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  • haikuKATHA

    haikuKATHA —a monthly journal from Triveni Haikai India, Issue 6 March 2022 is online. It carries haiku, senryu, tanka, shahai, haibun, tanka-prose and haiga.

    Grateful to dear Kala Ramesh and the Editorial Team for publishing my haiku and tanka along with such talented poets in this issue.

    war news
    a distant breeze flutters
    the koel’s song
    — Neena Singh

    evening walk
    near Puget’s sound
    black cormorants
    screeching
    through my loneliness
    — Neena Singh

    Read the issue here:

    https://www.trivenihaikai.in/post/haikukatha-issue-6

  • THF Haiku Dialogue

    Delighted to be in The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue on 27.4.22 on finding peace and contemplation…in leisure time ….making music.

    Grateful to dear Marietta McGregor, Guest Editor, Kathy & Lori for the selection.

    Congratulations to all featured poets.
    https://thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialogue-finding-peace-and-contemplation-in-leisure-time-making-music/

  • Poetry Pea

    Happy to feature in the popular Poetry Pea podcast on 19th April 2022 in S5 Episode 8. The theme was Original haiku/senryu using punctuation.

    Grateful to Patricia McGuire for acceptance of my haiku for the podcast & the journal.

    https://youtu.be/b2p-gIKANMQ
    Pic courtesy flickr

  • Under the Basho

    Delighted to have two of my tanka featured in “Under the Basho”.

    Grateful to Jenny Ward Angyal, Tanka Editor for acceptance & publication.

  • Sharpening the Green Pencil contest

    At the Tenth Edition of the Haiku Contest—
    SHARPENING THE GREEN PENCIL 2021 organized by the Romanian Kukai Group, there were 205 participants from 5 continents.

    My haiku won an HONOURABLE MENTION:

    Neena Singh, India, Chandigarh

    kite-flying…
    a street child colors
    the unmasked sky

    Grateful to Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, Croatia, Pre-Selector
    Julie Warther, USA, Final Judge + Comments
    Cezar Florin Ciobica, Romania, Coordinator
    Ana Drobot, Romania, Secretary

    Grateful to the Organizers & dear Al Peat who judged the contest blind.

  • THF Haiku Dialogue

    Delighted to be in The Haiku Foundation’s Haiku Dialogue on 13.4.22 on finding peace and contemplation…in leisure time …playing board games.

    Reminded me of my father who taught me the royal game of chess, the love of which was passed on to my son Prakarsh and now his 6 year old son Tripat who loves playing it too!

    Grateful to dear Marietta McGregor, Guest Editor, kj & Lori for the selection.

  • Touchstone Awards 2021 Individual Poems Short List

    Grateful to The Haiku Foundation, the Editors of Haiku Dialogue, friends who voted for this haiku and the expert panelists who selected it for the Touchstone Awards Individual Poems Short List for 2021.

    childhood memories . . .
    I open and close
    the wrought iron gate
    — Neena Singh, The Haiku Foundation Haiku Dialogue, October 6, 2021

    Congratulations to all poets who made it to the Short List.

    https://thehaikufoundation.org/the-haiku-foundation-announces-its-touchstone-individual-poems-short-list-for-2021/

  • Brass bell

    brass bell: a haiku journal curated by Zee Zahava, April 2022 issue is out.

    This month’s collection focuses on “Things That Make Us Happy” … small things, major things, long-ago memories, and current moments.

    Grateful to Zee Zahava for featuring my happy moments in the garden with squirrels and rock doves.

    Congratulations to all happy poets!
    Read the issue here and share in the happiness:
    http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.com/

  • failed haiku

    Always thrilled to be in failed haiku- a journal of English senryu, Volume 7, Issue 76 edited by the grand old (ever-young) man of senryu Haiku Mike- Michael Rehling.

    Grateful to him for acceptance & publication. 🙏💐

    Congratulations to all featured poets in this bumper issue.

    https://failedhaiku.com/

  • The Wise Owl

    The Tulip edition is out and features a tanka special feature, guest edited by moi.

    We invited 11 tanka poets to share their tanka and the issue features them and a comprehensive article on tanka by Sh Pravat Kumar Padhy, a haijin of great repute. Kala Ramesh creator of Triveni gave a podcast of her favorite tanka. The interview of Alan Summers, renowned haiku & tanka poet is very interesting.

    Read the delightful issue here:

    https://www.thewiseowl.art/?utm_campaign=045f23f0-8620-476f-acf5-bdbf75ddac73&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=31fd23d8-3364-49f5-906b-9a8ce9882e77

    My 5 tanka are in the link below:

    https://www.thewiseowl.art/neena-singh?fbclid=IwAR3Ye6zmUwRXiHxm7cK51ICgKmgc2iQm_MFyn8-a0VChWQw4MtA_LvJMRcg