A new look for Weirdo Poetry
Plus another week of 52 Haiku!
Hello, Beautiful People!
For the next month, I’m experimenting with the format of this newsletter to make it more like a zine. This week, I’m introducing different features each day. Some features will appear in every newsletter, while others will appear sporadically.
Today, you will find a new haiku comic and something called Blissicle. Blissicle will be a listicle of things that bring me joy.
Because today is Monday, the 52 Haiku prompt is included at the end of the newsletter. This feature is usually exclusive to paid subscribers, but I’m making it free for everyone this week.
Lastly, tomorrow is the launch day for Sci-Fi Haiku! I can’t wait to get this book out into the world!
Haiku Comic
5 Water Fowl I Want to Make Haiku Comics About:
Swans
Ring-Necked Duck
Hooded Merganser Duck
Snowy Egret
Brown Pelican
I’ve been fortunate to see each of these birds in the wild, and captured some interesting reference photos. Next, I just need to write some poetry and draw some birds!
52 Haiku Prompt 17
This is week 17 of the 52 Haiku project. Each week, we get together to write and share haiku based on a prompt, with the goal of having 52 new haiku by the end of the year. Each haiku helps pay attention to the changing seasons as we experience them.
You’re welcome to start at any time. If you missed a week or two, or if this is your first time seeing the prompts, start today!
Let’s get started!
This week’s prompt is to write a haiku about petals. I’ve noticed the many fruit trees of the Willaette Valley, including the ones in my mini-orhcard, are rapidly losing their petals in the wind as pollination season ends and the flowers start to slowly morph into fruit.
Here is my haiku:
nature’s spring ticker- tape parade: pink petals twirl and dance in the breeze
Now, it’s your turn! Share your poems and any context or images you care to add below! (If you want to share an image, you will need to restack this post and then add a photo. Substack does not allow pictures in the comments.)
Be the poetry you want to see in the world!
Cheers,
Beautiful ephemeral blossoms
Tell me every year
Life is short and beautiful
The subject of this haiku is real - its more commonly used name is American Basswood.
Bee-Tree's blossoms nest
inside upside-down leaf boats
and smell like honey
Most of my haikus come from observations of my native plant garden and nature habitat. You got me started on haikus and I'm now up to, as of this one, haiku 155. Thank you Jason, for sending me on this journey.