A Hundred Gourds 5:3 June 2016

     My haiga on the last issue of A Hundred Gourds. I agree with my poet friend, Hazel Hall, that this tanka is an apt poem for their sad ending. I don't submit here all the time, but I will miss reading more issues. I'm glad to know that they are still keeping their website.

  

A Hundred Gourds 5:3 June 2016

A Hundred Gourds 5:2 March 2016

     My first tanka appearing in A Hundred Gourds.

Enjoy the full issue here.

A Hundred Gourds 4:2

Peace Lily

too late                                               /shloka

to start over . . .

 

even the stems                                  /christine

of my peace lily

have turned brittle

***

this baggage                                     /shloka

i no longer wish

to carry . . .

the last downpour                             /christine

from torrential rains

***

colourless                                         /shloka

i skim through life

like a ripple . . .

could I have loved                            /christine

you differently

***

whisking                                           /shloka

my heart to a standstill . . .

after all these years                         /christine

the well has drawn

empty

***

the echo                                           /shloka

of a faraway bird

reaches me . . .

someday I'll find it                            /christine

in my heart to forgive

 

 

*On the A Hundred Gourds website, the word "differently" on the 15th line was unintentionally omitted. A simple typo that has not been corrected. Here's the link.

 

Autumn Chill

A Hundred Gourds  (2:2 March 2013)

Spring Blooms

A Hundred Gourds (2:1 December 2012)

Autumn Wind

A Hundred Gourds  (1:4 September 2012)

The New Haiga Editor of A Hundred Gourds

   Aubrie Cox of Yay Words! has just officially announced that she will be the editing the haiga section of A Hundred Gourds starting March 2013. This is exciting news! I'm sure she will be do a fantastic job for this online journal. I was able to participate in a few of her projects on Yay Words! and all of them were a huge success.

    Submissions period is from September 15 to December 15. You can find more details on the submission page. 

  

    Her haiga guidelines:

    On the most  fundamental  level,  I consider  haiga to be the combination of an image and short poem. However, the poem should not explain the picture or vice versa. Rather, the poem should expand upon what’s presented in the image and vice versa. This expansion may play off an emotion, theme, or detail that’s presented in either or both the image and poem; the image/poem may also alter the audience’s perception of the poem/image. The best haiga do not always have an obvious connection between the poem or image, but resonate and create an experience that would not be possible by the poem or image alone—the two art forms come together to create something new when put together that would not exist otherwise. That being said, both the poem and image must be well crafted and be able to carry their own weight.

   I accept the combination of image and haiku, senryu, tanka, kyoka, and short haibun. Play is an important part of haikai to me, so I strongly encourage the use of all mediums for artwork including, but not limited to: photography, brushwork, collage (digital and handmade), pencil/ink sketches, and computer graphics. Please do not send haiga made with stock and/or creative commons images.

     Haiga images must be JPEG/JPG format with a maximum height/width of 750 pixels including any decorative borders and a minimum height/width of 600 pixels. Include your signature as part of the artwork itself. Please make sure the text within the graphics is readable, and keep in mind we may resize images when necessary to fit our format. If a haiga is a collaboration, both parties must give permission to publish and include name and contact information.

Strawberry Sunset

A Hundred Gourds (1:4 September 2012)

Frameless Sky

A Hundred Gourds (1:4 September 2012)

Photo Credit: Perry Villa

Shared with Free Haiga on Facebook on Sept. 4, 2012

Last Autumn

 

 

A Hundred Gourds (1:3 June 2012)

 

End of Spring

 

A Hundred Gourds (1:3 June 2012)

 

Spring Breeze

 

A Hundred Gourds (1:3 June 2012)

Prom Photo

 

 

                                                                                                  

 A Hundred Gourds (1:2 March 2012)

Dedicated to My Friend, Helen

                                                                                     

A Hundred Gourds (1:2 March issue 2012)

First Collaborative Haiga With Jun Santos

 

      A Hundred Gourds (1:2 March 2012)

First Issue of One Hundred Gourds

 A Hundred Gourds (1:1 December 2011)

     I'm so honored to be able to get my haiga published in the first issue of One Hundred Gourds. This is an international journal from both northern and southern hemisphere.