Monthly Archives: May 2021

Daily Haiku: June 1, 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

senryu         eye examin the dark he complimentsmy retinas       by Annette Makino (USA) The Heron’s Nest, Vol. XVI, No. 4, December 2014

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Daily Haiku: May 31, 2021

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

senryu riverfront tavern patrons stand at the bar in wading boots   by John J. Dunphy (USA) Asahi Haikuist Network, July 31, 2020

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Daily Haiku: May 30, 2021

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

  squabbling squirrels I no longer remember the names of childhood bullies       by Robert Epstein (USA) The Heron’s Nest, Vol. XIII, No. 1, March 2011          

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Judges’ Reviews Are In– “Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing”

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

These are the latest reviews of my new book, Ripples of Air: Poems of Healing from the judges of the prestigious contest, Benjamin Franklin Awards (2021). The contest is conducted by the Independent Book Publishers Association. I am proud!   … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: May 29, 2021

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

summer’s endloose-leaf notebook snapsecho in the hall   by Sari Grandstaff (USA) The Heron’s Nest, Vol. VIII, No. 1, March 2006

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Daily Haiku: May 28, 2021

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

drawingthe red lampshadeautumn rain   by Miriam Sagan (USA) Wales Haiku Journal, Winter 2019

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Haiku Sequence by Roberta Beary

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

    Memorial Service dark winter sky mourners approach in single file   memorial service — work on the left family on the right   slide show a handsome young soldier with the same nose   eulogy — his only … Continue reading →

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Daily Haiku: May 27, 2021

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

the homeless between buildings night fog   by Dave Read (Canada) Wales Haiku Journal, Spring 2018

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Daily Haiku: May 26, 2021

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

watering rosesa toad baptizedfrom the pour spout   by Marilyn Fleming (USA) The Heron’s Nest, Vol. XIX, No. 2, June 2017

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Daily Haiku: May 25, 2021

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

senryu       house for sale . . . smoke alarm beeps echoing the emptiness       by Donna Bauerly (USA)

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