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Autumn Moon Haiku Contest 2019
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
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
Poets Salon – Wild
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
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
The 2018 Martin Lucas Haiku Award
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
Haiku – Butterfly Dream
English Original river kingfisher a splash of blue in the cloud Honourable Mention, 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional) 一隻河翠鳥 雲彩裡 的一縷蔚藍 Chinese Translation (Simplified) 一只河翠鸟 云彩里 的一缕蔚蓝 Butterfly … Continue reading
Haiku – Autumn Moon
short days— my shadow stretches across the field hedgehog the deep sleep of winter trees Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, issue 2:1, Fall/Winter, December, 2018 https://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com/?fbclid=IwAR3wJZdhEXJvsfnyvYcBOKaYtQ9aM1hJUpQngfV73r0ncOSGL7TxYImb-TI http://www.autumnmoonhaiku.com
Haiku – Shamrock
autumn equinox the lightness of a leaf earth tremor a falcon takes the wind under its wing edge of winter the scrape of a heron call Shamrock – Haiku Journal Issue 40, September 2018 https://shamrockhaiku.webs.com/currentissue.htm
10th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
shimmering lake a swan in and out of the moon birdbath a thousand rainbows in the morning sun © Martha Magenta 10th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Selected Haiku Submissions Collection http://samidare.jp/basho/box/10th%20yamadera%20bash_%20memorial%20museum%20english%20haiku%20contest%20submissions%20collection%20pdf.pdf
Haiku in English and German
lingering snow . . . my shadow shivers on the stream verweilender Schnee … mein Schatten fröstelt auf dem Bach scent of rain . . . gulls pull the clouds across the lake Regengeruch … … Continue reading
Martha Magenta 