The Art of Haiku
| Selections from Ukku Spring Haiku 2006 | |
|---|---|
 island marina where the ships don't pass wild flowers | |
 out of Manchester spring is ahead somewhere | |
 spring morning worms are where the ouzel waits | |
 February tree rat on neighbour's fence | |
 shopping village cold rain beats down down | |
 under willow St. David's Day a sign | |
 openly looking for spring here there | |
 before leaving a last pint at the "swan-with-two-necks" | |
 keeping her head down march winds | |
 yellow and blue two little crocuses by the church wall | |
 spring clean in the garden muck remains | |
 today tentative steps towards ... | |
 somewhere in the memory a green field | |
 spring forward an hour and another hour to change them all | |
 overnight rain two dozen daffodils finally sprung | |
 chopped a neighbour's tree the cherry remains | |
 spring moves too fast easter so soon upon us | |
 Easter Sunday in the potting-shed cowslips | |
 trees drip drains overflow the open road | |
| Gerald England | |
| Gerald England was born at Ackworth, near Pontefract, Yorkshire. He worked in the insurance industry around Oldham before taking early retirement. His poetry has appeared in hundreds of magazines around the world and he has published eleven collections. Of his latest collection "LIMBO TIME" Poetry Quarterly Review wrote "his work is both personal and accessible and presents an original view of life". He founded the magazine "Headland" in 1969 and "New Hope International" in 1980, editing and publishing a quantity of poetry magazines and collections.He was the 2006 recipient of the Ted Slade Award for his service to Poetry. His blogs include Ackworth born, gone West and Hyde Daily Photo. |
| Angelee Deodhar | Gerald England | Laryalee Fraser | Denis M Garrison | David A Giacalone | Eric Houck Jr (1) | Eric Houck Jr (2) | Eric Houck Jr (3) | J Andrew Lockhart (1) | J Andrew Lockhart (2) |Paul David Mena | Alan Summers (1) | Alan Summers (2) | Alison Williams |
The other contributors were Aurora, John Barlow, Jason Sandford Brown, Norman Darlington, Dustin aka Texas Haijin, Eric Dutton, Little Onion, Matt Morden, RedGreenBen, Sangeet, Timothy and Yansidara.
| Selections from Ukku Spring Haiku 2006 | | The Art of Haiku | Haikai Talk | Haiku Reviews | Gerald England | New Hope International |