I’ll be doing a reading this weekend, have you submitted your haiku?

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all the work to get there a moment still a moment

new drawing is up…

afternoon coyote as surprised as I am

day’s end ever deeper the holes in my hands

in the steam room an iphone buzzes twice

here is a visual piece of mine from the early 90s. this is called ‘incessant’ #vispo #poetry

this piece is called ‘dreamscape’ I drew this around 92. #lineart #ink

I have been known to use color on occasion... this piece is called 'ridgelines'. #lineart #ink

Vancouver friends, are you aware of any haiku related festivities during this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival?

ethereal like…

Super pleased to have my haiku recited amongst great haikuists!

new issue is out…

fighting breakers… #spokenpoetry

join me at the shore

new drawing is up…

front row a beer spills over the decibles #senryuslam

Welcome to the first senryu slam! Tag your posts #senryuslam so we can find them! We will be picking winners in each category at 9 PM EST! Your 5th prompt is from #completethehaiga

Memorial Day... he says dead sailors become fish #senryuslam

diva final walk on the red carpet #senryuslam #completethehaiga

crushed cayenne on the tip of my tongue her name #senryuslam tongue #senryu

sad eyes a dog licks the scent of ice cream #senryuslam #senryu

there are stars out tonight… #valentinesday #love #poetry #spoken

held in the grace of tumbleweeds grudge of the misplaced wind #micropoety #micropoem #poem #poetry #spokenpoetry

last day of vacation the dog greets us with a monkey toy

submit your haiku! forms.gle/C5urtUCbzxgS...

new drawing is up…

Up outside Vancouver for the BCPA Mini Gathering. Perfect rainy day 🥁

so wonderful to hear these pieces I hope this is the first of many for you to do!

(These are not literal direct translations, but I did my best to match the format and style of 俳句) @lessethereal.bsky.social 数えてる りんごのウサギ 通学路 切り身も道も 最後かしらぬ @gemma77.bsky.social にわか雨 乾いた世界 祝い息 @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social 変えられど 戻らぬ流れ 君と川 @moritherapy.bsky.social 父の指 過去から炭で イマに書く

how much love flows through the forest floor? the mycelium under my bare feet a fraction away even here a stranger always

some pseudocode… getMoon(): melancholy = true if moon: melancholy = false return melancholy blue = true while blue: blue = getMoon()

One thing I enjoy through #CompleteTheHaiga is the collaboration of my drawing with the poet and finally the audience. Even with my work that is not under Complete the Haiga, I am sparse with color and exact details as I want my drawings to pull the moment from the viewer.

Introducing 'Shinobazu Pond' - A Haiku & Haikai Notebook shinobazupond.blogspot.com/p/about.html

new drawing is up…

new issue is out

special intelligence one by one his gulf war buddies their moral injury…

old crow you’ve seen my light kindly judge it as you would your own

So, I have been running a very ragtag poetry workshop group, and I am considering opening it up to everyone who might be interested in submitting to Prune Juice. Anyone interested? #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity

Such a cool opportunity!

Question to the #haiku community / English #poetrycommunity Would anyone be interested in hearing their Haiku's, Senryu's, tanka's etc translated into Japanese and recited in Japanese? If you are reply with a Haiku/Senryu or a link to your post! <3 #Poetry #senryu #tanka #俳句 #詩 #川柳 #短歌 #Japanese

latest drawing is up…

I'm a hollow tree this night. Defiant to the moon. Bare. Where is Spring in me? Where the heart of these woods?

new issue is out…

cubic senryu #micropoety #senryu #haiku #poem #spoken

new drawing is up…

I am very happy to introduce our latest, featured poet @biswajitca.bsky.social! Please take a moment to view his selected pieces and give him a follow! www.completethehaiga.org/featured-haiga