Welcome to the forty-first iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. Debbie Strange is an internationally published short-form poet, haiga artist, and photographer whose creative passions bring her closer to the world and to herself. She has a deep reverence for nature, … [Read more...]
Haiku Music Challenge 36
Welcome to the thirty-sixth iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. Autumn has finally arrived here in Italy as well, so last week I opted for this Fall-themed haiku by Basho. My understanding is that this poem has become a well-known Japanese proverb, meaning “It is … [Read more...]
Haiku Music Challenge 32
Welcome to the thirty-second iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. Shirao Kaya was born in 1738 Fukagawa, Edo, now part of Tokyo. Shirao ran a school in Edo during Spring and Autumn, but in Summer and Winter he would move to the countryside to teach thousands 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 7
Welcome to the seventh iteration of the Haiku Music Challenge, hosted by Naviar Records. The haiku we published last week for our music challenge was awarded “Best Haiku, Canada” in the 2017 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational: transience . . . petal by petal we let … [Read more...]