Coffee.Tea.Haiku

Pinewood Annual Haiku Contest

2006-10-11T12:01:00.000-05:00

Preparing to accept entries on November 1st. Read the guidelines at:

http://pinewoodhaiku.blogspot.com/

This year's judge is a well-known American haiku poet. Contest sponsored by:

Wisteria: A Journal of Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka

2006-10-11T11:56:00.000-05:00

august moon--
I sharpen the ax
once more

Gary Hotham

2006-09-18T10:40:00.000-05:00

Gary Hotham has joined the editor staff at Wisteria: A Journal of Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka.

Send us a submission!

Tony A Thompson
Editor/Publisher

2006-06-05T09:56:00.000-05:00

please don't forget to vist our friend d.f. tweney at tinywords where you can have a haiku a day.

I am currently an assistant editor for tinywords also, so don't forget to support this wonderful haiku site.

best,

2006-06-05T09:36:00.000-05:00

email submissions -
grandma's pen and pencil set
a collector's item

2006-06-05T09:34:00.001-05:00

Wisteria: A Journal of Haiku, Senryu , and Tanka is now accepting email submissions.

Read the guidelines at the site!

2006-06-04T10:46:00.000-05:00

I apologize for the non-maintenance of this site. Too many other projects that take priority at this time.

My main project of course is : Wisteria: A Journal of Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka.

Please send your poems; we are currently accepting submissions for 2006 issues.

Hope everyone has a great summer!

Blessings!

TAT

2006-05-09T07:53:00.000-05:00

cloudy morning--
my first cup of coffee
--bitter

Wisteria Petals Fall

2006-04-14T22:08:00.000-05:00

The last 6 weeks have been a roller coaster here.

I spent 7 days in bed with fever and flu, then worked 10 straight days (12 hour shifts), spent 5 more days sick with a cold and sinus infection. Then had immediate family members become ill. March was a bad month and missing spring was no fun. Already humid here in early April.

Try to finalize a new poetry journal on top of that....

Well, good news; we are in better health and the first issue of Wisteria was mailed out today.

We now await your new submissions for the July issue. If you need a copy of the first issue, see the website for ordering instructions.

I have a lot of catching up to do on the blogs; will post as I can. I'm still working on the very late March issue of Gin Bender to post online.

Anyway, see you around the haiku block,

TAT

2006-02-28T13:52:00.000-06:00

end of February...
a discarded newspaper
with no front page

2006-02-22T18:59:00.000-06:00

February wind
I put away
the travel brochure

2006-02-18T14:25:00.000-06:00

cold rain--
sorting the pennies
by year

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

2006-02-18T14:16:00.000-06:00

Well, the haiku writing has expanded in our family. My wife wrote 2 haiku for the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and received an email that one of her haiku was chosen. This was the very first haiku ever written by my wife and I hope she continues.

My entries were not accepted though..lol..better luck next year.

See their website for all the great haiku entered. I believe the posting date is on or about Feb. 2oth.

http://www.vcbf.ca/qs/page/3023/3019/-1

Haiku Journals

2006-02-02T22:27:00.000-06:00

A list of haiku and tanka journals to submit your work. Please let me know of any that are not on the list. You may email to ginbender @ (nospam) yahoo.com

Keep on writing ! Keep on submitting!

http://haikunewstoo.blogspot.com/

2006-02-02T22:09:00.000-06:00

distant thunder--
a black ant pauses
on the headstone

Wisteria: A Journal of Haiku, Senryu, & Tanka

2006-01-25T23:11:00.000-06:00

After 2 years of planning, I announce a new journal. Wisteria will be a self-published small size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) print journal dedicated to publishing haiku, senryu, and tanka poetry.

Please see the guidelines at http:wistaria.blogspot.com

The first issue will be released in April 2006. Help spread the word to all your fellow haijin! We are currently accepting submissions for 2006.

Thanks for your support.

T.A. Thompson

2006-01-25T23:08:00.000-06:00

winter day--
leaving a haiku book
in the waiting room

Pinewood Haiku Contest

2006-01-20T21:50:00.000-06:00

A reminder of my journal's haiku contest. See the guidelines at www.ginbender.com

3 haiku for $ 5.00 with a top prize of $100.00 The judges are well-known in the haiku field. Deadline is Feb. 14th.

Hope you consider entering. International entries welcome.

Best!

2006-01-20T21:46:00.000-06:00

rainy night--
cutting up
old photos

Busy & Alive

2006-01-08T14:21:00.000-06:00

Fellow Bloggers & Poets:

I'm still alive and kicking...have been busy with Christmas, New Year, and a new job that started on the 1st working 12 hour shifts. Trying to get re-adjusted to work those night shifts.

Will post and comment when I can. Between a job, family, Gin Bender Poetry Review duties and finalizing plans for a new journal to be announced this year, not much free time for my own writing.

Happy New Year and hope yours is Blessed as mine!

T.A. Thompson

2005-12-22T07:42:00.000-06:00

foggy morning...
the road to your house
closed

2005-12-17T08:27:00.000-06:00

winter rain--
finding the last photo
of my mother

2005-12-13T20:47:00.000-06:00

another birthday
the wind
colder tonight

2005-12-10T18:25:00.000-06:00

night rain;
we close
the curtain

2005-12-08T14:48:00.000-06:00

December afternoon
a section missing
from the newspaper