Haiku in Canada:
History, Poetry, Memoir
Terry Ann Carter
For my haiku family in Canada and around the world
When all is said and done,
we’re really just walking each other home…
Ram Dass (1931-2019)
Chapter 6: Regional Groups of Haiku Canada (4)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Haiku by Debbie Strange
the whistle
of a wood duck…
her last breath
Honorable Mention,
2015 Drevniok Award
臨終やウッドダックの口の笛
rinjū ya uddodakku no kuchi no fue
From the book
Debbie Strange contributes her poetry on line, and has been internationally recognized for her haiku. She is a maker of poems, music, photographs, and art. Her poetry often reflects her deep reverence for nature. From an interview (Ribbons, 15(2), 2019) reprinted on her website, she mentions: “As a child, I used to curl up on the couch in our farmhouse while listening to my father recite poetry. This was my introduction to the power of words, and I remain under their spell to this day.”
World Haiku Series 2019
Haiku by Debbie Strange
transience . . .
petal by petal
we let go
Winning Haiku
2017 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational
儚くも花びらごとに散りにけり
hakanakumo hanabira got oni chiri ni keri
starflowers
light the woodland . . .
we find our way
Winning Haiku
2017 Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition
森照らすスターフラワー道示す
mori terasu sutāfurawā michi shimesu
fog deepens
the sound of rabbits
nibbling night
Grand Prize
2016 Lyrical Passion Poetry World Haiku Competition
夜の霧食べ物かじる兎の音
yoru no kiri tabemono kajiru usagi no ne
in cupped hands
the harvest moon rests
for a moment
1st Place, 2015 Bangor Group Autumn Moon Haiku Contest
両の手の椀に名月かかりけり
Ryō no te no wan ni meigetsu kakari keri
Haiga
Debbie has attached a haiga that received an Award of Excellence in the 2015 World Haiku Association Commemorative Haiga Contest.
World Haiku Series 2020
Haiku by Debbie Strange
sequestered
I cultivate the seeds
of loneliness
Honourable Mention, Editor’s Choice Haiku
World Haiku Review, Autumn 2020
隔離され孤独の種を育てけり
kakuri sare kodoku no tane o sodate keri
ghost pumpkins
winter arrives without
a sound
3rd Place
2020 International Haiku Contest on the Theme of the Gourds
冬来る幽霊カボチャ音も無く
fuyu kitaru yūrei kabocha oto mo naku
Haiga
Highly Commended Haiga
2020 Santoka 3rd International Haiku and Haiga Contest
World Haiku Series 2021
Haiku by Debbie Strange
frigid weather
a red rose shatters
on impact
Editor’s Choice
Cattails, April 2021
極寒に赤バラ一本粉々に
gokkan ni aka bara ippon konagona ni
Haiga
rippling waves
you teach me how
to film the wind
Grand Prix
10th Setouchi-Matsuyama International Photo-Haiku Contest 2021
風を撮る波打つ波の教えかな
kaze o toru nami utsu nami no oshie kana
World Haiku Series 2022
Haiku by Debbie Strange
Haiga
prairie blizzard
squirrels take the shape
of their tails
Zatsuei Haiku of Merit, Neo-Classical Haiku World Haiku Review, Winter 2021-2022
猛吹雪リスは尾の如プレーリー
mōfubuki risu wa o no goto purērī
stubbled fields
the remains of something
I cannot name
Editor’s Choice
Haiga in Focus, Number 52, 2022
残り物畑の切り株名は不明
nokorimono hata no kirikabu na wa fumei
秋田国際俳句ネットワーク
蛭田 秀法
Hidenori Hiruta
Akita International Haiku Network
Akita International Haiku Network 