Published Poems 2021
Work published in
Blithe Spirit Journal, The Burrow 2, Cattails, Contemporary Haibun on Line, Drifting Sands, Echidna Tracks, Eucalypt, Failed Haiku, FemKu, FM Radio, Frameless Sky, Grieve, Ink Sinks Deeper, Kokako, Poetic Cinema, The Japan-Australia “短歌と Tanka” 2020 Competition, Never Ending Story, Not Very Quiet, Milestones, Poetry d’Amour, Presence, Prune Juice, Quadrant, Red Lights, Ribbons, Stardust Haiku, Susan Burch Blog, THF Per Diem, THF Haiku Dialogue, Under the Basho, Verity La.
1 Co-edited Collection (with KK)
the ink sinks deeper
1 Workshop
Urban Nature for Poetic City
3 Reviews
Janne Graham et al The Moorings 2021.
Julia Laycock & Denise O’Hagen (Eds.) Poetry for the Planet 2021.
Lizz Murphy the wear of my face Verity La
3 Readings
Poetic Cinema
Smith’s That Poetry Thing
FM Radio may
1 Judging Appointment
Haiku Society of North Carolina Tanka Contest
1 Coordination Manning Clark House Poetry
1 Published verse drama
Please Add Your Signature and Date It Here. Litoria Press, 2021
43 Haiku
- lilac light / on the arch of moonrise / two silvereyes Frameless Sky 2021.
- bush koan the sound of one twig snapping Failed Haiku 61, 2021.
- sunken stars / in a muddy river / last year’s goals Failed Haiku 61, 2021.
- jet lag / a street cat stretches / into the night Failed Haiku 61, 2021.
- plastic bags / filled with wrap and tinsel / landfill truck Failed Haiku 61, 2021.
- empty pen / transfusion needed / for the muse Failed Haiku 62, 2021, p. 154
- in the hands / of the puppeteer / . . . shadow cabinet Failed Haiku 62, 2021. p.154
- starlit jungle / a pride of lions / light years away Presence 69, 2021.
- ikebana / she arranges her new year's / resolutions Stardust Haiku 49, January 2021.
- brief encounter / a magpie in dinner suit / chats up a snail Kokako 33, 2021.
- steak house / two politicians / attack their lunch Cattails, April 2021.
- returning swallows — / my father's discharge / telegraph Presence 70, 2021.
- feather moon / above the treetops / one last hymn Stardust Haiku, April 2021.
- spring dawn / I empty myself / into the light In the Stardust, Stardust Haiku, May 2021.
- quarantine / I begin to unlock / my inner self Failed Haiku 6:66, June 2021.
- election year / the wish-wash of storms / and promises Failed Haiku 6:66, June 2021, p. 121.
- searching for / the middle way / the labyrinth Failed Haiku 6:66, June 2021.
- winter garden / through the silence / snowdrops Echidna Tracks 7, Light and Colour 19 June 2021.
- night pilot / a will-o'-the-wisp / in every star Stardust Haiku 54, June 2021.
- friendly magpies / the homeless woman / a little thinner #FemmekuMag, July 2021.
- cicada pulse / the shrillness of pain / that will not stop #FemmekuMag, July 2021.
- creaking door / the spaniel’s wag / grows frantic Blithe Spirit 31:3, 2021.
- choir practice…/ my voice disappears/ down one huge mouth Failed Haiku 6: 68, 2021.
- hands together / the handicapped beggar / offers thanks Failed Haiku 6: 68, 2021.
- stretching out / her kimono sleeves / white crane Kokako 35, 2021.
- last night / of the kangaroo cull / blood moon Cattails, October 2021.
- dismal howls / from the dog next door / …his angry voice Windfall, 2021.
- shopping trolley / still filled with his things / ...winter snow Cattails, October 2021.
- last night / of the kangaroo cull / blood moon Cattails, October 2021.
- snow on snow / the toll of the bell / deeper now Temple. BHS Anthology, 2021.
- fan dance / two wattle birds / catch the breeze Kokako 32, 2020; Butterfly Dream,2021.
- cherry blossoms / beneath her ribcage / a little kick Honourable Mention, Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2017; Butterfly Dream, 2021.
- jet lag / a street cat stretches / into the night Failed Haiku 6:61, 2021; Butterfly Dream, 2021.
- spring dawn / I empty myself / into the light Stardust Haiku, May 2021; Butterfly Dream, 2021.
- fairy wrens / in the plum blossoms / hold your breath AHS Kukai 23/9, 2021.
- camelia sunset / the way she blushes / to say his name Echidna Tracks 7, 2021.
- riverside willows / the moonlight plays / Beethoven Stardust Haiku 57, September 2021. scent of rain / a sudden freshness /in the dog’s gait Presence 71, 2020.
- third wave / we become afraid / of our neighbours Presence 71, 2020.
- school uniform / keeping the conception / immaculate Prune Juice November 2021.
- changing light— / a strange woman’s name / on his lips Failed Haiku 71, 2021.
- rough hands sand / the bowl silk-smooth / Grandpa’s shed Failed Haiku 71, 2021.
- tai chi crane / I glide from the landscape / into the sky THF Haiku DialogueWeightlessness, December 2021
- guiding him out / of his sightlessness / black dog THF Haiku Dialogue Black Holes, December 2021
12 Haibun
Resurrection of the Devadasi Presence 69, 2021.
Skyscape Contemporary Haibun on Line, April 2021.
Footprints Cattails April 2021.
The Wind’s Cry Kokako 34, 2021.
Apricot Tree, The Burrow 3, 2021.
Polystyrene and Cling Wrap Drifting Sands 10, 2021.
Ant Kokako 35, 2021.
At the Crossroads Cattails, October 2021. Editor’s Choice
Broken Rope Drifting Sands 11, August 2021.
I Almost Hear Tom Waits Contemporary Haibun on Line, December, 2021.
Abundance Drifting Sands 12, August 2021.
1 Parallel
Intensive care / a breath of wind Presence 69, 2021.
8 Poems
Absence Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder Burrow 3, 2021.
Lux Perpetua Luceat Eis Poetic Cinema
How it Feels Quadrant, 2021
Madame Song Sings Jindo Arirang Burrow 2, 2021.
Purplue Skies Poetry d’Amour, 2021.
Letter to Theo. Milestones, 2021.
Freesias on the Hillside Grieve, 2021.
Noh Not Very Quiet Anthology, 2021.
14 Tanka
- power outage / advice to residents / in a text / all that grandma had / was the bush telephone Presence 69, 2021.
- country town / beside the cobbled road / a trough / bygone days of transport / when steady was enough Kokako 33, 2021.
- outside the gym / a bronze Olympic figure / in a chair / with determined jaw / you wheel a little closer Cattails, 2021.
- motionless / on the barren sand / tiny mouse / let the desert sing / your starry elegy Eucalypt 30, 2021.
- scrape the dregs / and wash out the tin — / rancid spam / that women have dealt with / for centuries FemmekuMag April 2021.
- outside / the nursing home / a withered bird / her mother hunched inside / on an unmade bed Moonbathing 24, 2021.
- mossy stones / along a quiet path / time to rest / no need for hurried steps / towards the distant light Blithe Spirit 31:2, 2021.
- old couple / getting married / two rings / her dress and his suit / from the thrift boutique Ribbons 17:2, 2021.
- bush ramble / a wallaby zigzags / across the track / the brighter side / of a lonely moment Kokako 35, 2021.
- from my window / I watch russet leaves / scurry past – / this constant bustle / to meet my deadlines Cattails, October 2021.
- the thunder / of taiko drummers / and two lovers — / why must we quarrel / in such cold weather? TSA Anthology, 2021.
- feather-light / catching drafts of wind / tiny finch / all the little things / that I have missed Blithe Spirit 31:2, 2021.
- banking to land / far from chaotic terror / she stares below / at the uncertainty /of her future Presence 71, 2021.
- the way clouds seem / to embrace each other / our need / to be more gentle / now we cannot hug Eucalypt 31, 2021.
- a bow slips / through rosined strings / we create / sweet harmony / from our friction Moonbathing 25 , 2021.
4 Sequences
- Fading Day Red Lights 17:1, 2021.
- A Trousseau from the Sky Presence 69, 2021.
- Seeking Peace. Red Lights 17:2, 2021.
- Solace Ribbons Fall Edition, 2021.
1 Shared Sequence
- With Mary Kendall: The Silent Surprise. Blithe Spirit 31:3, 2021.
3 Reviews
Amelia Fieldon & Janne Graham (eds.), The Moorings, May 2021.
Julia Kaylock & Denise O’Hagen (eds.), Poetry for the Planet, August 2021.
Lizz Murphy, the wear of my face, October, 2021
