“Cottonwood Seeds” published in Ribbons

My tanka poem “Cottonwood Seeds” recently appeared in Ribbons 19.2 (Spring/Summer 2023) on page 42. The Tanka Society of America publishes Ribbons, and the editor is Susan Weaver. Tanka resemble haiku, but tanka are five lines long, so this format gives writers more space to develop ideas. I recently revised this poem. #tanka #lyricpoetry #shortpoems #revision Janet Ruth Heller reading her poetry at the Kalamazoo Public Library

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Frameless Sky issue on the theme of family

Frameless Sky 18 published my senryu poem "Black Sheep" online in late June, 2023. This is a special issue on the theme of family. The guest editor is Vandana Parashar.  Senryu differ from haiku because senryu poems are about people, while haiku poems focus on nature.  But both types of poems have the same structure. #family #poetry #literaryjournal #senryu Janet Ruth Heller reading her poems at the Kalamazoo Public Library; photo by Hedy Habra

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