the haiku student

WIND FIVE-FOLDED School of Tanka

2011-05-07T18:31:00.002+02:00

Read about tanka from Jane Reichhold:

WIND FIVE-FOLDED

School of Tanka

Her

2011-04-27T14:18:00.001+02:00

It's a simple recipe if you have enough flair to overuse the cumin, underuse the lemon juice and add just the right amount of her essence caught on a warm summer-night breeze. Stir until morning.

finished
the washing up
I look for you
in the dark places
of your absence

Notes from the Gean 2.4

2010-12-17T08:28:00.000+01:00

dead-end street
every house but one
boarded up

Tinywords 10.3

2010-12-03T14:52:00.000+01:00

snowfall
filling in
a tree

Notes from the Gean 4

2010-11-10T07:09:00.000+01:00

face to face
in a world of sound bites
i listen
to what you read
between my lines

Ribbons 6.3

2010-10-20T18:53:00.000+02:00

we share
bitter coffee
first light

Acorn 25

Graceguts

2010-10-05T00:54:00.003+02:00

Graceguts is the website of Michael Dylan Welch, and is packed full of useful information for writers of haiku and tanka (and related forms). Visit it here.

2010-10-01T18:03:00.001+02:00

the ruins
of the lockkeeper's house
first few spots of rain

Notes from the Gean 2.2

2010-09-21T17:25:00.001+02:00

we take
an early train
up north
i buy myself a book
i'll never read

EPN

2010-08-24T09:09:00.000+02:00

lost
under the stars
with nothing
but whispered insults
from the wind

Ribbons 6.2

4am

2010-07-29T20:58:00.001+02:00

4am
her red eyes sparkle
i pluck
from my thigh
the hair of a cat

i take a sip
of bitter coffee
she remembers
how it used to be
before computers

and rolls
a dusty cigarette
i cover up
the crescent moon
with the clouds

and then . . .
the cat's soft purr
the wind
at the window

LYNX 25.2

2010-07-08T07:48:00.001+02:00

rusty gate
the beaten track
of its swing

The Heron's Nest 12.2

2010-06-24T17:59:00.000+02:00

the lie
i almost tell
bruised ginger

Tinywords 10.1

2010-05-29T13:09:00.002+02:00

sprouting grasses―
deleting the contacts
i never call

Tinywords 10.1

2010-04-27T15:36:00.001+02:00

Notes from the Gean 4

2010-04-22T14:35:00.001+02:00

a mention for aha poetry forums, a great place to workshop your Japanese short form poetry

2010-04-09T12:39:00.002+02:00

Notes from the Gean Volume 1 print annual "brighter water" will be released on June 1st

Price has not yet been fixed, but there is a contributor's discount available, details will be given and advanced orders can be made if you email Colin Stewart Jones (Managing Editor): geaneditor at googlemail dot com

2010-03-31T10:12:00.001+02:00

before dawn
the ancient language
of a cat's tail

Notes from the Gean 4

2010-03-25T08:04:00.002+01:00

the last tea bag―
i think of my father
still
after all these years
not knowing why he left

Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine

2010-03-10T13:02:00.002+01:00

shooting star―
those things
we tell no one

The Heron's Nest 12.1

2010-03-02T07:32:00.001+01:00

just found this interview with Michael Dylan Welch on Lyrical Passion's website, read it here

2010-02-22T16:26:00.002+01:00

an excellent article passed to me by Mark Holloway

First Thoughts — A Haiku Primer by Jim Kacian, nine chapters and many fine haiku examples, read it here

2010-02-20T07:21:00.002+01:00

to pivot or not to pivot? a good explanation from WKD here

2010-02-02T04:18:00.002+01:00

insomnia
somewhere a cat slips
into the dark

...

a great blog post about darkness in haiku here

2010-01-28T05:59:00.001+01:00

corvids gather in the tree tops grey sky

2010-01-25T14:58:00.001+01:00

the stop
go of rush hour traffic
first light

2010-01-24T05:13:00.003+01:00

the cold―
in a nameless sky
a nameless bird

2010-01-20T12:42:00.000+01:00

midwinter
a point
in the fog

2010-01-15T06:30:00.000+01:00

in and out
of sleep
her fingers
turning pages

2010-01-11T15:32:00.001+01:00

the shrink
he's obsessed with
my obsession

2010-01-10T10:23:00.000+01:00

2010-01-09T05:20:00.000+01:00

cold sun
in the bus window
my flat affect

2010-01-08T13:15:00.001+01:00

the line
where red asphalt meets black
a single snowflake

2010-01-07T06:29:00.001+01:00

blizzards abroad
the dusty photograph
of me with my son

2010-01-06T06:47:00.001+01:00

high spirits
slipping a hand
from the cuffs

2010-01-04T14:14:00.003+01:00

to sleep―
i glimpse
a song thrush

2010-01-03T07:45:00.002+01:00

ssh tunnel
Connection closed
by remote host

2010-01-01T06:28:00.001+01:00

2009-12-31T15:58:00.001+01:00

New Year's Eve
frying blood
with the chops

2009-12-30T16:37:00.002+01:00

inch of snow
the neighbour digs
out his car

2009-12-28T09:23:00.003+01:00

a break
in the rain
the cat's soft purr

2009-12-25T06:26:00.001+01:00

psych ward
a friend of a friend
recalls my home town

2009-12-24T18:40:00.001+01:00

blackbird
into the drift
of snow dust

2009-12-23T10:30:00.002+01:00

clementine
i take a segment
of an old life

2009-12-22T16:37:00.002+01:00

first snow
i ride my bicycle
into youth

2009-12-21T20:54:00.004+01:00

old sun―
peeling the dry skin
from my lips

2009-12-20T08:24:00.001+01:00

on a grave
fresh prints
in the snow

2009-12-16T19:02:00.001+01:00

new moon
the thick skin
of a telesales agent

2009-12-15T16:40:00.002+01:00

talk of a split
the clashing rhythms
of turn signals

2009-12-15T08:18:00.004+01:00

nightfall―
listening
to their nearing voices

2009-12-11T07:27:00.000+01:00

sick again
the record player
spins a golden oldie

2009-12-09T08:53:00.002+01:00

hush
the lingering darkness
of morning

2009-12-06T16:02:00.006+01:00

white sky―
doing things
we did together

2009-12-06T15:57:00.002+01:00

chitchat
the neon puddle
turning pavement

2009-12-06T09:08:00.000+01:00

night bus
her reflection looks at
my reflection

2009-12-05T20:20:00.001+01:00

persistent rain
the delay
of a sneeze

2009-12-05T20:17:00.002+01:00

downpour
the familiar scent
of ammonia

2009-12-04T16:42:00.000+01:00

you leave
the smell
of December

2009-12-03T16:10:00.006+01:00

drumming a beat
on empty beer cans
night rain

2009-12-02T08:24:00.000+01:00

fallen maple keys
each one bridging brick
to brick

2009-12-01T17:30:00.002+01:00

full moon
on a pebble
wet from the tide

2009-12-01T10:20:00.003+01:00

winter morning
the farmer stands over
his dead horse

2009-11-30T11:41:00.003+01:00

sunset―
scurrying for cover
a field mouse

2009-11-29T16:19:00.005+01:00

winter rain―
under the apple tree
a compromise