New haiga by Maggie West

by | Jan 13, 2008 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga

• Maggie West says “After I had been writing short poems for some years, I discovered haiku while studying formal western-style calligraphy. In 1992, I became a member of The British Haiku Society and was thereby introduced to other forms of Japanese poetry. I...

New haibun by Mike Montreuil

by | Dec 28, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga

2 AMI can hear the furnace pushing air at its lowest speed. The four clocks on the main floor are keeping time at different rates and their beats become louder then softer, as I try in vain to relax with a late night movie. A car with a missing muffler passes down our...

A Christmas Collection from IS&T

by | Dec 24, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga

We'd like to wish all our readers – all 3500 of you – a Happy Christmas and here are some seasonal offerings by Tish Davis, Maureen Weldon and Chris Major…Two haiku by Tish Davisvirgin snowa young boy runs aheadto warn the rabbit   *** these...

Mushrooms – a haiga renga

by | Dec 16, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga

MUSHROOMS – a haiga renga by Alexis Rotella & Denis Garrison Everywhere kanji,even inthe mushroom slices.puffball on this cloudless daya cloud of life In monochromewalking throughthese winter woods. maple litterstrangely comforting the fragrant rot...