World Haiku Series 2021 (80) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy

window blinds-- the child stretches a mask over the full moon Haiku in Action (Nick Virgiglio Haiku Association), January 12-19, 2021 窓のブラインド子供がマスクを伸ばす満月に ***** moon night the cowshed floor turns milky Better than Starbucks, January-February, Vol V, No. I, 2021 ムーンナイト牛舎の床乳白色になる ***** street dog-- an old man shares his silence Presence #70, … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2021 (80) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy →

Hainka : A Fusion of Haiku and Tanka By Pravat Kumar Padhy

Haruo Shirane in his article expressed, “One of the ideals that Basho espoused toward the end of his life was that of the "unchanging and the ever-changing" (fueki ryuko). The "unchanging" implied the need to seek the "truth of poetic art" (fuga no makoto), particularly in the poetic and spiritual tradition, to engage in the vertical axis, … Continue reading Hainka : A Fusion of Haiku and Tanka By Pravat Kumar Padhy →

World Haiku Series 2020 (5) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy

World Haiku Series 2020 (5) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy standing apart-- fresh blossom embraces closely its petals Country Roads, May 4, 2020 離れて立っている新鮮な花が抱きしめる花びらをしっかりと lockdown-- I drag my shadow away from the windowpane behind the mask: haiku in the time of Covid-19, Spring Moon Press, 2020 封鎖 … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2020 (5) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy →

World Haiku Series 2019 (150) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy

World Haiku Series 2019 (150) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy deep dark space many cosmic townships with their own light The Mainichi Daily News, 23.3.2012 Haiku in English: Best of 2012, Mainichi Daily News 深い暗い空間多くの宇宙の町自分の光を放つ cherry blossoms— the scent bridging the long river Honourable Mention, Vancouver Cherry Blossom … Continue reading World Haiku Series 2019 (150) Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy →

For New Year 2012 (12) : Photo Haiku by Ioana Dinescu, Romania and Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy, India

On December 20, 2011, Patricia Lidia in Romania, kindly presented a haiku calendar to us. The haiku calendar was made by Ioana Dinescu and Constanta Erca in Romania. Here is a photo of the month May. lively beetles – on the garden wires traces of dew 　　 Patricia Lidia … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (12) : Photo Haiku by Ioana Dinescu, Romania and Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy, India →