My tanka poem "Your Angry Words" appears in Moonbathing, issue 28 (Spring/Summer 2023), page 8. The editor of this journal is Pamela A. Babusci. I wrote this poem about twenty years ago and am happy to have found such a good home for it. #tanka #anger #literaryjournal Photo of Janet Ruth Heller by Darrin Goodman
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