trail map the legend’s lack of bear scat --- Published in Failed Haiku, issue #106, 2025 #senryu #haiku #poetry

#dailyhaikuprompt #kite broken string the boy's kite flies into a passing cloud

somewhere in snow . . . dinosaur mist — smols, October 10, 2025 #haiku #poetry #micropoetry

#haiku a feather rushes into the elevator

blue butterfly . . . my wife and I conjure a new language — tsuri-dōrō, issue #30, 2025 #haiku #poetry #poem

I must start writing more #tanka and tanka-bun this year!

waterfall vapor . . . the eagle reaches a second sky — tsuri-dōrō, issue #30, 2025 #haiku #poetry #poem

sunlit fence~ each nail head a tiny sun #haiku

Yule stroll . . . each stone on the walkway lit by a dead star — Modern Haiku, issue 56:3, 2025 #haiku #poetry #poem

walking room to room the no one around the corner says nothing #wss366 #room

thick snowflakes . . . one last whiff of grandpa’s library --- Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn issue, 2025 #haiku #poetry #poem

wrong turn right sunrise and nothing to fix #haiku #poetry

abandoned tracks the whistle of a saw-whet owl — Jersey Devil Press, #123, 2024 #haiku #poetry #poem

At this year’s Seabeck Haiku Getaway I invited the attendees to Complete the Haiga with “haiga squares.” I have selected three to feature. Congratulations to: Lisa Gerlits, Nicholas Klacsanzky, and Kristen Lingquist for their haiga linked below! www.completethehaiga.org/featured-hai...

Honored to have a haiga published on completethehaiga.org:

crisp blue sky a pair of chuck taylor's hanging from a wire - Deborah A. Bennett Tsuri-Doro Haiku/Senryu, Issue 25

dogwood blossoms wind rushes through my chakras — Kokako, issued #38, 2023 Upside Down: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku, 2024 #haiku #poetry #poem

tsuri-dōrō

the career of the wolf spider early autumn wind — Modern Haiku, issue 54.1, 2023 #haiku #poetry #poem

autumn maples a grazing deer lost in gold #haiku

cedar bark— I forget the feel of father’s hand — Mayfly, issued #74, 2023 #haiku #poetry #poem #micropoetry

A new verse from returning contributor Michael Dylan Welch: correction this poem is really about kimchi — Michael Dylan Welch

heart surgery . . . on the hometown map another crease — Uncharted Territory: 2024 Seabeck Haiku Getaway Anthology #haiku #poetry #poem

Many thanks to Tanya McDonald for selecting my monoku for the latest issue of Kingfisher. Wonderful to see her and others at Seabeck Haiku Getaway right now. It's been so fun catching up, learning new things, and just getting to see everyone in person that I only usually see in the online world.

forest walk . . . the moss hides my footprints — Transported, Red Moon Press, 2022 #haiku #poetry #poem

#haiku the stars impersonated by helicopters

railroad walk . . . another stretch of self around another bend — Transported, Red Moon Press, 2022 #haiku #poetry #poem

old dog guarding nothing faithfully #dogs #poetry #haiku

family picnic . . . the forest enters our conversation — The Heron’s Nest, June 2022, Volume XXIV, Issue 2 #haiku #poetry #poem

that one rock in the field: someone's always lying on it in the summer Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) #haiku #micropoetry

Featured on Haiku Commentary starlit pond… a paper boat floats for light years — Srini the mosquito mesh pixelating the night — Danny Blackwell emergency room an elderly patient rocking back and forth — Tuyet Van Do #haiku #senryu #poetry #poem

October sun— a blotch of blood on the dollar bill — Frogpond, summer/spring issue, 2022 #haiku #poetry #poem

#haiku you leave your thoughts among the salt grains

alpine mist . . . the raven tells a creation story --- The Heron’s Nest, December 2021, Volume XXIII, Issue 4 #haiku #poetry #poem

next to the main road woodlice quietly grazing a mossy kerbstone

Featured on Haiku Commentary dusty teddy bear brushing off my childhood — Martina Matijević blind date a wildflower my app can’t identify — Anthony Lusardi monsoon rain over the paddy fields a flight of dragonflies — Paul Callus #haiku #poetry #commentary

Deep appreciation to Allyson Whipple, founding editor, and Kelly Barnes Sargent, guest editor, of Haiku Summer Girl, for nominating my poem for a 2025 Touchstone Award. I’m honoured and grateful for the kind recognition. Congratulations to all the nominees for this year’s award.

dotted with cigarette butts . . . young grass — Modern Haiku, issue 52:3, 2021 #haiku #poetry #poem

misty garden light the rabbits are wearing raincoats of dead leaves #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt

obscuring the view of Kyiv . . . strangers' fingerprints — Last Train Home: an anthology of contemporary haiku, tanka, and rengay, 2021 #haiku #poetry #poem

My September 2025 Publications are up! Be sure to let me know in the comments which poem was your favorite 🫶🏻 #haiku #senryu #poetry #author #writingcommunity waitingforrowan.wixsite.com/home/post/se...

a forest blurs by— the dash between dates on a tombstone — Last Train Home: an anthology of contemporary haiku, tanka, and rengay, 2021 #haiku #poetry #poem #micropoetry

a fresh wind takes hold of my thoughts & sets them free #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku

Featured on Haiku Commentary: broken bridge— the river teaches me its alphabet — Thomas L. Vaultonburg vacation at grandma’s cicada’s symphony singing me to sleep — Tuyet Van Do school bathroom— the scent of fresh deodorizer lingers in my hair — Alexander Groth #haiku #poetry #poems

A one-line haiku: light snowfall the matter of not mattering — Wales Haiku Journal, winter issue, 2025 #haiku #poetry #poem #micropoetry

open sky the figure dissolves into blue #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt

dahlia blossom— the many layers of her touch — First Place, Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2020 Annual Kukai #haiku #poetry #poem #micropoetry

broken bridge- the river teaches me its alphabet #haiku #poetry

Grateful to have a rengay (linked-verse) with my good friend Jacob Salzer in the newest issue of Raining Rengay. You can read the issue here: rainingrengay.wordpress.com/rr-issue6/ #rengay #linkedverse #poetry

country road turning up the volume of stars —The Heron’s Nest, Volume XXVI, Number 4: December 2024 #haiku