Michael Dylan Welch

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A death poem (jisei) by Toko, who died in 1795 at the age of 86: death poems are mere delusion— death is death @bigheadhq @nodefemme #haiku #jisei

A death poem (jisei) by Shuho, who died in 1767, age unknown: cicada shell— little did I know it was my life @bigheadhq @nodefemme #haiku #jisei

A death poem (jisei) by Kafu, who died in 1784 at the age of 36: if I must die then let me die before the winter comes @bigheadhq @nodefemme #haiku #jisei

Do birds on wires look like musical notes? Have you written a haiku about that perception? dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2022/01/12/bir…

This short essay discusses Shiki's haiku about a firefly resting on a temple bell as an allusion to Buson's haiku about a butterfly resting on a temple bell, inviting you to judiciously write similar poems as allusive variations of existing haiku. dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2021/12/07/bus…

The Unbroken Circle: Spontaneous Similarity dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2021/10/09/the…

"Honkadori, or Allusive Variation" provides an overview of a kind of allusion that dominated Japanese poetry centuries ago and is still being used today in haiku and tanka poetry. It can be used in English equally well as in Japanese. dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/hon…

"Dying to Visit a Graveyard" explores similar haiku, tanka, and two longer poems about the "dash" between two dates on gravestones, and how such a simple mark represents an entire life. dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/dyi…

Watching Haiku: People These haiku celebrate people watching people who are often watching something else. This is a surprisingly common topic in haiku. See lots of examples here. dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2019/12/13/wat…

Watching Haiku: Other Creatures People watching other creatures that are watching something else is more common as a haiku topic than you might think. This essay explores a generous selection of such poems. dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2019/12/12/wat…

Watching Haiku: Cats Check out this survey of haiku about watching cats watching something else, celebrating how common these poems are. dejakudiary.wordpress.com/2019/12/11/wat…

I'm confused. You got third place last year, not this year.

Today is the 19th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the Tanka Society of America, convened by Michael Dylan Welch on April 14, 2000 in Decatur, illinois. Happy anniversary, TSA!

Haiku Chronicles has just posted a video featuring Ruth Yarrow giving a nature walk at the 2014 Seabeck Haiku Getaway. Check it out at haikuchronicles.com/podcasts/haiku… -- and please consider joining us for this year's getaway,... haikuchronicles.com/podcasts/haiku…

The Tanka Society of America is pleased to announce that Alexis Rotella will edit the 2019 TSA members' anthology. The submission window is slightly different this year -- July 15 to... tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-anthologie…

Haiku Northwest meeting 7pm this Thursday at the Bellevue Library. Please join us! There might be cookies...

Almost all the renewed member's journals are on their way! Best renewal rate ever thank you! Now working on 2018 members not yet renewed or not sure! If you are not sure please write to Kathabela ... this is a beautiful issue !

Tanka Monday Call for Proposals The Tanka Society of America is pleased to announce that it will have another tanka conference immediately after Haiku North America, this year in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Tanka... tankasocietyofamerica.org/tanka-monday-2…

Happy Day! I was just told to order RIBBONS, Winter, 2019 #1 it usually takes a week to 10 days to arrive so you can imagine me mailing by Feb 28! I will let you know and start preparing your mailing envelopes!!