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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Biting NOT Barking: Identity Haiku by Fay Aoyagi

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English Original I dent it(ch)y Modern Haiku, 52:3, Autumn 2021 Fay Aoyagi Chinese Translation (Traditional) 我 受傷彎身 開始(發癢)了 Chinese Transla...
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Monday, August 24, 2026

Poetic Musings: Pink Clouds Haiku by Lorraine Pester

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a tornado-twist of pink clouds ... this time of life NeverEnding Story , February 17, 2025 Lorraine Pester Commentary: This is a highly effe...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

A Room of My Own: First Summer Rain Tanka

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( " Israel's oldest daily ,  Haaretz," which was was  sanctioned by the Israeli government  on Nov. 24, 2024 Daniel Blatman, O...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

One Man's Maple Moon: Sorrow Tanka by Michael McClintock

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English Original knowing sorrow won’t go sailing or for a swim I take a long walk to the cliffs and back        First Place, 2012 San Franci...
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Friday, August 21, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Lightning Flash Haiku by David Watts

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English Original lightning flash my whiskey rippling David Watts Chinese Translation (Traditional) 閃電 我的威士忌酒杯 泛起漣漪 Chinese Translation (Simp...
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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Rain Barrel Haiku by Travis Park

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English Original rain barrel a cloud settles into itself LEAF , 10, July 2026 Travis Park Chinese Translation (Traditional) 雨桶 一朵雲沉入 雲層中 Chi...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Reading More and Writing Better: Anything New? Haiku by Chen-ou Liu

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after Ecclesiastes 1:9 glasswing butterfly in morning sunshine anything new? Chen-ou Liu FYI: The joshi (prefatory note ) establishes a her...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Summer Pond Haiku by Bruce Ross

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English Original summer pond — wild yellow irises lean in the shadows spring clouds haiku , 2012 Bruce Ross Chinese Translation (Traditional...
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Monday, August 17, 2026

A Room of My Own: Dayandnightmare

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Trump Empire, Inc.:  C a senryu-inflected, visual haibun A red brick wall fills my field of vision; its perimeters are out of sight. MAGAMAG...
Sunday, August 16, 2026

One Man's Maple Moon: Mother's Womb Tanka by Pamela A. Babusci

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English Original floating inside my mother's womb for nine months — how little she understood me Honorable Mention, Sanford Goldstein In...
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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Poetic Musings: Summer Grass Haiku by Chen-ou Liu

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summer grass on both sides of the border rusted helmets Highly Commended, Wales Haiku Journal Summer Competition 2026 Chen-ou Liu Commentary...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Barking Dogs Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

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English Original barking dogs ... the neighbors singing karaoke Jack Fruit Moon , 2009 Robert D. Wilson Chinese Translation (Traditional) 狗吠...
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Thursday, August 13, 2026

One Man's Maple Moon: Warbled Songs Tanka by Thelma Mariano

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English Original from the river's edge a blend of warbled songs highs and lows the harmony we share despite different notes Thelma Maria...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Hot News: New Milestones, 5 M Pageviews & Adding 1 M Pageviews in 21 Days; Call for Submissions

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(FYI: Pageviews, August 12: 66, 023 ) My Dear Friends: NeverEnding Story reached a new milestone late last night: 5M pageviews —a dding 1 mi...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

A Room of My Own: Hum of Summer Clouds Haiku

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rippling sunshine a hum of summer clouds  in the mountain stream FYI: It might be interesting to do a comparison reading of my haiku below: ...
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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 170 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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