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Autumn Moon Haiku Contest 2019

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Martha Magenta

ripening haws the robin changes its song Honorable mention, Autumn Moon Haiku Contest 2019 https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/?fbclid=IwAR0Srl5CfNr8yTcZOFpl8N8KT62lSm-Dxt66qT4CSi7UKllk0Ec8F1wKefU

Birdsong Before the Earth Falls Silent: A Collection of Haiku and Tanka

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Martha Magenta

I am pleased to announce the publication of my first book of haiku and tanka, Birdsong Before the Earth Falls Silent: A Collection of Haiku and Tanka Description: A collection of sixty-three avian themed haiku and tanka by … Continue reading →

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Haiku – Blithe Spirit

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Martha Magenta

laughing gulls the wind pushes me into the sea river moon the silent lights of a narrow boat moth dust a smudge of moon through drifting clouds Blithe Spirit vol 29 number 3 August … Continue reading →

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Haiku – Presence

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

dunnock’s eggs a gunshot cracks the sky spring dawn drizzle opens a blue iris no more waiting for him to keep his promise last plum blossom Presence Haiku Journal, issue 64 Summer 2019 … Continue reading →

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Haiku – Frogpond

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Martha Magenta

white villas perched at the cliff edge screaming gulls Frogpond Journal of the Haiku, Spring-Summer issue 42.2, 2019 http://www.hsa-haiku.org/frogpond/

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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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Haiku Dialogue – a broken shell

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Martha Magenta

broken sky the mosaic pattern of a dunnock’s egg Haiku Dialogue – a broken shell Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation blog 19 June 2019 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/06/19/haiku-dialogue-whats-at-hand-week-21/?fbclid=IwAR3y2JFAgtMdFOJDYVbltRONMTtT12R5A9-ox9wfBNdZ7nw0k7vUzJwr6tg

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Haiku – Wales Haiku Journal

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Martha Magenta

cupped hands our owl sounds in the woods Wales Haiku Journal Spring 2019 https://www.waleshaikujournal.com/spring-2019?fbclid=IwAR2QlSUJ_22xsly3b-Jt86HtDTmRjdCsmxHOuY17V0lcqzW4p5HpCpFD6-4

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Haiku – Seashores

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Martha Magenta

sanderlings— the bleached bones of cuttlefish curlew’s cry. . . a wisp of cloud clings to the mountain Seashores haiku journal Vol 2 April 2019

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The 2018 Martin Lucas Haiku Award

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Martha Magenta

lakeside geese – my map takes off in the wind Second Prize The 2018 Martin Lucas Haiku Award Judge’s Commentary Migratory birds navigate vast distances using the sun/stars/Earth’s magnetic field/landscape/or maybe even their sense of smell (scientists are still … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: birds

Autumn Moon Haiku Contest 2019

Birdsong Before the Earth Falls Silent: A Collection of Haiku and Tanka

Haiku – Blithe Spirit

Haiku – Presence

Haiku – Frogpond

Poets Salon – Wild

Haiku Dialogue – a broken shell

Haiku – Wales Haiku Journal

The 2018 Martin Lucas Haiku Award

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