Category Archives: prose

Haibun by Rich Youmans

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Charlotte Digregorio

Below is a haibun by Rich Youmans, selected from the new book, “Haibun: A Writer’s Guide,” featuring work by worldwide haibun writers. The book guides readers toward writing excellent and publishable haibun. Youmans is a co-author. I’m giving this book … Continue reading →

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Haibun by Antonietta Losito

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Charlotte Digregorio

Absence I cannot think of my friend without also thinking of the bridge he jumped off. short day— the shock of the axe into the pine by Antonietta Losito (Italy) Contemporary Haibun Online, April 2021  

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Haibun

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Charlotte Digregorio

A Gift   I pray for snow on Christmas. I’ve been watching Christmas movies to cheer up. Mom is so tired. My big sister doesn’t want to talk about anything. Dad is always busy.     There’s soft snow in … Continue reading →

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Haibun by Roberta Beary (Ireland/USA)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

inheritance       the funeral was months ago and i want the big buffalo plaid jacket which i find   gone from its usual place on a back hook in the dark of the front hall closet   maybe … Continue reading →

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Haibun: John S Green

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

Nurture Two heads peeped out of a nest twenty feet up—green herons! Then a third and fourth hatchling appeared. After a couple of weeks the four chicks became juveniles, and began to explore. I would sit, with tea and book, … Continue reading →

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Haibun by Roberta Beary

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

Genetics by Roberta Beary Your eyes are big and round like your father’s but while his are the color of the Irish Sea yours are the color of the muddy fields on my father’s land fit only for the peasants … Continue reading →

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Haibun by Roberta Beary

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Charlotte Digregorio

barfly i was just a kid in those days and he was one of the bad boys the nuns warn you about and my old man told me stay far away from that one but i couldn’t help myself and … Continue reading →

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Read This New Haibun Collection by Ruth Holzer (USA)

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

If you like haibun, don’t miss this new book, Home and Away, by Ruth Holzer (USA). Many of you know Ruth as a longtime haikuist, and have read her accessible and thoughtful work on this blog. Below, is a haibun … Continue reading →

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Haibun Special by Roberta Beary

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

Piano Practice My grandma speaks in a thick accent. I try to keep her away from my school friends. I don’t want them to make fun of me. At home it’s different. I like having her around because she likes … Continue reading →

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The Clock by Paul Beech

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Charlotte Digregorio

THE CLOCK He’s here with me now, my kid bro from the south. A brilliant inventor, patents registered, top prizes won. Until stricken with early dementia.   We’re in North Wales, not far from the sea, at a Fabrics and … Continue reading →

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