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Haiku – Stardust

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Martha Magenta

volunteers in the hospice garden sunflowers Stardust Haiku, Issue 32, August 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YRM8VZ7ewx27VEnCRu7k9AEeTw7rsRA1/view

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Haiku Dialogue: Poet’s Choice, Suchness

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Martha Magenta

noh flute the sparkle of sunlight on water Haiku Dialogue: Poet’s Choice, Suchness Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog 28 Aug 2019 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/08/28/haiku-dialogue-poets-choice-suchness/?fbclid=IwAR2_9ZZmBI0RmtkCzRxZVUSrTut-1d6s_V6YsulYfJIbkTyRlHeAHBp7gjk

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Resobox International Haiku Contest

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Martha Magenta

night watch . . . I follow her gaze to the stars Third Place RESOBOX International Haiku Contest https://resobox.com/exhibition/poetry-of-nature/ Your haiku will be displayed at RESOBOX at our Long Island City location in New York (41-26 27th … Continue reading →

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Poets Salon – Wild

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Martha Magenta

It’s an honour to see my haiku and tanka featured in Poets Salon with the theme Wild, along with some great poets. incoming tide the eager thrust of a seagull’s wings Ο slow river daffodils nod at a passing … Continue reading →

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Haibun – Narrow Road Journal

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Martha Magenta

Broken Links Sid has been on his own since Sylvia left. He’s always talking about going places when he’s fixed his motorbike. He has plotted his route on a map in red marker. First, the Portsmouth to Cherbourg … Continue reading →

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The First Morioka Haiku Contest

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Martha Magenta

cherry blossoms an old man leans on his cane The First Morioka Haiku Contest honourable mention https://morioka-haiku.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/a6ccfdd5c23ef8a50188ee924c1994ab.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1eR_HE8Z2PUzXHnbIN57z3g7Rxd6Ce672eCsmEEqKmTfOlpltv4W1Tnx4

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Haiku – Frogpond

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Martha Magenta

time travel the perfume of a pink rose Frogpond 42.2 2019 http://www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond/2019-issue42-2/index.html

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2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest Third Place: bipolar mother’s monochrome smile Judges Commentary: Maternal mental illness is a subject that seems to be hushed up in our culture. Especially in today’s mommy wars where mothers are pitted against … Continue reading →

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Haiku Dialogue – willow

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

silent oars slipping into the river otters Haiku Dialogue – willow Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog 31 July 2019 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/07/31/haiku-dialogue-willow-intro-to-poets-choice/?fbclid=IwAR3GdA9Ja8YaIP-xu-UdMvXFomupwQyTl-c2S1uXKD_mfDl6dJrP5CYmXys

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