Dan Curtis
the dream
my father still clings to
backyard sailboat
The Heron’s Nest, Winter, 2016
dementia ward
she sits on the far side
of the moon
moongarlic E-zine, Issue: 8
the just before orgasm
Bones, journal for contemporary haiku, Issue 12, March 15th, 2017
I’m thrilled that my haiku “shortest day” was selected for inclusion in Dust Devils: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2016.
The Red Moon Anthology “…assembles each year the finest haiku and related forms published around the world in English.” The poems are voted in by a panel of 11 editors from a selection of more than 3,000 haiku and related works. It’s an honour to be included in this anthology.
My haiku was first published in Modern Haiku, Winter-Spring 2016.
shortest day
my toothpaste
promises brightness
Dan Curtis
daddy-longlegs
the thinning of
my bones
Modern Haiku, Issue 48:1
morning star
the first call
of the robin
Cattails, September 2016
curled up
with a scratchy LP
Valentine’s Day
Haiku Society of America, 2016 Member’s Anthology
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moongarlic E-zine: Issue 7: November, 2016
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Photo by Dan Curtis
I’m delighted that the October 2016 issue of the Haiku Canada Review has just published three of my haiku.
photo credit: chibitomu Cherry Pink via photopin (license)
I was pleased that two of my haiku submitted to the The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2016 Haiku Invitational were selected for a British Columbia Award. A total of 696 poets participated in six categories, submitting a total of 1,384 haiku.
cherry petals
a bit of cheer
for the busker’s cup
~ Sakura Award
an improv
of falling petals
cherry blossom jazz
~ Honourable Mention
Dan Curtis
all saints’ day
the shoe repairman
mends my sole
~ Prune Juice , July 2016
zendo
a spider scurries
into stillness
~ bottle rockets, issue #35
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spring equinox
opening my door
to the first fly
~Modern Haiku, Summer 2016
fog
the trees
become a whisper
~ A Hundred Gourds, June 2016
drought
the first rain
sinks into me
~ Haiku Canada, 2016 Members Anthology
jazz
on the radio
stormy weather
~ Cattails, May 2016
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shortest day
my toothpaste
promises brightness
~ Modern Haiku, Winter-Spring 2016
cold snap
the blue call
of a jay
seduction
deep in the woods
phallus impudicus
~ Haiku Canada Review, February 2016
moon shadows
the owl
slips between
~ A Hundred Gourds, March 2016
rain shadow
an old couple
hand in hand
~ 2015 Haiku Society of America Members’ Anthology: A Splash of Water
meditation bell
the drumming woodpecker
pauses
~ Haiku Canada Review, Volume 9:2 – October 2015
low tide
I lie awake
mindcombing
~ Frogpond, Volume 38:3 – Autumn 2015
blink of an eye
the distance between
a finch and my cat
~ The Heron’s Nest, Volume XVII, Number 4 – December 2015
