Haiku of J. Zimmerman
(first published in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, moonset, Roadrunner, Geppo, etc.)

Modern Haiku. The Heron's Nest. Roadrunner e-magazine.

Yuki Teikei Haiku Society: Join. GEPPO magazine. Annual anthologies.

Toward an Aesthetic for English-Language Haiku by Lee Gurga. 2004 Pescadero Haiku Weekend Workshop (including exercises) with Christopher Herold.

New books on writing poetry. Highlights of Poetry. Index of poetry. How to Write Poetry. Books read.

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Poets: Bashō. Jane Hirshfield. J. Zimmerman. J. Zimmerman (haiku). J. Zimmerman (tanka). Marianna Monaco. Patricia J. Machmiller. Shiki.

The Haiku Seasons: Poetry of the Natural World by William J. Higginson. A classic. Writing and Enjoying Haiku: A Hands-On Guide (2003) by Jane Reichhold, whose many skills include a keen sense for the writing and appreciation of haiku. Guidelines on writing haiku and related forms.

• Prize-winning and honorable-mention Haiku of J. Zimmerman.
• Modern Haiku: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Modern Haiku:
• The Heron's Nest: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in The Heron's Nest:
  • 2008: June 2008. March 2008.
  • 2007: September 2007. June 2007. March 2007.
  • 2006: December 2006. June 2006.
• moonset: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in moonset.
• Roadrunner: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Roadrunner.
• Yuki Teikei: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Geppo or Annual Yuki Teikei anthologies.
• Other poems of J. Zimmerman.

Prize-winning and honorable-mention Haiku of J. Zimmerman

2007: Honorable Mention in Yuki Teikei Haiku Society's Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest 2007, judged by Yoko Senda and Naoki Kishimoto and published in the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society's 2007 Membership Anthology:

Blue unicycle riding by New Year's morning balanced ... unbalanced

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Modern Haiku

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First published in Volume 39, Number 2 (Summer 2008) of Modern Haiku:

Cutting the plum tree's shallow roots autumn equinox

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in The Heron's Nest

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First published in The Heron's Nest
Volume X, Number 2 (June 2008)	Redwood sorrel buds ... beyond the missing bridge the vanishing trail
Volume X, Number 1 (March 2008)	Winter sunset on the surf line jellyfish globes
Volume IX, Number 3 (September 2007)	Family quarrel the breakfast tartness of fresh quince jam
Volume IX, Number 2 (June 2007)	Bright jacaranda filling the hill town courtyard -- the grindstone's whir
Volume IX, Number 1 (March 2007)	Crowded wharf café old fishermen comparing night crawlers
Volume VIII, Number 4 (December 2006)	Wedding reception the unfolding tail of a white peacock
Volume VIII, Number 2 (June 2006)	Pale green waves jostle ashore in twilight ... the throb of bullfrogs

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in moonset

In the Spring/Summer issue of moonset:

Limestone mountains sometimes the Goddess sings sometimes the wind

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Roadrunner

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In the February 2008 issue of Roadrunner:

I sang for your wedding bath, your wedding bed

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Geppo

Three of her haiku have been voted "Best of Issue" by readers of the haiku magazine Geppo. Syllable counters will notice that, while the poet began using the "5-7-5" convention, she later become more concise:

waiting for moonrise the man on the yellow cart whistles Puccini (Geppo, January 1996) autumn loneliness finding your postcard from Manhattan (Geppo, September 2001) ice fishing father teaching his son silence (Geppo, January 2002)

Haiku of J. Zimmerman published in Membership Anthology Yuki Teikei Haiku Society

Poems in various issues of the Annual membership anthologies of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society.

muse of the bird-song tree (2008 anthology)	Family quarrel the breakfast tartness of fresh quince jam [Heron's Nest (2007)] Sharp crescent moon -- the white goast scratches his shoulder with his curved horn [Geppo (September 2007)]
fog and brittle pine (2007 anthology)	September night at the tamper-proof trashcans the skinny raccoon Autumn again the redwood trail vanishes beyond the broken bridge
flying white (2006 anthology)	lotus reflections the hospice visitor just sits the falconer raises her fist this brief life
(2005 anthology)	Yosemite Falls windswept into airy plumes the monks' orange robes the whole forest running through the winter river one water ouzel
migrating mist (2003 anthology)	liquid bird song as if the green river spoke
The Heron Leans Forward ... (2002 anthology)	autumn loneliness finding your postcard from Manhattan (originally in Geppo, 2001) chilly night from the doorway sleeping bag a man's muffled cough ice fishing father teaching his son silence (originally in Geppo, 2002)
Spring Sky (2001 anthology)	summer breeze rattles the dry bamboo -- these old bones first day of autumn noticing her friend's new wrinkles

Links and Books.

Links and Books.

• Best American Poetry series.
• Best Poems by the Best Poets - Some Lists of Winners.
• Laureate: the Poets Laureate of Britain
• Laureate: the Poets Laureate of the U.S.A.
• Other Books of Poetry Form.

Related pages: Poetry index. How to Write Poetry. How to write specific forms: Haibun. Haiku. Hay(na)ku. Rengay. Tanka.

New books on writing poetry. Books of Poetry Form.

Copyright © 2007-2008 by Ariadne Unst The quoted poems are © 2000-2008 by J. Zimmerman

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