an'ya - Three Questions

an'ya, whose haigo loosely translates to 'a peaceful light in the moonless night', visits Blogging Along Tobacco Road this week with her response to Haiku – Three Questions:

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1. Why do you write haiku?

I am obligated to write them down because they are a gift and I am the vehicle. And because every single moment of life, is a "haiku moment" . . .

2. What other poetic forms do you enjoy?

I used to enjoy mainstream poetry ie; sonnets, epics, pattern poems, free verse etc., as well as other forms such as sijo, cinquain, and so forth, but once I found haiku, that's all I enjoy now except for the occasional tanka.

3. Of the many wonderful haiku you've written, what do you consider to be your top three? (Please provide original publication credits.)

my signature haiku is:

silk strand—
suddenly i've become
a puppeteer

(First published in Yellow Moon)

my other favs are:

bitter cold
a juniper berry parts
the jay's beak

(The Heron's Nest)

night of stars
all along the precipice
goat bells ring

(The Heron's Nest)

neap tide
a striped shell tumbles
the sea ashore

(Penumbra Finalist)

an'ya is the editor of moonset Literary Newspaper.

an'ya's new book seasons of a hermitess is currently available at rosenberrybooks.com, or please call Rosenberry Books at 800.723.0336.

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Next week, Charles Trumbull.