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

  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

  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 Dialogue – willow

  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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Haiku – Sense of Place, Mountain – hearing

  Aberfan the silent cries of children   © Martha Magenta   Note: In memory of Aberfan disaster in S. Wales where colliery slag tipped on a mountain collapsed killing 116 children and 28 adults.   Sense of Place, Mountain … Continue reading

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Earthrise Rolling Haiku Collaboration 2018

  river kingfisher a splash of blue in the cloud — Martha Magenta, 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017 * robin’s egg on the ground fractured sky — Martha Magenta, Akitsu Quarterly Fall 2017 * summer solstice the sky … Continue reading

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Haiku

  lingering snow grandfather’s silent accordion   © Martha Magenta Cattails, the journal of the United Haiku & Tanka Society – April 2018 http://www.cattailsjournal.com/issues/cattailsApril2018.pdf

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