Welcome to the fourteenth iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian citizen who was arrested three years ago “for allegedly plotting to topple the Iranian government.” She’s been held captive ever since. This year, her … [Read more...]
Haiku Music Challenge 13
Welcome to the thirteenth iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. This week we left contemporary writers aside to share a poem by one of the great haiku masters. Yosa Buson studied both Japanese and Chinese poetry and his haiku were often accompanied by his … [Read more...]
Haiku Music Challenge 12
Welcome to the twelfth iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. This week we treat the following haiku by The-Fae-Folk: Twirl among the trees, Soft in step, swift as the breeze. Dance beneath the leaves. When I started this project, back in 2014, most of … [Read more...]
Haiku Music Challenge 11
Welcome to the eleventh iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. This week we treat the following haiku by Corine Timmer: The falling tide tugs at my dream Winter solstice Corine lives in the countryside in the south of Portugal: she is an interior … [Read more...]
Haiku Music Challenge 10
Welcome to the tenth iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. This week we treat the following haiku by Lee Rosevere: The heart is a fool, Never learns what it can’t have Beating hopelessly One of the earliest participants in the Naviar Haiku challenge, … [Read more...]