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My thanks go to Wayne Kingston, who got this topic going with his haiku.
Much like episode 2, we can celebrate lots of new poets joining the community of writers today.
I’ll add twitter handles for all the poets, where I have them, so if you are not following each other, please do. Sometimes we have some discussions there too and it’s always great to have some support for our poems, and other creative writing.
Don’t forget that there will be a printed poetrypea quarterly Journal of haiku and senryu. The journal will contain all the verses that I read out on the podcast but as a bonus there are quite a number of verses that have been created for the topic which will appear only in the journal. In addition to this, I have a guest editor or judge for each topic who will choose his or her favourite verse for each topic and to give us an explanation why it was chosen. The results will be found in the journal. I already have January’s and February’s results. Can’t wait to share them in the journal.
As usual I’ll start the podcast with Haiku and senryu that I’ve enjoyed reading in other publications. Then I shall read some verses from poets that are new to the podcast followed by verses from voices you should recognise.
Published
Michael Dylan Welch
from Haiku News
Cattails Journal Oct 2019
Chen-ou Liu, Canada
love affair
with the scent of spring
a robin’s song
John McManus, England
the sweetness
of homegrown strawberries—
goodbye kiss
Pound
from “Haiku” selected and edited by Peter Washington an Everyman publication
As cool as the pale wet leaves
Of lily-of-the-valley
She lay beside me in the dawn
and lastly something by me, originally published on the haiku dialogue
Bisshie
Icarus dims
under the empty chair
his dog
Unpublished
This week our new poets come from three locations, vast locations, India, North America and Tajikistan. Welcome to you all.
We’ll start with our selection of poets from the sub continent of India:
**Bhawana Rathore
rain puddle
another moment
in this moment
Bio-
I’m a voracious student, with deep interest in anthropology and genetics. I believe in power of words and poetry in itself seems magical to me. And now when I’ve started this haiku journey, the beauty of simplest of things fascinates a lot. Like, watching a sunrise, listening to birds, or first rain’s scent, all such moments have become even more precious and blissful. The stalwart of my writing is the bond that I share with my grandpa. And I’m fond of emulating and learning new art forms from doyens of haiku zenith. I’m very thankful to my mentor Fractled, for always guiding and inspiring me. My work so far has been published in Cattails, Prune Juice, Under the Basho and FemkuMag. But mostly I write rhyming free verses. Good books, music and nature inspire me.
**Neelam Dadhwal
sudden hush
our dog follows dad
to the gate
Bio:
Ms. Neelam Dadhwal is a haiku poet from Chandigarh, India. Her work have been published
in The Criterion, Literary Journal, Haiga Online, Daily Haiga, Muse India, Asahi Haikuist Network, Indian Review and others. She has penned two poetry books, Echoes and Footprints. Her online profiles are
Twitter: @neelamdadhwal
Instagram: @neelamdadhwal
Blog
a kiss—
from puppy’s snout
the wetness of love
R. Suresh Babu works as an English teacher in a residential school in Chikkamagalur in India. His poem ‘Shadows’ was published in the anthology ‘We Will Not Be Silenced’ of the Indie Blu(e) publishing house. His poetry is also published in many anthologies in India. He has had his haikus published in the journal ‘Under the Basho’, the November 2019 men only issue of Femkumag, Failed Haiku and the selection list of the weekly challenge of the Haiku Foundation/Haiku Dialogue
Now let’s head to North America, where we will start with a couple of poets from British Columbia, where in 2021 the Haiku North America conference is taking place.
**Tara Steciuk
a thousand candles
lighting up the night’s darkness,
just one is needed
Bio:
I have studied Fish and wildlife for a diploma in renewable resources, Psychology, and recently another diploma in Immigration Studies. I’m both Ukrainian and Scottish decent, and born and raised in Kelowna, British Columbia. Love camping, fishing, gold panning, hiking, gardening, classic rock n roll. I’m a mom of 5 children and wish for them to follow their dreams, be around good people, and to never give up. When I am a bit lost, I look to nature, and it always brings me back home; poetry helps.
twitter: @TaraSteciuk
Blog
**Greta Makena Gibson
that honey’d moon hangs
sweet and lazy in the sky
a long easy life
Greta Makena Gibson is a writer and filmmaker. Their first book of poetry “Everything I’ve Ever Felt, All At Once” is available on February 24th, and her own audio drama podcast “Under The Table” comes out on February 20th.
Website
Twitter @GretaMakGibson
**Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
scented lilacs . . .
flashbacks
of you
Bio:
Valentina Ranaldi-Adams was born in the USA to parents from Arpino, Italy. She
earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, from the University of Akron.
She worked as a computer programmer for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Valentina writes mainly short-form poetry such as haiku and senryu. She
has been published in journals such as “Akitsu Quarterly”, “Blithe Spirit”, “cattails”,
“chrysanthemum”, “failed haiku”, “Frogpond”, “Presence”, “Ribbons”, “Wales Haiku Journal”, and “#FemkuMag”.
**Michael Morell
waterfall…
a song replaces
her silence
Bio:
Michael Morell lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, USA, and has been writing poetry for over 25 years. His first collection of haiku and senryu, leaf raking, was published in August 2019 by buddha baby press, an imprint of bottle rockets press. His work has appeared internationally in journals such as Modern Haiku, The Aurorean, Bleached Butterfly, The Stray Branch, Prune Juice, Shot Glass Journal, and elsewhere. Aside from writing, Michael enjoys bird watching, swimming, and photography.
“Leaf raking” inquiries to purchase ($10 + s&h) can be sent to michaelnmorell@gmail.com or I can be reached on my Twitter profile @MichaelNMorell.
**Bakhtiyar Amini
unfamiliar flower
let me call you
by my daughter’s name
Born in Tajikistan; poet and translator, author of three poetry books. He writes haiku and senryu in Russian, Tajik-Persian and English languages.
Awards and Other Honors:
The Heron’s Nest Award and Editors’ Choice Vol. XXI, No. 4: December 2019.
Books Published:
Nikahe nigah (“Marriage of glances”), 1994, Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Ba dunbale chashmha (“Following my eyes”), 2012, Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Tвоя модная улыбка – haiku and senryu (“Your trendy smile”), 2014, Odessa, Ukraine.
Wayne Kingston
crystal petals;
splintered shards ~
valentine heart lance
Wayne’s third volume of poetry, Pillow Talk Soliloquy, is currently listed on Amazon.com. Previous volumes (Eclectic Discernment, Listen Small) are also available, and on Barnes and Noble as well.
Dorothy Burrows
under water
his old hands
scrub her underwear
Twitter @rambling_dot
Devin Harrison
wolf moon
salting the slippery path
to your door
Devin’s book: Meeting Myself at the Gate available on Amazon
Kristen Lindquist
first night
we let the champagne
go flat
Blog
Twitter: @mainekestrel
Christina Chin
regurgitation
I change the clothes
he cleans the puke
Blogger is an ongoing scheduled blog of my featured and published haiku.@Christina_haiku
Andrew Syor
warrior’s mind set
hating exhaustive training
loving victory
Hemapriya Chellappan
frog on a frog on a twig
Twitter: @Hemapriya17
Instagram: @hematheone
Observe your soul
Tell of delicate delights
Writing love notes
Twitter @thewovenwords
James Young
hold my hand
and we are there again
again
Twitter: @BaitTheLines
Blogs:
https://haikueye.blogspot.com/
https://baitthelines.blogspot.com/
Robert Horrobin
l
O
v
E
he uses the other
fist
Marina Bellini
squid ink spaghetti
his black lips
so tasty
Tia Haynes
blackberry bush
his lips stained
by my fingertips
Her Chapbook Leftover Ribbon
Twitter: @adalia_haiku
Website
Lovette Carter
mountain rain
the echo when you
say goodbye
Constance Bourg
two clouds join
and part
in a changing sky
Giddy Nielsen Sweep
the enticing smell
of spices and sugar
hot tea cake
Twitter @GiddyNS
Kate Alsbury
slinking to the platform
my heart is still
on the last one
Jalmurra magazine
Twitter @land_alliance
Kim Russell
two pairs of footprints
remain on a windswept beach
the shelter of dunes
Website
Publications:
The Emma Press: Anthology of Aunts and Second Place Rosette.
The dVerse Poets anthology, Chiaroscuro – Darkness and Light
Twitter: @kim88110
Tracy Davidson
single again
she finds her first love
in the obituaries
Twitter: @tracydavidson27
Instagram: @tracydavidson27
Richa Sharma
the taste
of an old love song
apple pie
Twitter @bluelakemoon
Robin Rich
sparrow prepares
the highest branch
waiting for her text
Twitter @rrichwords
Instagram @rrichwords
Book “Walk to be Herd” available on Etsy, Smashwords and Amazon
Vandana Parashar
long winter
his memory takes shape
in my womb
Her Chapbook “I am”
Alison Breewood
buttercups
a mother nuzzles
her playful twins
Twitter @AlisonBreewood
m shane pruett
blue bloom
in a thousand petals
she loves me not
Twitter @HaikuMyBrew
Prof R K Singh
meditation
cell phone rings
love echoes
Professor R K Singh’s blogs
https://rksingh.blogspot.in
https://rksinghpoet.blogspot.in
https://collectedpoemsofrksingh.blogspot.in
https://profrksingh.wordpress.com
Latest book:
THERE’S NO PARADISE AND OTHER SELECTED POEMS TANKA AND HAIKU. It is now available on Amazon.
GOD TOO AWAITS LIGHT (tanka and haiku, September 2017, published by Cholla Needles, Joshua Tree, California)
GROWING WITHIN (regular poems, tanka and haiku, with translation into Romanian, published by Anticus Press, Constanta, Romania, December 2017).
His new collection available online (free) and awaiting a publisher:
Mark Morris
in a cosy pub
a tug on my untucked shirt –
her smile aimed aloft.
Mark makes music inspired by haiku poetry, which can be found on Soundcloud
Unrelated to poetry, he also produces music under the pseudonym Journoiz
Twitter Pure Land Haiku (@HaikuPure)
Pearl
full moon
how long will we have
together?
Instagram “3_liner” at https://www.instagram.com/3_liner/
Mineko Takahashi
starless midnight
bright daybreak
a roller coaster ride
Instagram sites teaching Japanese Idioms “your_private_japanese_tutor” and “ur_japanese_tutor” which teaches Japanese characters
FB account @yourjapanesetutor which discusses many facets of the language from the viewpoint of a foreign learner.
Jonathan Roman
night terror
i sit up
with his fear
His book Deeper Into Winter. It’s a collection of haiku, haiga, and haibun written in and about Iceland.
Website
Twitter and Instagram: @deft_notes
Dr Tim Gardiner
the certainty
we’ll never meet
golden koi
Pravat Kumar Padhy
lovemaking—
the branches extend
each other
Muskaan Ahuja
rainy night…
still moist on the pillow
thoughts of him
Mark Gilbert
looking for love
in the stationary cupboard
the smell of cardboard
His haiku foundation page
Isabel Caves
river bank
the twists and turns
of your affection
Goran Gatalica
neighbor’s wedding —
the migratory routes
of seabirds
Congrats to Goran, who won on the 2nd International Basho-an English Haiku Competition. Results are published on their pages on 10.2.2020. (there is selector’s Mr. Kai Hasegawa comments and my winning message). On their pages there are also other selected haiku poems selected as “honorable mentions”.
His Haiku Foundation page
Pat Geyer
dandelion
painted on her cheek…
make love not war
Elaine Patricia Morris
grey day by the coast
I wrote his name in a shell
left it on our bench
Twitter @VotheroneMorris
Incidental haiku Group in Bolton, UK, new members always welcome, just get in Touch with Elaine.
Richard Bailly
mom’s best friend
bridge over stilled waters
together again
Peter Draper
I place two stones
on my shadow
and walk away
Ian Speed
Parted not divided,
segmented, not separated-
alone, yet not unloved.
Isabella Kramer
moon shadow
the blue sound
of our silence
Isabella’s blogs:
www.veredita.blogspot.de
www.haiku-veredit.blogspot.de
Facebook, Instagram @isabella.kramer_veredit
Twitter @IVeredit
Ljiljana Dobra
in her smile
a million roses –
woman in love
Craig Kittner
home from work
asking her so she’ll
say she does
Craig’s book “Time’s Sweet Savor Poetry”
Twitter @craigkittner
Debbie Strange
Valentine’s Day
our Dalmatian pup’s
new red leash
Publication and award archive, which also includes reviews of her books and hundreds of haiga and tanka art.
Twitter @Debbie_Strange
Instagram @debbiemstrange.
Tomislav Sjekloća
pushing the ground
with her toes –
first kiss
His haiku foundation page
wendy c bialek
building bookshelves
we learn
what matters
Eva Drobna
autumn evening
love in a bottle of wine
lost hope
Dan Burt
our song
still singing
the words wrong
Hannah Hulbert
such longing
to embrace the stranger
in my womb
Twitter @hhulbert
My thanks to all of you, poets, listeners and readers.
Don’t forget there are more verses from these wonderful haijin which will be featured alongside the ones you have just heard in the 1st Quarterly journal of haiku and senryu which will be out sometime after the end of March.
Thanks to those of you who have headed off to iTunes, soundcloud etc and left reviews, I appreciate it. If you haven’t done that already, it would be wonderful if you could when you have a minute. I know everyone is busy, so please don’t feel you have to.
The next podcast, on the first Monday of March I will be continuing with the essence of haiku. I had tons of feedback from episode 3, thank you. It’s given me a lot to think about. Now I’m puzzling over emotion and how to talk about that. Any thoughts?
Last but not least, a reminder for the next deadline, 1st of March for haiku and senryu on the topic of recipes. Tell me about your favourites. I’m looking forward to receiving more. Email me the results of your musing.
Until next time, keep writing…
