2020
1st Place, 2016 Mandyߴs Pages Tanka Contest
Day 4 - May 13, 2020
the growth rings
of otoliths and trees . . .
when did she
become smaller
than her daughters
2nd Place, 2017 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Day 5 - May 14, 2020
a star tortoise
carries the universe
on its back . . .
are we slowly moving
away from each other
2nd Place, 2018 San Francisco International Tanka Contest
Day 6 - May 15, 2020
1st Place, 2016 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest
Day 7 - May 16, 2020
the ocean
was in a rage last night
but today,
these peace offerings
of blue mussels and kelp
1st Place, 2018 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest
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