ISSUE 15
Contributors
ai li (UK), Cynthia Anderson (USA), Cristina Angelescu (Romania), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell (UK), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Mona Bedi (India), Brad Bennett (USA), Tom Bierovic (USA), Peggy Hale Bilbro (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Sonam Chhoki (Bhutan), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Jackie Chou (USA), Tom Clausen (USA), Gillena Cox (Trinidad and Tobago), Alvin Cruz (Philippines), Bruce H. Feingold (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Jenny Fraser (New Zealand), Jay Friedenberg (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Sherry Grant (New Zealand), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Earl Livings (Australia), Richard L. Matta (USA), Daniela Misso (Italy), Ron Moss (Australia), David Oates (USA), Linda Papanicolaou (USA), Vandana Parashar (India), Bill Pauly (USA), Al Peat (UK), Milan Rajkumar (India), Joshua St. Claire (USA), Bona M. Santos (USA), Minal Sarosh (India), Julie Schwerin (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Tsanka Shishkova (Bulgaria), Neena Singh (India), Ken Slaughter (USA), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Susan Wade (UK), David Watts (USA), Kathabela Wilson (USA)
Contributors
ai li (UK), Cynthia Anderson (USA), Cristina Angelescu (Romania), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell (UK), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Mona Bedi (India), Brad Bennett (USA), Tom Bierovic (USA), Peggy Hale Bilbro (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Sonam Chhoki (Bhutan), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Jackie Chou (USA), Tom Clausen (USA), Gillena Cox (Trinidad and Tobago), Alvin Cruz (Philippines), Bruce H. Feingold (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Jenny Fraser (New Zealand), Jay Friedenberg (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Sherry Grant (New Zealand), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Earl Livings (Australia), Richard L. Matta (USA), Daniela Misso (Italy), Ron Moss (Australia), David Oates (USA), Linda Papanicolaou (USA), Vandana Parashar (India), Bill Pauly (USA), Al Peat (UK), Milan Rajkumar (India), Joshua St. Claire (USA), Bona M. Santos (USA), Minal Sarosh (India), Julie Schwerin (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Tsanka Shishkova (Bulgaria), Neena Singh (India), Ken Slaughter (USA), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Susan Wade (UK), David Watts (USA), Kathabela Wilson (USA)
Artwork by Susan Mallarnee
Susan Mallernee is a haiku poet as well as an artist. She works with watercolor, pastel, and most recently, digital painting. Combining digital art and haiku to create haiga is her current favorite genre.
Ms. Mallernee received second place in The Marlene Mountain Memorial Haiku Contest and Honorable Mentions in the following contests: The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Contest, European Quarterly Kukai, Sharpening the Green Pencil, and Gene H. Murtha Memorial Contest. Along with many others, her haiku was included in the The Golden Triangle Haiku display in Washington D.C. in April 2021. Her work has appeared in journals such as Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, Sonic Boom, and Frameless Sky.
You can check out more of her artwork here - Susan Mallarnee/Facebook
Ms. Mallernee received second place in The Marlene Mountain Memorial Haiku Contest and Honorable Mentions in the following contests: The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Contest, European Quarterly Kukai, Sharpening the Green Pencil, and Gene H. Murtha Memorial Contest. Along with many others, her haiku was included in the The Golden Triangle Haiku display in Washington D.C. in April 2021. Her work has appeared in journals such as Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, Sonic Boom, and Frameless Sky.
You can check out more of her artwork here - Susan Mallarnee/Facebook
Background Music - “Happy Dreams,” “Happy New Day,” “Inspiring Piano Melody,” “Memories of Love,” and “New Beautiful Day” by TaigaSoundProd
“You and Me Forever,” “Sunset on the Hill,” and “Calm Emotional Classical Piano” by MusicLFiles
“You and Me Forever,” “Sunset on the Hill,” and “Calm Emotional Classical Piano” by MusicLFiles
Alexey Gorobets
A sound designer, and sound engineer. The founder of Taiga Sound Studio. You can be sure that all the fine artistic and technical nuances of your project are in reliable and experienced hands. |
Andrey Birchenko
A professional arranger, composer, and sound producer. He has years of experience with clients from all over the world and his skills are at your service. |
Websites:
https://taigasoundprod.com/
https://filmmusic.io/artists/winniethemoog
https://taigasoundprod.com/
https://filmmusic.io/artists/winniethemoog
MusicLFiles
Marc Corominas has been composing, working and evolving his music materials over 20 years, taking
some great composers like Vangelis, Beethoven, Mehldau and others into the classical, jazz and
electronic scenario as reference.
Websites:
https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
https://filmmusic.io/artists/musiclfiles
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Elisa Therianna
Artwork by Debbie Strange (winner
Special Feature:
"Kintsugi" - a tanka poetry reading by Kathabela Wilson and Giselle Maya
"Kintsugi" - a tanka poetry reading by Kathabela Wilson and Giselle Maya
ISSUE 14
Contributors
ai li (UK), Cynthia Anderson (USA), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell(UK), Gavin Austin (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Mirela Brăilean (România), Dawn Bruce (Australia), Susan Burch, (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Erin Castaldi (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Sonam Chhoki (Bhutan), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Jackie Chou (USA), Marion Clarke (Ireland), Paul Cordeiro (USA), Maya Daneva, The Netherlands, Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo (The Netherlands), Kirsten Cliff Elliot (New Zealand), David Käwika Eyre (Hawaii), Bruce H. Feingold (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Terri L. French (USA), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Joshua Gage (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Sherry Grant (New Zealand), John S Green (USA), Michele L. Harvey (USA), John Hawkhead (UK), Janet Ruth Heller (USA), Lisbeth Ho (Indonesia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Lakshmi Iyer (India), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Carol Judkins (USA), Sarit Kannanoor (Australia), Julie Bloss Kelsey (USA), Nicholas Klacsanzky (USA), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Samo Kreutz (Slovenia), Jill Lange (USA), Kat Lehmann (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Earl Livings (Australia), Susan Mallarnee (USA), Jayashree Maniyil (Australia), Marietta McGregor (Australia), Mark Miller (Australia), Daniela Misso (Italy), Maeve O’Sullivan (Ireland), Vandana Parashar (India), Bill Pauly (USA), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Geethanjali Rajan (India), Milan Rajkumar (India), Dave Read (Canada), Bryan Rickert (USA), Alexis Rotella (USA), D. V. Rozic (Croatia), Bona M. Santos (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Julie Schwerin (USA), Teji Sethi (India), Neena Singh, (India), Ken Slaughter (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), Barbara Tate,(USA), Diana Teneva (Bulgaria), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Christine L. Villa (USA), Susan Mary Wade (UK), David Watts (USA), Kath Abela Wilson, USA
Artwork by Christina Chin
Christina Chin is a painter and haiku poet. She won the following awards:
four-time recipient of top 100 in the mDAC Summit Contests (all artwork were exhibited at the Palo Alto Art Center, California)
1st prize winner of the 34th Annual Cherry Blossom Sakura Festival 2020 Haiku Contest
1st prize winner in the 8th Setouchi Matsuyama 2019 Photo-haiku Contest
two City Soka Saitama's 2020 haiku prizes
five merits in the World Haiku Review August 2020
Her haiku had been published in the multilingual Haiku Column Anthology (Vol 3-6), Japan's monthly magazine, Haikukai; Akita International Haiku Network, Frogpond, the Red Moon Anthology, Akitsu Quarterly, The Asahi Shimbun, ESUJ-Haiku, Presence, Chrysanthemum, Zen Space, Wales Haiku, Prune Juice, Failed Haiku, Cattails (UHTS), and many more. She maintains an ongoing scheduled blog of featured and published haiku at: https://haikuzyg.blogspot.com/ and https://christinachin99blog.wordpress.com/
Twitter:
Christina Chin (@Christina_haiku)
https://twitter.com/Christina_haiku?s=09
Instagram:
Christina Chin (@zygby22)
http://Instagram.com/zygby22
four-time recipient of top 100 in the mDAC Summit Contests (all artwork were exhibited at the Palo Alto Art Center, California)
1st prize winner of the 34th Annual Cherry Blossom Sakura Festival 2020 Haiku Contest
1st prize winner in the 8th Setouchi Matsuyama 2019 Photo-haiku Contest
two City Soka Saitama's 2020 haiku prizes
five merits in the World Haiku Review August 2020
Her haiku had been published in the multilingual Haiku Column Anthology (Vol 3-6), Japan's monthly magazine, Haikukai; Akita International Haiku Network, Frogpond, the Red Moon Anthology, Akitsu Quarterly, The Asahi Shimbun, ESUJ-Haiku, Presence, Chrysanthemum, Zen Space, Wales Haiku, Prune Juice, Failed Haiku, Cattails (UHTS), and many more. She maintains an ongoing scheduled blog of featured and published haiku at: https://haikuzyg.blogspot.com/ and https://christinachin99blog.wordpress.com/
Twitter:
Christina Chin (@Christina_haiku)
https://twitter.com/Christina_haiku?s=09
Instagram:
Christina Chin (@zygby22)
http://Instagram.com/zygby22
Background Music - "Journey Through Oriental Prairie," "Lotus Flower Fields," "Am Emotional Farewell," "Sweet Romatic Oriental Piano Song," "Super Romantic, " and "Sunny Morning"
Marc Corominas (MusicLFiles) has been composing, working and evolving his music materials over 20 years, taking some great composers like Vangelis, Beethoven, Mehldau and others into the classical, jazz and electronic scenario as reference.
Websites:
https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
https://filmmusic.io/artists/musiclfiles
Websites:
https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles
https://filmmusic.io/artists/musiclfiles
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Milan Rajkumar
Artwork by Elisa Theriana (winner)
Special Feature:
"Red Dragonfly" - a tanka/haiku sequence poetry reading by Genie Nakano and Deborah P Kolodji
"Red Dragonfly" - a tanka/haiku sequence poetry reading by Genie Nakano and Deborah P Kolodji
ISSUE 13
Contributors:
Bakhtiyar Amini (Germany), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Cynthia Anderson (USA), Cristina Angelescu (Romania), Jenny Ward Angyal, (USA), Myron Arnold (Canada), Joanna Ashwell (UK), Gavin Austin (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Marina Bellini, (Italy), Meik Blöttenberger (USA), Willie R. Bongcaron (Philippines), Dawn Bruce (Australia), Amelie Bumatay (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Anne Elise Burgevin (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Hemapriya Chellappan (India), Antoinette Cheung (Canada), Jackie Chou (USA), Tom Clausen (USA), Beate Conrad (Germany), Maya Daneva (The Netherlands), Michael Dudley (Canada), Kirsten Cliff Elliot (New Zealand), Claire Everett (UK), David Käwika Eyre (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), B.A. France (USA), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Susan Beth Furst (USA), Joshua Gage, USA, Pat Geyer, USA, Monalisha Gogoi (India), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Dorna Hainds (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Michele L. Harvey (USA), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Dan Iulian (Romania), Lakshmi Iyer (India), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Kris Kondo, (Japan), Nadejda Kostadinova (Bulgaria), Samo Kreutz (Slovenia), Vibeke Laier, (Denmark), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Myron Lysenko (Australia), Marietta McGregor (Australia), Daniela Misso (Italy), Maed Rill Monte (Philippines), Bill Pauly (USA), Gregory Piko (Australia), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Milan Rajkumar (India), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Suraja Roychowdhury (USA), Bona M. Santos (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Julie Schwerin (USA), Teji Sethi (India), Shloka Shankar (India), Christina Sng (Singapore), Debbie Strange (Canada), Agus Maulana Sunjaya (Indonesia), Barbara Tate (USA), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Corine Timmer (Portugal), Maureen Virchau (USA), Pragya Vishnoi (India), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Bakhtiyar Amini (Germany), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Cynthia Anderson (USA), Cristina Angelescu (Romania), Jenny Ward Angyal, (USA), Myron Arnold (Canada), Joanna Ashwell (UK), Gavin Austin (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Marina Bellini, (Italy), Meik Blöttenberger (USA), Willie R. Bongcaron (Philippines), Dawn Bruce (Australia), Amelie Bumatay (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Anne Elise Burgevin (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Hemapriya Chellappan (India), Antoinette Cheung (Canada), Jackie Chou (USA), Tom Clausen (USA), Beate Conrad (Germany), Maya Daneva (The Netherlands), Michael Dudley (Canada), Kirsten Cliff Elliot (New Zealand), Claire Everett (UK), David Käwika Eyre (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), B.A. France (USA), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Susan Beth Furst (USA), Joshua Gage, USA, Pat Geyer, USA, Monalisha Gogoi (India), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Dorna Hainds (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Michele L. Harvey (USA), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Dan Iulian (Romania), Lakshmi Iyer (India), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Kris Kondo, (Japan), Nadejda Kostadinova (Bulgaria), Samo Kreutz (Slovenia), Vibeke Laier, (Denmark), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Myron Lysenko (Australia), Marietta McGregor (Australia), Daniela Misso (Italy), Maed Rill Monte (Philippines), Bill Pauly (USA), Gregory Piko (Australia), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Milan Rajkumar (India), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Suraja Roychowdhury (USA), Bona M. Santos (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Julie Schwerin (USA), Teji Sethi (India), Shloka Shankar (India), Christina Sng (Singapore), Debbie Strange (Canada), Agus Maulana Sunjaya (Indonesia), Barbara Tate (USA), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Corine Timmer (Portugal), Maureen Virchau (USA), Pragya Vishnoi (India), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Artwork by Xenia Tran
Xenia Tran was born in The Netherlands in 1962 and lives in the Scottish Highlands with her husband and two adopted whippets. Over the last twenty years, she developed her skills as an artist, writer, and photographer along with a strong interest in meditation and Japanese poetry forms. She writes haiku, haibun, and tanka in Dutch and English, honouring an ancient tradition inspired by Saigyõ, Bashõ, Chiyo-Ni, Ryokan, and Issa.
Her poems have been published in international print and online journals, video journals, and anthologies, and have been featured in two full-length collections.
Her first book, Sharing Our Horizon, was published in 2018 in aid of animal rehoming charities. The poems are written in rhythm with the seasons and the fluctuations of the weather within those seasons. Her second collection, Between Heather and Grass, was published in 2019 in aid of Children with Cancer UK and Animal Rehoming Charities.
She is currently working on her third collection of poems and photographs to continue the support of charities close to her heart.
Blogs:
https://tranature.com
https://whippetwisdom.com
Twitter:
@tranature18
@WhippetHaiku
Her poems have been published in international print and online journals, video journals, and anthologies, and have been featured in two full-length collections.
Her first book, Sharing Our Horizon, was published in 2018 in aid of animal rehoming charities. The poems are written in rhythm with the seasons and the fluctuations of the weather within those seasons. Her second collection, Between Heather and Grass, was published in 2019 in aid of Children with Cancer UK and Animal Rehoming Charities.
She is currently working on her third collection of poems and photographs to continue the support of charities close to her heart.
Blogs:
https://tranature.com
https://whippetwisdom.com
Twitter:
@tranature18
@WhippetHaiku
Background Music - “Mini Fairytales Theme,” “Imagefilm 034,” “Lonely Fish,” “Sheltered Swan,” “Kathrin,” and “Imagefilm 041” by Sacsha Ende
Born in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Sascha Ende is a German musician, music producer, sound designer and programmer.
Ende learned the keyboard as a child in his parents’ house in Hanover, where he only had a keyboard teacher for a short time, because he did not want to submit to his discipline with regard to the basic rules for a keyboard player. Already at the age of 7, he began to develop his own melodies and compositions. After a long break, during which Sascha Ende committed himself to the production of music videos and films, Sascha Ende continued his musical career in 2010.
In February 2015, Sascha Ende reached chart positions in Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan with his album and single "Gedanklichkeit" after a guitar sample from the same song was used as the title music in the series "The Pregnancy Test" of the Russian broadcaster 1TV.
In 2015, Ende became involved in Creative Commons music and offered music on a large scale under the CC BY SA 4.0 license, which also included free commercial use. New music was published weekly on Wednesdays exclusively via the film and photo magazine Videoaktiv.
Sascha Ende has been working with the artist manager Carlo Vista since the beginning of 2016, who was also the manager of Sarah Connor from the very beginning.
From June 2016 to the end of 2017, Sascha also worked as a filmmaker and blogger under the pseudonym "Mettmango" and created films of locations and leisure activities all over Europe. He has abandoned this in favor of his new activities.
Sascha Ende has been Managing Director of Filmmusic.io UG (limited liability) since March 2019 and is increasingly involved in the distribution and use of Creative Commons music with this project, which he also programmed completely himself.
Ende has been working with the artist Kevin MacLeod, known from YouTube, since November 2018.
https://www.sascha-ende.de
https://filmmusic.io/artists/sascha-ende
Ende learned the keyboard as a child in his parents’ house in Hanover, where he only had a keyboard teacher for a short time, because he did not want to submit to his discipline with regard to the basic rules for a keyboard player. Already at the age of 7, he began to develop his own melodies and compositions. After a long break, during which Sascha Ende committed himself to the production of music videos and films, Sascha Ende continued his musical career in 2010.
In February 2015, Sascha Ende reached chart positions in Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan with his album and single "Gedanklichkeit" after a guitar sample from the same song was used as the title music in the series "The Pregnancy Test" of the Russian broadcaster 1TV.
In 2015, Ende became involved in Creative Commons music and offered music on a large scale under the CC BY SA 4.0 license, which also included free commercial use. New music was published weekly on Wednesdays exclusively via the film and photo magazine Videoaktiv.
Sascha Ende has been working with the artist manager Carlo Vista since the beginning of 2016, who was also the manager of Sarah Connor from the very beginning.
From June 2016 to the end of 2017, Sascha also worked as a filmmaker and blogger under the pseudonym "Mettmango" and created films of locations and leisure activities all over Europe. He has abandoned this in favor of his new activities.
Sascha Ende has been Managing Director of Filmmusic.io UG (limited liability) since March 2019 and is increasingly involved in the distribution and use of Creative Commons music with this project, which he also programmed completely himself.
Ende has been working with the artist Kevin MacLeod, known from YouTube, since November 2018.
https://www.sascha-ende.de
https://filmmusic.io/artists/sascha-ende
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku and tanka) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Susan Mallarnee
Artwork by Milan Rajkumar (winner)
Artwork by Milan Rajkumar (winner)
Special Feature:
"Soft Whistle" by Hemapriya Chellappan
"Soft Whistle" by Hemapriya Chellappan
ISSUE 12
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Contributors:
Cynthia Anderson (USA), Jenny Ward Angyal ( USA), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell (UK), Gavin Austin (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA ), Meik Blöttenberger (USA), Mark E. Brager (USA), Michelle Brock (Australia), Susan Burch (USA), Jeaunice Tribue Burnette (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Hemapriya Chellappan (India), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Jackie Chou (USA), Fredrick Elumah (Nigeria), Melanie Faith (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Susan Beth Furst (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Michele L. Harvey (USA), John Hawkhead (UK ), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Alegria Imperial, (Canada), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Mary Kendall (USA), Nicholas Klacsanzky (USA ), Deborah P Kolodji (USA ), Kat Lehmann (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Ed Markowski (USA), kjmunro (Canada), Bill Pauly (USA), Malintha Perera (Sri Lanka), Sanela Pliško (Croatia), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Dave Read (Canada), Bryan Rickert (USA), Alexis Rotella (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Rich Schilling (USA ), Taura Scott (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), Sudebi Singha (India), Ken Slaughter (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Xenia Tran (Scotland), Rashmi VeSa (India), Christine L. Villa (USA), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Scott Wiggerman (USA), Frank Williams (England), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), John Zheng (USA)
Artwork by Hemapriya Chellapan
Cynthia Anderson (USA), Jenny Ward Angyal ( USA), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell (UK), Gavin Austin (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA ), Meik Blöttenberger (USA), Mark E. Brager (USA), Michelle Brock (Australia), Susan Burch (USA), Jeaunice Tribue Burnette (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Hemapriya Chellappan (India), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Jackie Chou (USA), Fredrick Elumah (Nigeria), Melanie Faith (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Susan Beth Furst (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Michele L. Harvey (USA), John Hawkhead (UK ), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Alegria Imperial, (Canada), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Mary Kendall (USA), Nicholas Klacsanzky (USA ), Deborah P Kolodji (USA ), Kat Lehmann (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Ed Markowski (USA), kjmunro (Canada), Bill Pauly (USA), Malintha Perera (Sri Lanka), Sanela Pliško (Croatia), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Dave Read (Canada), Bryan Rickert (USA), Alexis Rotella (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Rich Schilling (USA ), Taura Scott (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), Sudebi Singha (India), Ken Slaughter (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Xenia Tran (Scotland), Rashmi VeSa (India), Christine L. Villa (USA), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Scott Wiggerman (USA), Frank Williams (England), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), John Zheng (USA)
Artwork by Hemapriya Chellapan
Hemapriya Chellappan is a 28 year old Indian haikai poet, illustrator and haiga artist who resides in Pune, Maharashtra. She took to Japanese literary short forms in the summer of 2019. Ever since her haiku, senryu, tanka and haibun have been published in various international print journals and e-magazines such as The Heron’s Nest, Wales Haiku Journal, Hedgerow, The Cicada’s Cry, The Bamboo Hut and other notable publications. Her work has also appeared in Living Senryu Anthology and Poetry Pea Podcast. When she isn’t daydreaming she writes jokes, sketches landscapes, hums old songs, and makes excellent tea.
Background Music - “Falling Tide,” “Lullaby,” “Moon Gazing,” “Little Dragonfly,” “Oh, Chrysanthemum!” and “Fusion” by
Corine Bicadeideias (Corine Timmer)
Some of the tracks were originally composed for the Naviar Music Challenge
Background Music - “Falling Tide,” “Lullaby,” “Moon Gazing,” “Little Dragonfly,” “Oh, Chrysanthemum!” and “Fusion” by
Corine Bicadeideias (Corine Timmer)
Some of the tracks were originally composed for the Naviar Music Challenge
Corine Timmer is an author, publisher, award-winning haiku poet, interior designer, animal
lover and street dog advocate. She lives in the countryside in the south of Portugal with 9
street dogs and other animals, including her beloved donkey, Lolita. Corine’s haiku, including
photo haiku and haiga have been published in various respected print and web haiku
journals and anthologies. She has recently published an anthology of pig haiku for charity
in celebration of the Year of the Pig. Corine is a member of the British and American haiku
societies. She also composes electronic music to haiku at Naviar Records in London. To learn
more about her please visit her website www.bicadeideias.com
lover and street dog advocate. She lives in the countryside in the south of Portugal with 9
street dogs and other animals, including her beloved donkey, Lolita. Corine’s haiku, including
photo haiku and haiga have been published in various respected print and web haiku
journals and anthologies. She has recently published an anthology of pig haiku for charity
in celebration of the Year of the Pig. Corine is a member of the British and American haiku
societies. She also composes electronic music to haiku at Naviar Records in London. To learn
more about her please visit her website www.bicadeideias.com
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Gregory Piko
Artwork by Susan Mallernee (winner)
Artwork by Susan Mallernee (winner)
Special Feature:
"reflect light in little doses: a mini glue book," a poetry reading by Shloka Shankar
"reflect light in little doses: a mini glue book," a poetry reading by Shloka Shankar
ISSUE 11
Contributors:
Cristina Angelescu (Romania), Jenny Ward Angyal (USA), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell (UK ), Gavin Austin, (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Ed Bremson (USA), Dawn Bruce (Australia), Jeaunice Tribue Burnette (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA ), Pris Campbell (USA), Jennifer Carr (USA), Hemapriya Chellappan (India), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Marta Chocilowska (Poland), Elizabeth Crocket (Canada), Mary Davila (USA), Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo (Netherlands), Jenny Fraser (New Zealand), Susan Beth Furst (USA), Michael Gallagher (Ireland), Barry George (USA), Pat Geyer (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Nicky Gutierrez (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), John Hawkhead (UK), Tia Haynes (USA), Josie Hibbing (USA), Louise Hopewell (Australia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Bruce Jewett (USA ), David J. Kelly (Ireland), Julie Bloss Kelsey (USA ), Michael H. Lester (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Mark Miller (Australia), Veronika Zora Novak (Canada), Vandana Parashar (India), Gregory Piko (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Hema Ravi (India), Alexis Rotella (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Robin Anna Smith (USA), Steven Smolak (USA), Agus Maulana Sunjaya (Indonesia), André Surridge (New Zealand), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Corine Timmer (Portugal), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Scott Wiggerman (USA ), Kath Abela Wilson (USA ), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Cristina Angelescu (Romania), Jenny Ward Angyal (USA), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell (UK ), Gavin Austin, (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Ed Bremson (USA), Dawn Bruce (Australia), Jeaunice Tribue Burnette (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA ), Pris Campbell (USA), Jennifer Carr (USA), Hemapriya Chellappan (India), Christina Chin (Malaysia), Marta Chocilowska (Poland), Elizabeth Crocket (Canada), Mary Davila (USA), Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo (Netherlands), Jenny Fraser (New Zealand), Susan Beth Furst (USA), Michael Gallagher (Ireland), Barry George (USA), Pat Geyer (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Nicky Gutierrez (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), John Hawkhead (UK), Tia Haynes (USA), Josie Hibbing (USA), Louise Hopewell (Australia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Bruce Jewett (USA ), David J. Kelly (Ireland), Julie Bloss Kelsey (USA ), Michael H. Lester (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Mark Miller (Australia), Veronika Zora Novak (Canada), Vandana Parashar (India), Gregory Piko (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Hema Ravi (India), Alexis Rotella (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Robin Anna Smith (USA), Steven Smolak (USA), Agus Maulana Sunjaya (Indonesia), André Surridge (New Zealand), Elisa Theriana (Indonesia), Corine Timmer (Portugal), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Scott Wiggerman (USA ), Kath Abela Wilson (USA ), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Artwork by Tiffany Shaw-Diaz and Jessica Malone Latham
Tiffany Shaw-Diaz is a Pushcart Prize and Dwarf Stars Award nominee who also works as a professional visual artist. Her poetry has been featured in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, Bones, NHK World Haiku Masters, The Mainichi, and dozens of other publications. In addition, her poetry has been translated into German, Italian, and Chinese. Her first chapbook, says the rose, was published by Yavanika Press in 2019. When she is not writing, she can be found painting watercolor and acrylic abstracts. You can learn more about her via www.tiffanyshawdiaz.com or through Facebook (@tsdartist) and Instagram (@tiffanyshawdiaz).
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Jessica Malone Latham is an award-winning poet, the author of several poetry collections, and a proud mother of two young sons, aiming to live as an authentic artist of life. Her self-taught art comes from the heart, with the intent on following the feeling of her humble work more than technicality. The pieces from this collection were all painted one winter after the birth of her second son. It was a reverent time for inward connection, mindfulness, and slowness.
When not creating some form of art, Jessica loves immersing herself in meditation and yoga. She’s passionate about Waldorf education and its integration with nature and conscious parenting. Jessica is most recently working on a lovely anthology, Another Trip Around the Sun: 365 Days of Haiku for Children Young and Old (Brooks Books, forthcoming). To learn more of Jessica’s work, please visit www.jessicalatham.com. |
Background Music - "Windswept," "Sovereign Quarter," "Evening Fall, " Rumination," "Eternal Hope,"
and "Continue Life" by Kevin McLeod
and "Continue Life" by Kevin McLeod
Kevin MacLeod is an American composer and musician. MacLeod has composed over 2,000 pieces of
royalty-free library music and made them available under a Creative Commons copyright license. His
licensing options allow anyone to use his music for free as long as he receives attribution, which has
led to his music being used in thousands of films; as of July 2016, MacLeod has over 2,300 composer
credits listed on the Internet Movie Database. His music has been used in Hugo, some commercial
video games, and videos by online content creators such as CollegeHumor, The BlueMilk Podcast,
Hydraulic Press Channel and Good Mythical Morning. (Wikepedia)
https://incompetech.com/
https://twitter.com/kmacleod
https://www.youtube.com/kmmusic
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/tracks
royalty-free library music and made them available under a Creative Commons copyright license. His
licensing options allow anyone to use his music for free as long as he receives attribution, which has
led to his music being used in thousands of films; as of July 2016, MacLeod has over 2,300 composer
credits listed on the Internet Movie Database. His music has been used in Hugo, some commercial
video games, and videos by online content creators such as CollegeHumor, The BlueMilk Podcast,
Hydraulic Press Channel and Good Mythical Morning. (Wikepedia)
https://incompetech.com/
https://twitter.com/kmacleod
https://www.youtube.com/kmmusic
https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/tracks
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Debbie Strange
Photograph by Gregory Piko (winner)
Special Feature:
"Watercoloured Words" - Poetry reading and haiga by Debbie Strange
ISSUE 10
Contributors:
ai li (UK), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Joanna Ashwell (UK), Gavin Austin (Australia), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Brett Brady (USA), Mark E. Brager (USA), Anne Cates (USA), Claire Vogel Camargo (USA), Fractled (USA), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Mike Gallagher (Ireland), John Hawkhead (UK), David He (China), Louise Hopewell, (Australia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Peter Jastermsky (USA), William Keckler (USA), Larry Kimmel (USA), Julie Bloss Kelsey (USA), Amy Losak (USA), Michael H. Lester (USA), Gregory Longenecker (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Michael Morell (USA), Veronika Zora Novak (Canada), Theresa Okafor (Nigeria), Maeve O’Sullivan (Ireland), Vandana Parashar (India), Gregory Piko (Australia), Bill Pauly (USA), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), David Read (Canada), Shloka Shankar (India), Debbie Strange (Canada), Agus Maulana Sunjaya (Indonesia), André Surridge (New Zealand), Rp Verlaine (USA), Julie Warther (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Artwork by Phil Openshaw
Phil Openshaw is a photographer and visual artist from West Yorkshire, England. He works within a wide variety of media, including digital manipulation, audiovisual transformation, sound art, coding, calligraphy, music, print, painting, and asemic writing. Phil's photographic work includes a broad practice with themes including: urban spaces, transformation, the human impact on landscape and nature, the conflicting interests involved in organized urban development, the existing environments and population. His abstract pieces often include photography combined with drawn and abstract imagery.
Website: www.philopenshaw.com
Website: www.philopenshaw.com
Background Music - “Lonesome,” “Think,” “Red Rose,” and “Emotional” by Tim Beek
“Tenderness, ” “Piano Moment,” and “Adventure” by Benjamin Tissot
“Tenderness, ” “Piano Moment,” and “Adventure” by Benjamin Tissot
Tim Beek is a composer from the Netherlands. With music being natural in the family, he learned to play the bass guitar as a young teenager. He then taught himself to play piano and guitar and often created his own songs in different bands. This evolved intro writing music for an animation short film.
He decided to study composition at the HKU in Hilversum Netherlands and received his bachelor degree after 4 years. From here, he worked on many different projects ranging from video games to short films. He also creates Royalty Free Music and Stock Music which both are used in many different media projects. Website: https://timbeek.com/ |
Bensound (Benjamin Tissot) is a composer and musician based in France. His works are featured in projects from animations, corporate video, commercial to short films and documentaries.
Website: https://www.bensound.com/ |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by David Terelinck
Artwork by Debbie Strange (winner)
Special Feature:
"Heavy with Crows" - haiku and art by Ron C. Moss and music performance by Steve Hodge
"Heavy with Crows" - haiku and art by Ron C. Moss and music performance by Steve Hodge
ISSUE 9
Contributors:
Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (UK), Ramesh Anand (India), Marilyn Ashbaugh (USA), Gavin Austin (Australia), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Jan Benson (USA), Wendy C. Bialek (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Ed Bremson (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), Jackie Chou (USA), Janet Lynn Davis, (USA), Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo (Netherlands), Kirsten Cliff Elliot (New Zealand), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Pat Geyer (USA) Tia Haynes (USA), David He (China), Louise Hopewell (Australia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Larry Kimmel (USA), Nicholas Klacsanzky (Ukraine), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), David Kuhlmann (USA), Michael H. Lester (USA), Gregory Longenecker (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Ashish Narain (Philippines), Réka Nyitrai (Romania), Vandana Parashar (India), Bill Pauly (USA), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Meera Rehm (Germany), Duncan Richardson (Australia), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Rachel Sutcliffe (UK), Adelaide Shaw (USA), Agus Maulana Sunjaya (Indonesia), David T. Terelinck (Australia), Linda Jeannette Ward (USA), Julie Warther (USA), Scott Wiggerman (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (UK), Ramesh Anand (India), Marilyn Ashbaugh (USA), Gavin Austin (Australia), Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Jan Benson (USA), Wendy C. Bialek (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Ed Bremson (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), Jackie Chou (USA), Janet Lynn Davis, (USA), Anna Maria Domburg-Sancristoforo (Netherlands), Kirsten Cliff Elliot (New Zealand), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Pat Geyer (USA) Tia Haynes (USA), David He (China), Louise Hopewell (Australia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Larry Kimmel (USA), Nicholas Klacsanzky (Ukraine), Deborah P Kolodji (USA), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), David Kuhlmann (USA), Michael H. Lester (USA), Gregory Longenecker (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Ashish Narain (Philippines), Réka Nyitrai (Romania), Vandana Parashar (India), Bill Pauly (USA), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Meera Rehm (Germany), Duncan Richardson (Australia), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Rachel Sutcliffe (UK), Adelaide Shaw (USA), Agus Maulana Sunjaya (Indonesia), David T. Terelinck (Australia), Linda Jeannette Ward (USA), Julie Warther (USA), Scott Wiggerman (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Artwork by Debbie Strange
Debbie Strange is a Canadian short form poet, haiga artist, and photographer, whose work has been translated and widely published internationally. She was honoured to receive 1st Place in the 2018 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest and 1st Place in the 2018 Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest. Her most recent books include Three-Part Harmony: Tanka Verses (Keibooks 2018) and the haiku chapbook, A Year Unfolding (Folded Word 2017). Debbie’s creative passions help her manage chronic illness, connecting her more closely to the world and to herself. She has a deep reverence for nature, and her poetry and photography often reflect that affinity.
The title of her artwork collection contributed to Frameless Sky's Issue 9 is " Looking Softly Upon the World."
Please visit Debbie’s publication archive for further information and to view hundreds of haiga, as well as the images from her solo exhibition of abstract photographs, The Poetry of Light: http://debbiemstrange.blogspot.ca/
Watercolour haiga and reading – The Haiku Foundation Film Festival:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bzkOv-1-SYwA&feature=youtu.be
Haiku Foundation Haiga Galleries of award-winning works:
https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/thf-haiga-galleries/haiga-of-debbie-strange/
KYSO Flash Featured Artist: Photo negatives – The Other Side of Light:
http://www.kysoflash.com/Issue10/StrangeLight.aspx
Three-Part Harmony: Tanka Verses:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1986077934
A Year Unfolding (haiku chapbook):
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Unfolding-Debbie-Strange/dp/1610192346
The title of her artwork collection contributed to Frameless Sky's Issue 9 is " Looking Softly Upon the World."
Please visit Debbie’s publication archive for further information and to view hundreds of haiga, as well as the images from her solo exhibition of abstract photographs, The Poetry of Light: http://debbiemstrange.blogspot.ca/
Watercolour haiga and reading – The Haiku Foundation Film Festival:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bzkOv-1-SYwA&feature=youtu.be
Haiku Foundation Haiga Galleries of award-winning works:
https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/thf-haiga-galleries/haiga-of-debbie-strange/
KYSO Flash Featured Artist: Photo negatives – The Other Side of Light:
http://www.kysoflash.com/Issue10/StrangeLight.aspx
Three-Part Harmony: Tanka Verses:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1986077934
A Year Unfolding (haiku chapbook):
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Unfolding-Debbie-Strange/dp/1610192346
Background Music - "Promise" and "Rosetta" by TPR
"Almost New, " "Simple Duet," "Clear Air," "Midsummer Sky,"
and "Lumimous Rain" by Kevin McLeod
"Almost New, " "Simple Duet," "Clear Air," "Midsummer Sky,"
and "Lumimous Rain" by Kevin McLeod
TPR is a composer of piano-based tunes from the South of England. Best known for Melancholy Final Fantasy/Zelda/
Chrono/KH/Mana albums and other video game series. https://tprpiano.com/music https://www.facebook.com/TPRpiano https://www.instagram.com/TPRpiano/ https://twitter.com/TPRpiano |
Kevin MacLeod is an American composer and musician. MacLeod has composed over 2,000 pieces of royalty-free library music and made them available under a Creative Commons copyright license. His licensing options allow anyone to use his music for free as long as he receives attribution, which has led to his music being used in thousands of films; as of July 2016, MacLeod has over 2,300 composer credits listed on the Internet Movie Database. His music has been used in Hugo, some commercial video gaames, and videos by online content creators such as CollegeHumor, The BlueMilk Podcast, Hydraulic Press Channel and Good Mythical Morning. (Wikepedia)
https://incompetech.com/ https://twitter.com/kmacleod https://www.youtube.com/kmmusic https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/tracks |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Terri L. French
Photo by David Terelinck (winner)
Special Feature:
"Written in Mountains" - haiga by Ron C Moss and video produced by Steve Hodge
"Written in Mountains" - haiga by Ron C Moss and video produced by Steve Hodge
ISSUE 8
Contributors:
Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (UK), Ramesh Anand (India), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Debbi Antebi (UK), Marilyn Ashbaugh (USA), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Ingrid Baluch (Uganda), Gabriel Bates (USA), Maria Bellini (Italy),Peggy Bilbro (USA), Adrian Bouter (The Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Marta Chocilowska (Poland), Gurpeet Dutt (India), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Terri L. French (USA), Goran Gatalica (Croatia), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Nikolay Grankin (Russia), Eufemia Griffo (Italy), Hazel Hall (Australia), Mary Hanrahan (USA), Michele L. Harvey (USA), John Hawkhead (UK), Tia Haynes (USA), Kyle Hemmings (USA), Mariela Coromoto Hernandez (Netherlands), Louise Hopewell (Australia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Bee Jay (Australia), Keitha Keyes (Australia, Larry Kimmel (USA), Deborah P. Kolodji (USA), Rehn Kovacic (USA), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael H. Lester (USA), Eric A. Lohman (USA), Amy Losak (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Marietta Jan McGregor Australia), Mark Miller (Australia), kjmunro (Canada), Ashish Narain (India), Lee Nash (France), Veronika Zora Novak (Canada), Vandana Parashar (India), Bill Pauly (USA), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Dave Read (Canada), Natalia L. Rudychev (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide Shaw (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), André Surridge (New Zealand), Rachel Sutcliffe (UK), Maria Tomczak (Poland), Julie Warther (USA), Jane Williams (Australia), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (UK), Ramesh Anand (India), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Debbi Antebi (UK), Marilyn Ashbaugh (USA), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Ingrid Baluch (Uganda), Gabriel Bates (USA), Maria Bellini (Italy),Peggy Bilbro (USA), Adrian Bouter (The Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Susan Burch (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Marta Chocilowska (Poland), Gurpeet Dutt (India), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Terri L. French (USA), Goran Gatalica (Croatia), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Nikolay Grankin (Russia), Eufemia Griffo (Italy), Hazel Hall (Australia), Mary Hanrahan (USA), Michele L. Harvey (USA), John Hawkhead (UK), Tia Haynes (USA), Kyle Hemmings (USA), Mariela Coromoto Hernandez (Netherlands), Louise Hopewell (Australia), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Peter Jastermsky (USA), Bee Jay (Australia), Keitha Keyes (Australia, Larry Kimmel (USA), Deborah P. Kolodji (USA), Rehn Kovacic (USA), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael H. Lester (USA), Eric A. Lohman (USA), Amy Losak (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Marietta Jan McGregor Australia), Mark Miller (Australia), kjmunro (Canada), Ashish Narain (India), Lee Nash (France), Veronika Zora Novak (Canada), Vandana Parashar (India), Bill Pauly (USA), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Carol Raisfeld (USA), Dave Read (Canada), Natalia L. Rudychev (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide Shaw (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), André Surridge (New Zealand), Rachel Sutcliffe (UK), Maria Tomczak (Poland), Julie Warther (USA), Jane Williams (Australia), Kath Abela Wilson (USA), Robert Witmer (Japan)
Artwork by Jay Friedenberg
Friedenberg is a member of the Haiku Society of America and Associate Editor for its journal Frogpond effective 2018. He is a regular attendee and presenter at the New York metro HSA organization. He is also a member of the Spring Street Haiku Group in New York City where he gets to compose alongside such poet luminaries as Cor van den Heuvel. Jay has won numerous awards for his haiku and is accepted regularly into many U.S. and international journals. His second book titled Elemental from Red Moon Press was on the short list for the 2016 Touchstone Award.
Jay additionally creates graphic design, digital photographic art, and pastel landscapes. He has attended workshops throughout the country with leading pastel artists and was voted intothe Pastel Society of America I n 2014. He has won several awards for his photographs in national and international contests and has exhibited at galleries in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Tivoli, New York. His artwork can be viewed on his website: BigAppleArts.com, on Pinterest, and on Flickr.
To purchase his coffee table book of digital photo art, here are the links.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/jay-friedenberg/pixel-paintings/hardcover/product-23229423.html
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photo-Impressionist-Works-Country/dp/1365756971/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530186258&sr=8-1&keywords=friedenberg+digital+photo+art
Jay additionally creates graphic design, digital photographic art, and pastel landscapes. He has attended workshops throughout the country with leading pastel artists and was voted intothe Pastel Society of America I n 2014. He has won several awards for his photographs in national and international contests and has exhibited at galleries in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Tivoli, New York. His artwork can be viewed on his website: BigAppleArts.com, on Pinterest, and on Flickr.
To purchase his coffee table book of digital photo art, here are the links.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/jay-friedenberg/pixel-paintings/hardcover/product-23229423.html
https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photo-Impressionist-Works-Country/dp/1365756971/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1530186258&sr=8-1&keywords=friedenberg+digital+photo+art
Background Music - "A Waking Wonder," "Copa," and "Bright Solo" by Justin Wildridge
"October" and "Evening Impromptu" by Oleg Gorbunov
"October" and "Evening Impromptu" by Oleg Gorbunov
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Justin Wildridge is a film composer and multi-instrumentalist based in South-West of England where he works from his studio. His scores use a broad orchestral palette fused with rich electronic elements and live performances to create stunning, unique soundtracks.
Recent projects : Father of the Man (2017), Ocean Maker (2017), Spitfire Anniversary Promotion (2017), Gellenbeck Construction - Promotional Video (2017), Portrait (2016) Justin writes exclusively for a selected group of Production Libraries in the UK and the US. These include Evolution Music, JPM Music, Hummingbird Music, Arms Music Production, and Unbelievable Music Productions. www.justinwildridge.com https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3508DB08K_B7TXfZg3SrPe0DVNE85I5a https://soundcloud.com/justin-wildridge |
Oleg Gorbunov is a musician, musical producer, and composer from Penza, Russia. For more than 20 years, he has written various styles and genres. He plays the saxophone and guitar.
You can find some of his work here: https://soundcloud.com/gorbio https://www.pond5.com/artist/perov |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Agnes Eva Savich
Artwork by Terri L. French (winner)
Special Feature:
"Step by Step Tai Chi Meditations" - poetry reading by Hazel Hall and tai chi presentation by Angelina Egan
"Step by Step Tai Chi Meditations" - poetry reading by Hazel Hall and tai chi presentation by Angelina Egan
ISSUE 7
Contributors:
Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (UK), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Johnny Baranksi (USA), Gabriel Bates (USA), Meik Blöttenberger (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Michelle Brock (Australia), Helen Buckingham (UK), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), China Cancio (Philippines), Anna Cates (USA), Gillena Cox (Trinidad and Tobago), Lucia Fontana (Italy), Terri L. French (USA), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Chase Gagnon (USA), Grace Galton (UK), Pat Geyer (USA), Nikolay Grankin (Russia), Hazel Hall (Australia), John Hawkhead (UK), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), David J. Kelly (Ireland), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Neha R. Krishna (India), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael H. Lester (USA), Amy Losak (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Mark Miller (Australia), Lori A. Minor (USA), Lee Nash (France), Dottie Piet (USA), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Orrin PréJean (USA), Dave Read (Canada), Duncan Richardson (Australia), Alexis Rotella (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Tiffany Shaw-Diaz (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), Christine L. Villa (USA), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA)
Adjei Agyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (UK), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Johnny Baranksi (USA), Gabriel Bates (USA), Meik Blöttenberger (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Mark E. Brager (USA), Michelle Brock (Australia), Helen Buckingham (UK), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), China Cancio (Philippines), Anna Cates (USA), Gillena Cox (Trinidad and Tobago), Lucia Fontana (Italy), Terri L. French (USA), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Chase Gagnon (USA), Grace Galton (UK), Pat Geyer (USA), Nikolay Grankin (Russia), Hazel Hall (Australia), John Hawkhead (UK), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), David J. Kelly (Ireland), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Neha R. Krishna (India), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael H. Lester (USA), Amy Losak (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Mark Miller (Australia), Lori A. Minor (USA), Lee Nash (France), Dottie Piet (USA), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Orrin PréJean (USA), Dave Read (Canada), Duncan Richardson (Australia), Alexis Rotella (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Tiffany Shaw-Diaz (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), Christine L. Villa (USA), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA)
Artwork by Kyle Hemmings
Kyle Hemmings is a retired health care worker and lives in New Jersey. His artwork has been published in The Stray Branch, Scars Publications, Euphenism, Uppagus, Black Market Lit, Sonic Boom, Red Fez, and elsewhere. He loves pre-punk garage bands of the 60s, Manga comics, urban photography, and French Impressionism. He thinks Ryan Larkin was the greatest animator who ever lived.
Background Music - "RomBantic Sax" and "Night Adventure" by Oleg Gorbunov
"40 Years Blues" by Cosmin Nechita
"40 Years Blues" by Cosmin Nechita
Oleg Gorbunov is a musician, musical producer, and composer from Penza, Russia. For more than 20 years, he has written various styles and genres. He plays the saxophone and guitar.
You can find some of his work here: https://soundcloud.com/gorbio https://www.pond5.com/artist/perov |
Cosmin Nechita, stage name 30 Music Street, is a 33-year old Romanian composer whose works include genres from burlesque & Dixieland music to pop rock songs.
You can check out his YouTube channel here: http://tinyurl.com/zbyszcv |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku, tanka, and cherita) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
Take the Challenge!
Haiku by Terri L. French
Artwork by Agnes Eva Savich (winner)
Special Feature:
Poetry Reading - "The Fall of Daedalus," a cherita sequence by Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
Poetry Reading - "The Fall of Daedalus," a cherita sequence by Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy
ISSUE 6
Contributors:
ai li (England), Bett Angel-Stawarz (Australia), Jenny Ward Angyal (USA), Johnny Baranski (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Susan Burch (USA), Theresa A. Cancro (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Margaret Chula (USA), elehna de sousa(Canada), Charlotte Digregorio (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Lucia Fontana (Italy), Jenny Fraser (New Zealand), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Pat Geyer (USA), Autumn Noelle Hall (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Brenda Harsham (USA), Michele L. Harvey (USA), John Hawk (USA), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Mary Kendall (USA), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Deborah P. Kolodji (USA), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael H. Lester (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Elena Naskova (USA), Kathy Uyen Nguyen (USA), Veronika Zora Novak (USA), Malintha Perera (Sri Lanka), Janet Qually (USA), sage stone (USA), Gregory Piko (Australia), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Sylvia Forges-Ryan (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), Tiffany Shaw-Diaz (USA), Wendy Smith (USA), Michael Stinson (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), David Terelinck (Australia), Paresh Tiwari (India), Maria Laura Valente (Italy), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Susan Weaver (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA)
ai li (England), Bett Angel-Stawarz (Australia), Jenny Ward Angyal (USA), Johnny Baranski (USA), Adrian Bouter (Netherlands), Susan Burch (USA), Theresa A. Cancro (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Margaret Chula (USA), elehna de sousa(Canada), Charlotte Digregorio (USA), Marilyn Fleming (USA), Lucia Fontana (Italy), Jenny Fraser (New Zealand), Jay Friedenberg (USA), Pat Geyer (USA), Autumn Noelle Hall (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Brenda Harsham (USA), Michele L. Harvey (USA), John Hawk (USA), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Mary Kendall (USA), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Deborah P. Kolodji (USA), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael H. Lester (USA), Martha Magenta (UK), Elena Naskova (USA), Kathy Uyen Nguyen (USA), Veronika Zora Novak (USA), Malintha Perera (Sri Lanka), Janet Qually (USA), sage stone (USA), Gregory Piko (Australia), Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA), Sylvia Forges-Ryan (USA), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), Tiffany Shaw-Diaz (USA), Wendy Smith (USA), Michael Stinson (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), David Terelinck (Australia), Paresh Tiwari (India), Maria Laura Valente (Italy), Susan Mary Wade (UK), Julie Warther (USA), Susan Weaver (USA), Kath Abela Wilson (USA)
Artwork by Pamela A. Babusci
Pamela A. Babusci is an internationally award-winning haiku/tanka & haiga artist. Some of her awards include: Museum of Haiku Literature Award, International Tanka Splendor Awards, First Place Tanka Yellow Moon Competition (Aust), First Place Kokako Tanka Competition (NZ), First Place Saigyo Tanka Competition (US), First Place Inaugural Tanka Festival, 6th International Japan Tanka Contest Certificate of Merit Award, 7th International Japan Tanka Contest Excellence Award. She has illustrated several books, including Full Moon Tide : The Best of Tanka Splendor Awards ,T aboo Haiku, Take Five: Best
Contemporary Tanka Vol. 1, The Delicate Dance of Wings, Chasing the Sun: selected haiku from HNA 2007, Wild Voices & the forthcoming Akitsu Quarterly. She was the logo artist for Haiku North America in NYC in 2003 and HNA in Winston-Salem, NC in 2007. Her haiga have been featured on Haiga-on-line, The Haiku Foundation, Simply Haiku, & numerous haiku & tanka journals. She has collaborated with several figurative and abstract painters in Rochester, NY at art galleries/shows & is a member of the Rochester Artist Breakfast Group. She recently took some hand build clay classes & made numerous madonna sculptures. Pamela is the founder and editor of Moonbathing: a journal of women's tanka, the first all-women's international tanka journal. She has published two tanka collections, A Thousand Reasons and A Solitary Woman. Poetry and art have been an integral part of her existence since her early teenage years. She has a deep desire to be creative on a daily basis. It feeds her spirit and soul, gives meaning to her life, and will continue to be a driving force until she meets her creator.
Contemporary Tanka Vol. 1, The Delicate Dance of Wings, Chasing the Sun: selected haiku from HNA 2007, Wild Voices & the forthcoming Akitsu Quarterly. She was the logo artist for Haiku North America in NYC in 2003 and HNA in Winston-Salem, NC in 2007. Her haiga have been featured on Haiga-on-line, The Haiku Foundation, Simply Haiku, & numerous haiku & tanka journals. She has collaborated with several figurative and abstract painters in Rochester, NY at art galleries/shows & is a member of the Rochester Artist Breakfast Group. She recently took some hand build clay classes & made numerous madonna sculptures. Pamela is the founder and editor of Moonbathing: a journal of women's tanka, the first all-women's international tanka journal. She has published two tanka collections, A Thousand Reasons and A Solitary Woman. Poetry and art have been an integral part of her existence since her early teenage years. She has a deep desire to be creative on a daily basis. It feeds her spirit and soul, gives meaning to her life, and will continue to be a driving force until she meets her creator.
Background Music - "Tango" and "Tango Piano" by Oleg Gorbunov
"Tango in Prague" and "Tango in New York" by Cosmin Nechita
"Piano Guitar Tango" by Seno Ismail
"Tango in Prague" and "Tango in New York" by Cosmin Nechita
"Piano Guitar Tango" by Seno Ismail
Oleg Gorbunov is a
musician, musical producer, and composer from Penza, Russia. For more than 20 years, he has written various styles and genres. He plays the saxophone and guitar. You can find some of his work here: https://soundcloud.com/gorbio https://www.pond5.com/artist/perov |
Cosmin Nechita, stage name 30 Music
Street, is a 33-year old Romanian compose for whose works include genres from burlesque & Dixieland music to pop rock songs. You can check out his YouTube channel here: http://tinyurl.com/zbyszcv |
Seno Ismail, a musical composer and producer, was born in Macedonia. From
1982-1995, he worked in the theater as an actor and musician. Since 1997, he has b een
living in Belgium.
You can find some of his work here:
https://soundcloud.com/senolowski
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku and tanka) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
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Tanka by Mary Kendall
Artwork by Terri L. French (winner)
Special Feature:
Poetry Reading - "Remains Found," a tanka sequence by David Terelinck
Poetry Reading - "Remains Found," a tanka sequence by David Terelinck
ISSUE 5
Contributors:
Kwaku Feni Adow (Ghana), Adjei Adyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (England), Ramesh Anand (India), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Debbi Antebi (Turkey), Billy Antonio (Philippines), Johnny Baranski (USA), Gabriel Bates (USA), Jan Benson (USA), Willie R. Bongcaron (Philippines), Michelle Brock (Australia), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Janet Lynn Davis (USA), Garry Eaton (Canada), Lucia Fontana (Italy), Terri L. French (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Patty Hardin (USA), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Julie Bloss Kelsey (USA), David J. Kelly (Ireland), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Mohammad Azim Khan (Pakistan), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael Henry Lee (USA), Marcus Liljedah (Sweden), Martha Magenta (UK), Anna Maris (Sweden), Mark Miller (Australia), Aparna Pathak (India), Malintha Perera (Sri Lanka), Gregory Piko (Australia), Geethanjali Rajan (India), Djurdja Vukelic Rozic (Croatia), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), K. Simon (USA), John Stevenson (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), André Surridge (New Zealand), Diana Teneva (Bulgaria), Christine L. Villa (USA), Julie Warther (USA), Michael Dylan Welch (USA)
Kwaku Feni Adow (Ghana), Adjei Adyei-Baah (Ghana), ai li (England), Ramesh Anand (India), Angelo B. Ancheta (Philippines), Debbi Antebi (Turkey), Billy Antonio (Philippines), Johnny Baranski (USA), Gabriel Bates (USA), Jan Benson (USA), Willie R. Bongcaron (Philippines), Michelle Brock (Australia), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Janet Lynn Davis (USA), Garry Eaton (Canada), Lucia Fontana (Italy), Terri L. French (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Patty Hardin (USA), Marilyn Humbert (Australia), Julie Bloss Kelsey (USA), David J. Kelly (Ireland), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Mohammad Azim Khan (Pakistan), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Michael Henry Lee (USA), Marcus Liljedah (Sweden), Martha Magenta (UK), Anna Maris (Sweden), Mark Miller (Australia), Aparna Pathak (India), Malintha Perera (Sri Lanka), Gregory Piko (Australia), Geethanjali Rajan (India), Djurdja Vukelic Rozic (Croatia), Agnes Eva Savich (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), K. Simon (USA), John Stevenson (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), André Surridge (New Zealand), Diana Teneva (Bulgaria), Christine L. Villa (USA), Julie Warther (USA), Michael Dylan Welch (USA)
Artwork by Paresh Tiwari
An electrical engineer by profession, a creative writer, and illustrator by choice, Paresh Tiwari grew up in the labyrinthine lanes of Lucknow. The atmosphere steeped in art, history, and culture rubbed off on him and from time to time, he indulged in painting, sculpture, comic strips, poetry, and fiction. He took to Japanese literary short forms in the winter of 2012. His haibun, haiku, tanka, haiga, free-form poetry and short fiction have been published in various international print and e-journals, anthologies and books.
Paresh has won the Shiki and Indian Kukai, both peer-reviewed haiku competitions multiple times over, and his haiku have been recognized in various contests and reviews, the most notable being a third prize in the Summer World haiku Review 2014, an honourable mention at the Mumbai Tata Literature Live, Autumn Rain Contest 2014, and shortlist for ‘The Touchstone Award’. His haibun won the Wordweavers 2014 Flash Fiction contest.
He has conducted haiku and haibun workshops at the Hyderabad International Literature Festival – 2014, SIES College and British Council Library Mumbai. An Inch of Sky, Tiwari’s collected haiku and haibun, is available internationally on amazon.com.
He is currently serving the resident cartoonist for United Haiku and Tanka Society, USA.
Paresh has won the Shiki and Indian Kukai, both peer-reviewed haiku competitions multiple times over, and his haiku have been recognized in various contests and reviews, the most notable being a third prize in the Summer World haiku Review 2014, an honourable mention at the Mumbai Tata Literature Live, Autumn Rain Contest 2014, and shortlist for ‘The Touchstone Award’. His haibun won the Wordweavers 2014 Flash Fiction contest.
He has conducted haiku and haibun workshops at the Hyderabad International Literature Festival – 2014, SIES College and British Council Library Mumbai. An Inch of Sky, Tiwari’s collected haiku and haibun, is available internationally on amazon.com.
He is currently serving the resident cartoonist for United Haiku and Tanka Society, USA.
Background Music - “Land of Happiness,” “Tonight When I Met You,” and “The Love Game” by Steve Rice
“Christmas Prelude ” by Justin Wildridge
“Christmas Prelude ” by Justin Wildridge
Steve Rice is a creative and versatile composer and a gigging/ touring jazz pianist and world music accordionist based between Philadelphia PA and Seattle WA.
Steve has had original tracks in these and many more programs: TV credits: Arrow (CW), Best Week Ever (VH1), Better Call Saul (AMC), The Big Bang Theory (CBS), The Blacklist (NBC), Club de Cuervos (Amazon), Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee (Crackle), Dance Moms (Lifetime), Dish Nation (FOX), Girl Code (MTV), Gotham (Fox), Hart Of Dixie (CW), Hand of God (Amazon), Hemlock Grove (Netflix), How I Met Your Mother (CBS), Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), Limitless (CBS), Longmire (A&E), Madam Secretary (CBS), Marido En Alquiler (Telemundo), Marilyn Denis Show (CTV), Mindy Project (Fox), Mistresses (ABC), NCIS New Orleans (CBS), Pawn Stars (History), Revenge (ABC), Sanjay And Craig (Nickelodeon), Satisfaction (USA), Sex Sent Me To The ER (TLC), Sing Your Face Off (ABC), Smash (NBC), Sons of Anarchy (FX), Superbowl 2013 (CBS), Steve Harvey Show, Toddlers In Tiaras (TLC), The Voice (NBC), 10 Things I Hate About You (ABC Family) Film credits: Identity Thief (Universal), Sparkle (Tristar), Lovesick (Gravitas), Dater's Handbook (Hallmark), Werewolf; The Beast Among Us (Universal), Ambrosia, Through A Lens Darkly, Current Rutledge Films (Independents) Video Games: Voodoo Zombie (Lunch Money Games) You can find some of his work here: http://www.pond5.com/artist/stevericemusic https://www.reverbnation.com/steverice |
Justin Wildridge is a media composer
and performer based in south-west of England where he works from his own studio. He holds a Doctorate in musical composition from the University of Nottingham and has over the last twenty years composed extensively within the contemporary art music world alongside his music for media work. Recently, his commercial projects have included the documentary “Oh, Contraire!” for Leverage Productions; “Miss Lead” for The Mitchell Media Group together with a number of short films for notable American producers. Over the last two years, Justin has successfully placed many tracks in Sound Libraries across the world. These include Evolution Music, JPM Music, Hummingbird Music and WAP Publishing. https://soundcloud.com/justin-wildridge email address: jwildridge@me.com telephone +44(0)7746 399113 |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku and tanka) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
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Senryu by Jayashree Maniyil
Artwork by Mary Kendall (winner)
Special Feature:
Poetry Reading - "The Golden Fan," a haibun performance by Genie Nakano
Poetry Reading - "The Golden Fan," a haibun performance by Genie Nakano
ISSUE 4
Contributors:
Ramesh Anand (India), Pamela Babusci (USA), Michelle Brock (Australia), Susan Burch (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Mary Davila (USA), Janet Lynn Davis (USA), Tatjana Debeljacki (Serbia), Joshua Gage (USA), Tim Gardiner (England), Rajandeep Garg (India), Pat Geyer (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Hazel Hall (Australia), Michele L. Harvey (USA), Mary Kendall (USA), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Dave Kuhlmann (USA), Marcus Liljedahl (Sweden), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Anna Maris (Sweden), Elizabeth Moura (USA), Anna Mazurkiewicz (Poland), Marietta Jan McGregor (Australia), Archana Kapoor Nagpal (India), Sreelatha Nair (India), Kathy Uyen Nguyen (USA), Precious Oboh (Nigeria), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Alexis Rotella (USA), Bobbi Rudin (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), Paul Smith (UK), Christina Sng (Singapore), Debbie Strange (Canada), George Swede ( Canada), David Terelinck (Australia), Paresh Tiwari (India), Christine L. Villa (USA), Julie Warther (USA)
Artwork by Irena Szewczyk
Ramesh Anand (India), Pamela Babusci (USA), Michelle Brock (Australia), Susan Burch (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Mary Davila (USA), Janet Lynn Davis (USA), Tatjana Debeljacki (Serbia), Joshua Gage (USA), Tim Gardiner (England), Rajandeep Garg (India), Pat Geyer (USA), LeRoy Gorman (Canada), Hazel Hall (Australia), Michele L. Harvey (USA), Mary Kendall (USA), Keitha Keyes (Australia), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), Dave Kuhlmann (USA), Marcus Liljedahl (Sweden), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Anna Maris (Sweden), Elizabeth Moura (USA), Anna Mazurkiewicz (Poland), Marietta Jan McGregor (Australia), Archana Kapoor Nagpal (India), Sreelatha Nair (India), Kathy Uyen Nguyen (USA), Precious Oboh (Nigeria), Madhuri Pillai (Australia), Alexis Rotella (USA), Bobbi Rudin (USA), Shloka Shankar (India), Adelaide B. Shaw (USA), Paul Smith (UK), Christina Sng (Singapore), Debbie Strange (Canada), George Swede ( Canada), David Terelinck (Australia), Paresh Tiwari (India), Christine L. Villa (USA), Julie Warther (USA)
Artwork by Irena Szewczyk
Irena Szewczyk writes her blog Iris Haiku in English, French, Hungarian and Polish. Her haiku
and haiga have been published in numerous international magazines and reviews. Her haiku have received Honourable Mentions in the 13th 14th HIA Haiku Contests and the 17th & 19th Mainichi Haiku Contest. In addition, she has earned the title, “WHA Master Haiga Artist,” a recognition awarded by Kuniharu Shimazu of the World Haiga Contest. She is a board member of the Polish Haiku Association.
Irena's photographs have won nominations and awards. If you want to see more of her artwork, please visit irena iris szewczyk.
Background Music - “Robin’s Song” by Jacob Morris Friedman
“Promises Given,” “Anna’s Theme,” and “Lady Grey” by Justin Wildridge
and haiga have been published in numerous international magazines and reviews. Her haiku have received Honourable Mentions in the 13th 14th HIA Haiku Contests and the 17th & 19th Mainichi Haiku Contest. In addition, she has earned the title, “WHA Master Haiga Artist,” a recognition awarded by Kuniharu Shimazu of the World Haiga Contest. She is a board member of the Polish Haiku Association.
Irena's photographs have won nominations and awards. If you want to see more of her artwork, please visit irena iris szewczyk.
Background Music - “Robin’s Song” by Jacob Morris Friedman
“Promises Given,” “Anna’s Theme,” and “Lady Grey” by Justin Wildridge
Justin Wildridge is a media composer and performer based in south-west of England where he works from his own studio. He holds a Doctorate in musical composition from the University of Nottingham and has over the last twenty years composed extensively within the contemporary art music world alongside his music for media work.
Recently, his commercial projects have included the documentary “Oh, Contraire!” for Leverage Productions; “Miss Lead” for The Mitchell Media Group together with a number of short films for notable American producers. Over the last two years, Justin has successfully placed many tracks in Sound Libraries across the world. These include Evolution Music, JPM Music, Hummingbird Music and WAP Publishing. https://soundcloud.com/justin-wildridge email address: jwildridge@me.com telephone +44(0)7746 399113 |
Jacob Morris Friedman is a film score composer and songwriter working in New York City. He works in diverse genres and his scores and compositions are versatile and blend styles. He graduated from Columbia University (B.A., magna cum laude, Honors Society, 2009), where he had a double major in music and religion and also attended the NYU Film Scoring Masters Program (summa cum laude).
He has performed his original compositions at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Princeton University, Miller Theater at Columbia University, Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and many other venues. His music has been featured in the Mysterious China series to be aired on PBS. Other scores include "Watershed" documentary and "Death Drill" TV Comedy. He performed his fusion piece “Into the Wind” with the NYU Percussion Ensemble at Loewe Auditorium, October 2010. In 2004, as a member of the Princeton University Jazz Ensemble, he performed his original composition Fight Club at the University of North Texas Jazz Festival. "Robin's Song" is a collaboration between Jacob and his wife Robin. She came up with the main melody for this song, and he was the one that arranged it. They have written many songs together and love celtic music. Robin is a composer with many interests. Aside from songwriting and composition, studying to become a therapist are her main pursuits. http://jacobfriedmanmusic.squarespace.com/bio/ https://soundcloud.com/jacobmfriedman email address: jacobmfriedman@gmail.com |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku and tanka) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
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Haiku by Barbara Kaufmann
Artwork by Jayashree Maniyil (winner)
Special Features:
Audio Haiga – haiku and audio by Sandi Pray and artwork by Rick Daddario
Poetry Reading - haiku and tanka reading by Kathabela Wilson
flute background by Rick Wilson
Audio Haiga – haiku and audio by Sandi Pray and artwork by Rick Daddario
Poetry Reading - haiku and tanka reading by Kathabela Wilson
flute background by Rick Wilson
ISSUE 3
Contributors:
Ramesh Anand (India), Pamela A. Babusci (USA), Meik Blöttenberger (USA), Dawn Bruce (Australia), Susan Burch (USA), Julie B. Cain (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), Anna Cates (USA), Susan Constable (USA), Rick Daddario (USA), Janet Lynn Davis (USA), Amanda Dcosta (India), Claire Everett (UK), Terri L. French (USA), Chase Gagnon (USA), Rajandeep Garg (India), Joann Grisetti (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Devin Harrison (Canada), Josie Hibbing (USA), Judit Hollos (Hungary), Barbara Kaufmann (USA), Mary Kendall (USA), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Michael McClintock (USA), Archana Kapoor Nagpal (India), Alexis Rotella (USA), Bobbi Rudin (USA), Shloka Shankar (India) , Caroline Skanne (UK), Kenneth Slaughter (USA), Debbie Strange (Canada), Maureen Sudlow (New Zealand), André Surridge (New Zealand), George Swede (Canada), David Terelinck (Australia), Jari Thymian (USA), Paresh Tiwari (India), Julie Warther (USA)
Artwork by Sandi Pray
Sandi Pray is a retired high school librarian living a quiet life in the wilds of the North Carolina mountains and forest marshes of North Florida. As a vegan she is a lover of all life and the rhythms of nature. Through haiku and haiga she hopes to give voice to the smallest of beauties.
blog: http://ravencliffs.blogspot.com/
Background music - "Reflection," "Made by Memory," and Inspired by You" by Jessica Heus
blog: http://ravencliffs.blogspot.com/
Background music - "Reflection," "Made by Memory," and Inspired by You" by Jessica Heus
Jessica Heus is a young singer-songwriter and composer from Germany. She has written songs for different short films and animations and has published two albums from different musical genres. She does not only love telling stories with her music, but she also enjoys producing her own video clips. If you don’t hear her playing beautiful chords, you might find her playing stethoscope and otoscopes in the hospitals of Buenos Aires where she currently resides.
website: https://jessicaheus.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jessiheus
website: https://jessicaheus.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jessiheus
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku and tanka) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
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Haiku by Christine L. Villa
Artwork by Barbara Kaufmann (winner)
Special Feature:
Poetry Reading - “Whispered Vows” (tanka sequence) by Claire Everett and David Terelinck
Read by Beverley and David George
ISSUE 2
Contributors:
Traci Barlow (USA), Willie R. Bongcaron (Philippines), Helen Buckingham (England), Anne Curran, New Zealand), Stephen Chase Gagnon (USA), Hazel Hall (Australia), Devin Harrison (Canada), Josie Hibbing (USA), Judit Hollos (Hungary), Mary Hohlman (USA), Alegria Imperial (Canada), Violette Rose-Jones (New Zealand), Annie Juhl (Denmark), Arvinder Kaur (India), Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy (UK), David Kuhlmann (USA), Vibeke Laier (Denmark), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Kumarendra Mallick (India), Jayashree Maniyil (Australia ), Elizabeth Moura (USA), Archana Kapoor Nagpal (India), Kathy Uyen Nguyen (USA), Veronika Zora Novak (Canada), Rita Odeh (Israel), Sandi Pray (USA), Kala Ramesh (India), Shloka Shankar (India), Debbie Strange (Canada), André Surridge (New Zealand), Paresh Tiwari (India), Julie Warther (USA), Laura Williams (USA)
Artwork by Ricki Daddario
After receiving a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts degree in Painting (watercolor and acrylic) with a Minor in Drawing from Washington State University, Rick Daddario worked in a clay throwing and hand building shop in Seattle, Washington—Fremont Architectural Pottery (FAP)—for two years. Later he set up his own studios (painting and clay) in Ithaca, New York before ending up in Hawai’i where he began to explore bonsai and later haiku and related forms.
Rick has worked in a photo lab and has also participated in Postal Art groups.
He has traveled or lived from a few weeks to a couple of years in Europe, South America, The Caribbean, India, Indonesia and Australia.
Current and ongoing projects include: a book of his postcards (Sunscribe Publishers); altered books; 30 Days of Haiga (September on Rick’s blog); projects and works in painting and drawing, photography, digital technologies and writing.
Occasionally, Rick submits work for publication or exhibition. He is most likely to respond when asked to contribute or collaborate.
Art blog since 2010: http://19planets.wordpress.com
website: http://rickdaddario.com
Background music - "Smile" and "African Sky" by Alex Bett and David Hollandsworth
Rick has worked in a photo lab and has also participated in Postal Art groups.
He has traveled or lived from a few weeks to a couple of years in Europe, South America, The Caribbean, India, Indonesia and Australia.
Current and ongoing projects include: a book of his postcards (Sunscribe Publishers); altered books; 30 Days of Haiga (September on Rick’s blog); projects and works in painting and drawing, photography, digital technologies and writing.
Occasionally, Rick submits work for publication or exhibition. He is most likely to respond when asked to contribute or collaborate.
Art blog since 2010: http://19planets.wordpress.com
website: http://rickdaddario.com
Background music - "Smile" and "African Sky" by Alex Bett and David Hollandsworth
Alex Bett is a guitarist and composer
residing in the UK. His main aim is to create and perform music that has a calming or uplifting impact on audiences. Interested in the therapeutic effect of music he composes music for sleep and relaxation. In addition, he creates background music for specific uses such as websites, presentations and video. Outside of this he is busy performing musician playing both solo and within a number of collaborations to a wide range of appreciative audiences. His style of playing is similar to the finger-style guitar players found in the latin, jazz and classical worlds. Although a busy musician Alex occasionally teaches and writes guitar related articles for teaching websites. YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AlexBettMusic |
David Hollandsworth is a self-taught keyboardist and composer. He grew up listening to a variety of instrumental music from classical to electronic to jazz and rock. In the 1980's, influenced by labels such as Windham Hill, he began composing piano pieces and in 2008 set up a home studio began recording production music of various genres. He also sells his music to the public. His music has been signed to various libraries and has been used in many projects and shows including Discovery Network, Reelz Channel, NBC Sports, Tennis Channel, Piggy Paint TV ad and many web videos and ads.
Website: http://davidhollandsworth.com |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku and tanka) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
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Tanka and Artwork by
Laura Williams
ISSUE 1
Contributors:
S. M. Abeles (USA), Ramesh Anand (India), Sanjuktaa Asopa (India), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), Kirsten Cliff (New Zealand), Anne Curran (New Zealand), Rick Daddario (USA), Mary Davila (USA), Janet Lynn Davis (USA), Amanda Dcosta (India), Seanan Forbes (UK/USA), Devin Harrison (Canada), Josie Hibbing (USA), Barbara Kaufmann (USA), Arivinder Kaur (India), Vibeke Laier (Denmark), G.R. LeBlanc (Canada), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Jayashree Maniyil (Canada), An Mayou (USA), Vasile Moldovan (Suisse), Archana Kapoor Nagpal (India), Kathy Uyen Nguyen (USA), Sergio A. Ortiz (Puerto Rico), Sandi Pray (USA), Vinay Leo R. (India), Ernesto P. Santiago (Greece), Carl Seguiban (Canada), Shloka Shankar (India), Keith A. Simmonds (France), Caroline Skanne (UK), Debbie Strange (Canada), Maureen Sudlow (New Zealand), André Surridge (New Zealand), Jennifer Thompson (USA), Paresh Tiwari (India), Mary Annie A.V. (India), Maureen Virchau (USA), Laura Williams (USA)
S. M. Abeles (USA), Ramesh Anand (India), Sanjuktaa Asopa (India), Susan Burch (USA), Pris Campbell (USA), Kirsten Cliff (New Zealand), Anne Curran (New Zealand), Rick Daddario (USA), Mary Davila (USA), Janet Lynn Davis (USA), Amanda Dcosta (India), Seanan Forbes (UK/USA), Devin Harrison (Canada), Josie Hibbing (USA), Barbara Kaufmann (USA), Arivinder Kaur (India), Vibeke Laier (Denmark), G.R. LeBlanc (Canada), Chen-ou Liu (Canada), Jayashree Maniyil (Canada), An Mayou (USA), Vasile Moldovan (Suisse), Archana Kapoor Nagpal (India), Kathy Uyen Nguyen (USA), Sergio A. Ortiz (Puerto Rico), Sandi Pray (USA), Vinay Leo R. (India), Ernesto P. Santiago (Greece), Carl Seguiban (Canada), Shloka Shankar (India), Keith A. Simmonds (France), Caroline Skanne (UK), Debbie Strange (Canada), Maureen Sudlow (New Zealand), André Surridge (New Zealand), Jennifer Thompson (USA), Paresh Tiwari (India), Mary Annie A.V. (India), Maureen Virchau (USA), Laura Williams (USA)
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Artwork by Christine L. Villa
A story teller and an artist by nature, Christine L. Villa, dabbles in the world of children's writing, short form poetry and photography. She is the author of two children stories - "The Eskalets" and "The Magic Paintbrush." Both have proven to delight children as well as adults. Her poems have appeared in various international journals, a few of which have won awards. Website - http://christinevilla.com Poetry blog - http://blossomrain.blogspot.com Background music - "For Your Soul" and "Light Rain" by Milan Dimitrijevic Milan Dimitrijevic, born in Serbia in 1984, is one of the leading guitarists of the young international guitar scene. He attended music high school "Kosta Manojlovic" in Belgrade, where he studied guitar and graduated from the Conservatory of Music in Belgrade. He has performed in recitals throughout Serbia and Europe and has also appeared as a soloist with several chamber and symphonic orchestras in Serbia. Milan is the co-author of the guitar method books, "School for Guitar 1-6" and "Selected Melodies for Guitar." He has been the gold medalist or the top prizewinner in more than ten major international guitar competitions around the world. Here are some of his videos on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98pUUNZ8vsA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1aBu2KzcMc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0gSkFB6IVQ |
Randomly selected stand-alone poems (haiku and tanka) and poems paired with artwork (haiga and tanka art) included in the issue.
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Tanka by Christine L. Villa
Artwork by Laura Williams (winner)
