Haiku and Senryu

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the baby

we wish we could have. . .

scattered petals

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honrable mention, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Contest (2021)

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worm moon

this pain

bone deep

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Shamrock Haiku, issue 45 (2021)

Long List, Touchstone Award (2021)

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inauguration day

we finally sweep

the dead fly

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Failed Haiku, issue 62 (2021)

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coming out
mom puts me on
the prayer list
 

Under the Basho (2020)

A New Resonance 12

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summer the heat of his punch

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Haiku Dialogue Poet’s Choice: monoku, August 21, 2019

short list, 2019 Touchstone Award

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open carry my tampon

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Kingfisher, issue 1 (2020)

Haiku 2021 Anthology (Modern Haiku Press)

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stuck in bed another day moon

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Whiptail, issue 1

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speaking in tongues covfefe

 

The Bamboo Hut No. 2

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Haibun

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Midnight Radio

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Their fighting always started after bedtime. I’d lie there, cocooning myself in a blanket as if it were a shell of safety, and start singing. Eventually I’d learn to just sleep with music on.

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          starless night
          nothing but
          static
 

​​​​Contemporary Haibun Online, Issue 16:2
​String Theory (Red Moon Press)

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Bad Company

 

Being the ugly ducking who transforms into a beautiful swan will make you want to fuck anyone who'll fuck you.  

 

          virgin moon

          my first time

          snorting pills

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Failed Haiku, issue 62 (2021)

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Tanka

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showering

for the first time

in weeks

I scrub off what's left

of my depression

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Blithe Spirit 28.3 (2018)

inkblots revealing my story to the therapist (2019)

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uprooting

the last orchid

from its pot

finally I accept

my infertility

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First Place, Mandy's Pages Tanka Time

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Haiga

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