Monthly Archives: December 2017

Tanka

  the pungent scent of autumn leaves . . . a vagrant takes a piss in the rain     crowds of people up and down the steps in silence I read Euridice on the subway wall     tendrils … Continue reading

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Haiku

  quarter moon the forgotten fragments of her life Martha Magenta   Stardust Haiku Issue 12 – December 2017 by Valentina Ranaldi- Adams (ed) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NBNVfkOeQnZi4qu0Gki7pFaGV2KwbR2X/viewa

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Haiku in the Workplace: Women in the Office

  women’s dress code . . . sexual harassment suits for the men   — Martha Magenta   Haiku in the Workplace: Women in the Office by Jim Kacian (ed) Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation blog, December 19, 2017 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2017/12/19/haiku-in-the-workplace-women-in-the-office/#comment-72552

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Haiku

  first snowflake . . . an unexpected guest   © Martha Magenta ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray December 15, 2017 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712150006.html

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Haiku in the Workplace: Anger Management

  angry silence — the remains of a wasp on the windowsill — Martha Magenta   Haiku in the Workplace: Anger Management Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation blog DECEMBER 12, 2017 BY JIM KACIAN https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2017/12/12/haiku-in-the-workplace-anger-management/

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Tanka

  night chill . . . a blanket of lights blurs the horizon I sail the milky way to a distant dream   © Martha Magenta   Moonbathing, a Journal of Women’s Tanka https://tankanews.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/moonbathing/

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Haiku

  november fog the smell of smoke in the cat’s fur   © Martha Magenta hedgerow #122 (the winter print issue, 2017) https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/the-print-issues/

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Haiku in the Workplace: The Career-Defining Interview

  critical job interview . . . through the open window blackbird’s song   — Martha Magenta   Haiku in the Workplace: The Career-Defining Interview Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog December 5, 2017 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2017/12/05/haiku-in-the-workplace-the-career-defining-interview/

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UHTS “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017 Honorable Mention

  thrashing windscreen wipers relentless mother scolds from the back seat   © Martha Magenta   UHTS “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017 Honorable Mention https://www.thehaikufoundation.org

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