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One Man’s Maple Moon: Shimmer Tanka

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Martha Magenta

English Original sometimes a shimmer on the stair a trace of your scent lingers in my memory and fills the air I breathe First published: The Bamboo Hut, Autumn 2016 Chinese Translation (Traditional) 有時候樓梯上的微光 … Continue reading →

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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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Tanka – Le Lumachine

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Martha Magenta

she gazes into the distance across the sea she remembers the babies who never came home lo guardo fisso in lontananza attraverso il mare ricorda i bambini che non sono mai tornati a casa somewhere in the … Continue reading →

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Two Haibun – Blithe Spirit

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Martha Magenta

Denial I did not want to hear it. Your blood pressure is too high, the doctor said. This is serious. You might have a heart attack. I’m going to prescribe some pills. Take one every morning. thunderheads … Continue reading →

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Senryu – Failed Haiku

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Martha Magenta

broken gate against the wall father drunk again heads up through the sunroof emergency cesarean nursing home her last cup of tea gone cold Martha Magenta Failed Haiku – A Journal of Senryu, Volume … Continue reading →

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Tanka – Frameless Sky

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Martha Magenta

dawn slips through the city on the river a chiffchaff brings the news of spring shadows move through stones in shards of moonlight the jagged edges of truth between us last relative – my roots … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Maple Moon: Windswept Place Tanka

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Martha Magenta

I try to put the words of the wind in my poem this windswept place reminds me of you First published: The Bamboo Hut, Autumn 2016 © Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional) 試圖將風的話語放入我的詩裡這個風吹雨打的地方使我想起了你 Chinese Translation … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Maple Moon: Shimmer Tanka

2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest

Tanka – Le Lumachine

Two Haibun – Blithe Spirit

Senryu – Failed Haiku

Tanka – Frameless Sky

One Man’s Maple Moon: Windswept Place Tanka

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