Haiku News

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Headlines:

“Sacramento Police Arrest 17 at Homeless Camp” (Sacramento Bee)

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Poem by Dick Whyte (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“With Olympics Came New Laws to Sweep Up Homeless” (The Tyee)

“Olympic Games Clearing the Streets of the Homeless” (The Argosy)

“Cops Kicking Us Out, Say Homeless” (The Gazette)

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Poem by Laurence Stacey (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“Atlanta: Clearing Homeless in the Name of Economic Revitalization” (DPH)

“Atlanta Mayor Anti-Homeless Trend” (Assata Shakur Forums)

“Atlanta Mayoral Elections” (Technique)

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Poem by Laurence Stacey (see editor biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“Sell Vatican to end hunger, comic says” (Toronto Star)

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Poem by Chen-ou Liu (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“The Making of a Euromess” (New York Times)

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Poem by Chen-ou Liu (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“Agencies for the homeless stuggle to cope with demand” (New Zealand Herald)

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Anonymous 18th century senryu translated by Dick Whyte (see Donald Keene, ‘World Within Walls’ for the original Japanese). Read more classical Japanese poetry.

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Headlines:

“Homeless good Samaritan left to die on NYC street” (Yahoo News)

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Poem by Michael Henry Lee (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet

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“Lady Gaga thanks Medvedev for not supporting anti-gay law” (read more)

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waning moon…

an ache where the barmaid’s

smile was

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Poem by Sheila Windsor. Read more by this poet.

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“Teachers’ strikes would inspire us all” (read more)

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redundant…

her first edition of Marx

on TradeMe

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Poem by Dick Whyte. Read more by this poet.

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“CNN takes money from foreign dictators to run flattering news stories about them” (read more)

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second dawn…

the cuckoo discards

a warbler’s eggs

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Poem by Ted van Zutphen. Read more by this poet.

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“Gaza ceasefire: will it hold?” (read more)

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thanksgiving

in the West, cease fire

in Gaza

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Poem by Gillena Cox. Read more by this poet.

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“Hurricane Sandy approaches New York City as homeless remain outside” (read more)

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storm passed

the spider also rebuilds

its life

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Poem by Laurence Stacey. Read more by this poet.

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“More hunger and homelessness in U.S. cities” (read more)

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travel trailer

the mice more at home

than I am

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Poem by Seren Fargo. Read more by this poet.

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“Dung beetle rolls balls of poo by navigating via the Milky Way” (read more)

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moonless . . .

a dung beetle travels

the Milky Way

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Poem by Mark Brager. Read more by this poet.

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“Students occupy Sussex University in protest against privatisation” (read more)

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spring dawn—

the rooster’s crow

stirring leaves

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Poem by Angelo Ancheta. Read more by this poet.

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“Does sunshine make us happier?” (read more)

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harvest moon…

a black dog straining

at the leash

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Poem by Claire Everett. Read more by this poet.

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“Hunting Thailand’s poachers” (read more)

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endangered species

in the book of life

am I listed?

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Poem by Ernesto P. Santiago. Read more by this poet.

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“‘Catfishing’: The phenomenon of Internet scammers” (read more)

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thunderclap…

her silhouette escapes

into the light

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Poem by Sandip Sital Chauhan. Read more by this poet.

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“Housing the homeless in vacants – why not?” (read more)

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an abandoned house

surrounded by wild flowers…

deepening dusk

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Poem by Rita Odeh. Read more by this poet.

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“10 lies we’re told about welfare” (read more)

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beans

for dinner, again…

no new jobs

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Poem by Dick Whyte. Read more by this poet.

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“Elvis Presley’s Wife and Daughter Attend 35th Anniversary of His Death” (read more)

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approaching storm—

at the monument

a candle sputters

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Poem  by Michael Henry Lee. Read more by this poet.

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