Aubrie Cox is the new incoming editor of Frogpond, the journal of the Haiku Society of America, starting with vol. 39 : 1 Winter issue 2016 (printed Spring 2016).
She suggested poets take a snapshot of the magazine in various surroundings. What better than when two iconic British icons are involved! That of bluebells, and a robin.
It was only fitting that today, when I received my copy of Frogpond, where my crow haiku was published, that another bird, a robin, came visiting. The European Robin is a Winter/Christmas image in the U.K. and other parts of Europe.
The robin haiku is unpublished, produced in honour of Frogpond being visited by this most friendly and iconic of birds in Britain.
Bluebells and Frogpond.
Such superb artwork for the cover of Frogpond by Christopher Patchel, that comes even more alive in outdoor photographs that I am reminded of this haiku in another publication, that of Presence magazine:
Presence magazine cover art and design by Ian Turner.
Another example of fine cover artwork is by Andrew Brown for the British Haiku Society journal Blithe Spirit.
An incredible delight and surprise was the fact that I was shortlisted for the Museum of Haiku Literature Award by esteemed artist/poet Debbie Strange via the British Haiku Society journal Blithe Spirit (Editor Dave Serjeant):
Commentary by Debbie Strange:
I am also honoured to be published by the Asahi Shimbun of Japan:
The haikai journals with web links:
Frogpond is the Haiku Society of America's journal edited by Aubrie Cox with Assistant Editor Jim Warner, artwork by Christopher Patchel:
Presence is the U.K.'s largest independent journal of haiku literature with fine editors:
Blithe Spirit is the journal of the British Haiku Society:
Asahi Shimbun, Japan, has a regular haiku column in English edited by David McMurray since April 1995, first for the Asahi Evening News: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/special/haiku/
More about one line haiku:
Robinsong:
How Robins Became the Birds of Christmas
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