NHK WORLD - JAPAN - Dec.2018

 SPECIAL EPISODE
HAIKU MASTERS in Ishikawa

 

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/event/201811/?category=part2#aTabhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/event/201811/?category=part2#aTab

VIDEO,HERE

 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/haiku_masters/2060020/

 

Never Ending Story / First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog

no questions
about the diagnosis --
she decorates
the Christmas tree
on a September night
  Chinese Translation (Traditional)
沒有詢問
有關診斷的問題 --
在九月的一個晚上
她裝飾
一顆聖誕樹
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
没有询问
有关诊断的问题 --
在九月的一个晚上
她装饰
一颗圣诞树

Translation and comment by Chen-ou Liu.
 The opening lines set the theme and emotional context while the unexpected yet poignant last line sparks the reader's emotions and reflection on the (true) meaning of a Christmas tree.

A fresh take on Christmas tanka.

https://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.com

 

The Chopin Nocturnes by Kray and Erca

Allegro Poetry Magazine - Issue 19 December 2018

deserted bay –

the emptiness of a sea shell
filling my soul

https://www.allegropoetry.org/p/issue-19-december-2018.html

The Haiku Foundation - Per Diem Archive

Collection of modern day haiku featuring amphibians and reptiles. 

 

water on the moon -
frogs spreading 
the news

 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/per-diem-archive-details/?IDcat=362

Failed Haiku - A Journal of English Senryu - Dec.2018

https://failedhaiku.com/failed-haiku-issues-past-and-present/