Haiku of J. Zimmerman
(first published in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest,
moonset, Roadrunner, Geppo, etc.)
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
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Haiku of J. Zimmerman
first published in Modern Haiku
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information on Modern Haiku.
First published in Volume 39, Number 2 (Summer 2008) of Modern Haiku:
Haiku of J. Zimmerman
first published in The Heron's Nest
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information on The Heron's Nest.
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First published in The Heron's Nest
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Volume X, Number 2 (June 2008)
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Forthcoming
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Volume X, Number 1 (March 2008)
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Winter sunset
on the surf line
jellyfish globes
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Volume IX, Number 3 (September 2007)
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Family quarrel
the breakfast tartness
of fresh quince jam
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Volume IX, Number 2 (June 2007)
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Bright jacaranda
filling the hill town courtyard --
the grindstone's whir
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Volume IX, Number 1 (March 2007)
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Crowded wharf café
old fishermen comparing
night crawlers
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Volume VIII, Number 4 (December 2006)
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Wedding reception
the unfolding tail
of a white peacock
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Volume VIII, Number 2 (June 2006)
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Pale green waves
jostle ashore in twilight ...
the throb of bullfrogs
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Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in moonset
In the Spring/Summer issue of moonset:
Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Roadrunner
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information on Roadrunner e-magazine.
In the February 2008 issue of Roadrunner:
I sang for your wedding bath, your wedding bed
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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)
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Haiku of J. Zimmerman published in Membership Anthology Yuki Teikei Haiku Society
Poems in various issues of the
Annual membership anthology of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society.
fog and brittle pine
(2007 anthology)
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September night
at the tamper-proof trashcans
the skinny raccoon
Autumn again
the redwood trail vanishes
beyond the broken bridge
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flying white
(2006 anthology)
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lotus reflections
the hospice visitor
just sits
the falconer
raises her fist
this brief life
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flying white
(2005 anthology)
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Yosemite Falls
windswept into airy plumes
the monks' orange robes
the whole forest
running through the winter river
one water ouzel
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migrating mist
(2003 anthology)
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liquid bird song
as if the green river
spoke
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The Heron Leans Forward ...
(2002 anthology)
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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)
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Spring Sky
(2001 anthology)
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summer breeze
rattles the dry bamboo --
these old bones
first day of autumn
noticing her friend's new
wrinkles
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