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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

A Room of My Own: "No, More Wars" Senryu

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Trump Empire, Inc , LXXX the man's meaty smile behind his Resolute Desk no, more wars: I ran FYI: This could be read as a prequel to my ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Reading More and Writing Better: Thoreau’s Gravesite Haiku by Bruce Ross

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Thoreau’s gravesite: the smell of woodsmoke on the cold spring air Among Floating Duckweed , 1994. Bruce Ross Commentary by Paul Scherschel ...
Monday, March 2, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Ancient Eyes Haiku by Marian Olson

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English Original from the temple of her beggar’s shawl ancient eyes Mann Library’s Daily Haiku , May 22 2014 Marian Olson Chinese Translatio...
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Sunday, March 1, 2026

One Man's Maple Moon: Wisp of Hope Tanka by Christine L.Villa

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English Original pink clouds behind skeletal trees ... nothing stirs as I still wait for a wisp of hope The Bluebird’s Cry , 2016 Christine ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Half-Heart Haiku by Al Fogel

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English Original winter solitude a tarnished half-heart in the jewelry box Third Place,  2011 Haiku Pen Contest Al Fogel Chinese Translation...
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Friday, February 27, 2026

To the Lighthouse: Senbun: A Satirical Haikai of Humanity

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Senbun is a haikai genre that blends prose with senryu, focusing on human nature and society, often in a satirical tone. It can be seen as ...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

A Room of My Own: Fence Haiku

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morning glories and the fence two feet higher ... what's left between us FYI: This is a sequel to my haiku below: new neighbor morning g...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Miso Soup Haiku by Margaret Chula

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English Original cubes of tofu float in my miso soup winter deepens Winter Deepens , 2018 Margaret Chula  Chinese Translation (Traditional) ...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Special Feature: Selected Poems for Reflections on the Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

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The Governor General, Canada : Four years ago today, Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, bringing devastation, heartbreak and s...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Biting NOT Barking: Shelter Tanka by Marion Alice Poirier

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English Original under the shelter of a weeping willow tree she sleeps at last on damp earth and newspapers -- a haven, for one night Marion...
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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Scarecrow Haiku by Adjei Agyei-Baah

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English Original empty field -- scarecrow watches scarecrow Scaring Crow , 2022 Adjei Agyei-Baah Chinese Translation (Traditional) 空曠的田野 -- ...
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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Poetic Musings: Trade War News Haiku by Chen-ou Liu

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trade war news a spiderweb on the eaves sagging with raindrops Prize Winter, 27th Haiku International Association/HIA Haiku Contest Chen-ou...
Friday, February 20, 2026

A Room of My Own: Jagged Ramadan Moon Haiku

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Against the Drowning Noise of Other Words , CCLXXXIII: "jagged Ramadan moon" skeletal houses jagged Ramadan moon in each window No...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

To the Lighthouse: The Impact of an Allusive Title

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The Winter of Our Discontent Its edges browned with age, another photograph, long buried beneath piles of boxes, has come to light in recent...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Spirit Bodies Haiku by Jane Reichhold

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English Original spirit bodies waving from cacti plastic bags Frogpond , 23:3, Autumn, 2000 Jane Reichhold   Chinese Translation (Traditiona...
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Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐
Born in Taipei,Taiwan, Chen-ou Liu was a college teacher, essayist, editor,and two-time winner of the national Best Book Review Radio Program Award.In 2002,he emigrated to Canada and settled in Ajax,a suburb of Toronto. Featured in New Resonance 7: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku, and listed as one of the top ten haiku poets for 2011(Simply Haiku, 9:3,4, Autumn/Winter 2011),Chen-ou Liu is the author of five books, including Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize, 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest) and A Life in Transition and Translation (Honorable Mention, 2014 Turtle Light Press Biennial Haiku Chapbook Contest). His tanka and haiku have been honored with 168 awards,including First Prize Co-Winner, 7th and 8th International Tanka Festival Competition, 2012; Tanka First and Third Places, 2011 San Francisco International Competition; Grand Prix, 2010 Klostar Ivanic Haiku Contest and First Prize Co-Winner, 2010 Haiku International Association Haiku Contest.
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