The Winter 2023 issue of Ribbons 19.1 has my tanka poem, “College Reunion” on page 22. Tanka Hangout editor Ken Slaughter chose my poem for his column about tanka on the theme of music. Susan Weaver edits Ribbons, which is the journal of the Tanka Society of America. #tanka #music #literaryjournal #Ribbons Photo of Janet Ruth Heller by Diane Joy Schmidt
In November, 2022, Presence published my senryu poem “Passover in Michigan” in issue #74 on page 25. The editor is Ian Storr, and this journal is based in Sheffield, England. Senryu are like haiku in form, but senryu poems focus on people, while haiku focus on nature. In December, 2022, Prune Juice published my senryu poem "Havdalah" in issue #38 at https://prunejuicesenryu.com/2022/12/19/issue-38-senryu-kyoka/ The editor is Tia Haynes. The poems are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name. Also, in November, Eucalypt published my tanka poem "Birthmark" in issue #33 on page 40. The editor is Julie Thorndyke, and this journal is based in Castle Hill, Australia. Janet Ruth Heller reading her poems at the Kalamazoo Public Library; photo by Hedy Habra