haiku sun zine
issue I
Welcome to the premiere issue of haiku sun zine! We were stunned with the quality (and quantity!) of work submitted for our very first issue and think we have compiled the best of the best in celebration of our new venture! We hope you'll agree.
--Erin Harte, Editor, haiku sun zine
Please take a look at the featured poets/artists below (in alphabetical order):
Tadhg Christopher Bird writes haiku under the pseudonym of ZenMondo. Like the masters of old, he takes inspiration from the world about him and the world within him.
raindrops are falling
outside my window tonight
tears escape my eyes
crows chase blackbirds
as I drive by the dairy
a flock in fury
wind pushes trees
cherry blossoms on asphalt
spring in the city
(Editor's note: Tadhg seems to capture the essence of the world around him, bottling it into a mere three lines, whether through the use of haiku or senryu. His work truly does justice to the masters of old.)
SW Burlingame is 34 and lives in the Northwood's of Wisconsin.
the love between us
can never be broken
just bumped and bruised
it is times like these,
of sorrow and pain,
that make one stronger
frost on the window
what is on the other side?
do i want to scrape?
i fear the unknown
but finding out the answers
is a fear itself
(Editor's note: SW's featured poems are thought provoking Senryu that offer a bit of wise perspective on human emotion without being preachy. Each piece is like a glimpse into the mind of the subject.)
Jeannie Thompson is a web developer, graphic artist and college student. She's also the proud mommy of one three year-old boy. You can visit her at
"ribbet", he declared,
thinking his song sounded sweet
croaked into my ear
"ribbet", he proclaimed,
demanding his rightful kiss
as prince-in-disguise
but alas, my love,
it seems that you were only
a frog after all...
(Editor's note: Jeannie's mixed media work, Delusions of Grandeur (our cover art for this issue) was an obvious choice for our first edition. Her work is vibrant, evocative and a wonderful compliment to her three featured senryu. Though punctuation and dialogue are not commonly found in haiku, we at haiku sun feel that rules need to be broken exactly for creative pieces like this!)
Rhiannon WiseHeron has recently left the security of a city she lived in for 35 years to live a grand adventure in the Adirondack mountains. The two environments couldn't be more diverse. She is inspired by her muses to write, make pottery, crochet intricate textile arts, and is considering learning watercolor painting.
it is beautiful
how trees get tarted up for
the last fall parade
*
warm sun shimmers on
tiny crystals of snow
light dances with cold
tiny tracks in snow
tell the story of creatures
seeking sustenance
each day I look for spring
each day I see the same thing
more snow has fallen
(Editor's note: Rhiannon's photo haiga, Red Maple, is a wonderful example of the every day images that can inspire haiku and other Asian forms. It captures a moment of beauty in nature frozen, artfully, in time. Rhiannon does the same in her poetry.)
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