Issue IV
Welcome to the July, 2003 issue of Haikusun Ezine. This month, we've pared down our content a bit to feature a haiku series by, the very talented, Paul Cooper, an established haijin whose work has been featured in many fine publications...as well as, the assorted work of Cristina Grama, who just recently undertook the craft of writing haiku. She is proof that being "green" can be a boon to one's creativity and bring a fresh excitement to poetry of, and inspired by, Asian form. We find their work to be proof that, whether novice or seasoned, we are all students and all have something special to contribute to the art.
--Erin Harte (Editor, Haikusun)
Paul Cooper
Taking Photos
On the ground
in the morning light;
rotting blossoms.
After the rain
along the aqueduct,
dog walking.
In the woods,
the dog's ear perks up;
chirping sparrows.
Spring dawn,
the scowling lady passes
as the sun rises.
First glimpse,
in the morning light-
buttercups!
Paul Cooper lives in New York where he works as a
psychotherapist. He is a long-time Zen practitioner. He plays
shakuhachi [bamboo flute]. His poems have appeared in various on-line journals
including Autumn Leaves, Modern Waka Weekly and World Haiku Review.
Cristina Grama
weaving his golden
filament on the cloud,
Helios muses...
~
Rubensian hill-
tempting curve of the sleeping
Telluric woman
~
fog on a forest-
a patch of cloud's furry coat
caught in thorny trees
Cristina Grama, pseudonym, Vyrwen, is 22 years old and a student in Computer
Science at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She started writing haikus
only recently.
One of her other fervent humanistic preoccupations is fan fiction, although, she tries to read more than write!
http://www.geocities.com/vyrwen
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