Monday Musings

Dear readers, I can now share some of my recently accepted and published poems, as promised in my last post. This is a big brag blog. First, a haiga (haiku superimposed on a photo/art). Published in the PRINT issue of  Meat for Tea, The Valley Review, Volume 17, Issue 2 Loaf  [Editor elizabeth macduffie Twitter  @elizabeef ] Heterodox Haiku Journal (Seven Deadly Sins Edition, Issue 3, Fall 2023 ) contains a second haiku in PRINT format. Now available in paperback at Amazon, I’m one of 26 poets in this volume. [You really didn’t think I would show you all of my work, LOL.] In addition, two haiku in  Haiku Girl Summer  [ONLINE at Substack, Editor Allyson Whipple Twitter  @quatrainquilts ] And released last evening from Switzerland,  The Poetry Pea, Inner Weather/Outer Weather PODCAST  [ONLINE Journal Editor Patricia McGuire Twitter  @ThePoetryPea ] This haiku will be included in the  1:23 Poetry Pea Journal  [forthcoming July 2023] I ...

I adore Sandburg’s poetry description: poetry provides a medium you can enjoy with all your senses. In his example, you can see, smell, and touch both items; you can taste the biscuits and hear the crunch as you bite.  I have been working diligently on various poetic forms over the past month, trying to stretch my poetic skills. Two forms involved more than inscribing a poem, so they were a new challenge. In the process, I have been steadily submitting poems to both print and online journals. [Note: I have not included copies of my work referenced in this article, which have been accepted for publication, because the pieces have not yet been published. I will be happy to share the poems once they are in “print”-online or actual print journals]. The first form I sent out was a haibun. The first recipient gracefully declined, but I was delighted when the second journal accepted my work. I’m even more pleased because this site produces a PRINT journal. What is a haibun? The following ...