3 senryu – by Helen Buckingham
the tension around my tension tension full moon beyond good and evil MLK Day the killing continues
3 Poems – Marc Alexander Valle
Branches, buddings, purple wrens, landing, chirping, bouncing, over battlefield trenches Desert, moon, white, dunes, sand, blowing, unearthing limestone ruins Thick mist clears, hot air balloon armada blots the atmosphere
birds in a tree – by Corey D. Cook
one by one they drop to the ground – overripe fruit
What is Haiku and Does it Matter?
Across many haiku communities people argue about what haiku is. Some people write mostly haiku and attest that you need kigo (season words) or kireji (cutting words). Others believe that you must adhere to “5-7-5″—though most communities have abandoned this syllable count. And then there is senryu. As I understand, senryu is like haiku, except […]
5 Translations of the Frog Pond Haiku by Matsuo Bashō
Basho’s frog and pond haiku has been translated many times by many authors. Looking through some of these translations, I’ve found the following poems, which I consider my favorites. I did not look at the authors until after reading the poems, and Lo, some of these are my favorite authors too! (1) The old pond, […]
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Haiku by Yosa Buson
Before the white chrysanthemum the scissors hesitate a moment. Translated by Robert Hass