Tag Archives: Haibun

Daily Haiku Special: May 10, 2023 – Book Announcement by Paul Beech

The following are sample poems from Curlew Sunset by Paul Beech of Wales. His new collection, just released, features a range of Japanese forms: haiku, senryu, tanka, and haibun. The book has 83 pages. The author’s work is often featured on … Continue reading

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Haibun by Antonietta Losito

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

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: John S Green

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

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

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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Collection of Tanka & Haibun by Lenard D. Moore

Lenard D. Moore, whose work is often featured on this blog as a consummate haikuist, has just published a collection of his tanka and haibun. Featured below are a few samples from his book, “Long Rain”:   Haibun:     … Continue reading

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Read This New Haibun Collection by Ruth Holzer (USA)

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

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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Haibun by Roberta Beary

TV  PasTime when the husband is home it’s police procedurals & serial killers.   up the night staircase      shadows of  framed ancestors   when the husband is away it’s lost puppy shows & soppy endings.   beyond  the … Continue reading

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