A one-line haiku published in
Acorn, A Journal of Contemporary Haiku,
#39, Fall 2017~
winter static the crackle of your silence
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Category Archives: haiku
Six in One
Under the Basho is an excellent and unusual haiku publication. It is unusual in that submissions and acceptances continue on a rolling basis through the year while other journals have very strict reading periods. It is also unusual in that the journal is divided into various haiku subcategories such as “Traditional haiku,” “Hokku,” “Modern Haiku,” “One-Line Haiku,” “Concrete Haiku,” and “Poet’s Personal Best Haiku.”
This is the second time I’ve had the good fortune of having haiku in Under the Basho in three categories: Modern Haiku, One-Line Haiku and Poet’s Personal Best Haiku.
Here are my three in the Modern Haiku group:
I have two in the One-Line Haiku group:
And I have one selected in the Poet’s Personal Best Haiku category. Poems in this group are haiku or senryu that have already been published:
It is a wonderful way to end the year by having six haiku chosen to appear in this journal. My thanks to the editors for selecting these haiku.
Cerulean sky and other Senryu…
Published in Prune Juice, A Journal of Senryu, Kyoka,
Haibun and Haiga, Issue 23, November 2017
In addition to three haiga published in Prune Juice, there were also these senryu:
walking meditation
worries follow
in shadow
cerulean sky –
the wild sea air
tousles my thoughts
barren –
even the word
is devoid of hope
promises not kept—
that umbrella you gave me
blows inside out
This stormy, but fun, vintage illustration is from a 1911 book illustrated by Oliver Herford (1863-1935)
Cold snap! (haiga)
This Haiga was published in Prune Juice, A Journal of Senryu, Kyoka,
Haibun and Haiga, Issue 23, November 2017.
Note on the photo: I took this picture on a beautiful, sunny winter day in Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London. Greenwich Park is one of the beautiful Royal Parks that make city living a joy. The frost on the leaves and grass and the bright sunlight were just exquisite that morning.
Battered boards … (haiga)
This Haiga was published in Prune Juice, A Journal of Senryu, Kyoka,
Haibun and Haiga, Issue 23, November 2017
Note on the photo: In 2013 I visited Avignon, France, which is where this picture was taken of the outside of the Palais des Papes. It dates back to the 14th century.
Even the butter … (two haiku)
Two haiku just published in the November 2017 issue of Brass Bell. The theme was “family.”
Both haiku are by Mary Kendall (c) 2017
A Poet in Time 