Haiku News

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Headlines:

“Poverty to rise to 35%-38% due to El Niño, typhoons, food crisis” (Business Mirror)

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Haiga by Robert D. Wilson (see poet biographies).

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Headlines:

“11 storms hit Philippines in 2010″ (Sun Star Manila)

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“2 weeks of rain leave 47 dead” (PhilStar)

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“Class Warfare in Wisconsin: 10 Things You Should Know” (Tikkun Daily)

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“Maternity services must stay local, says birth trauma mum” (Western Telegraph)

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.

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Headlines:

“Bar girls entertain ‘fatigue-hit’ agitating Jats” (Deccan Herald)

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson (see poet biographies). Read more by this poet.

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“Rupee shortages and food prices” (read more)

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price check
my crow’s feet
deepen

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Poem by Angie Werren. Read more by this poet.

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“Troops need more help with PTSD, panel says” (read more)

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red moon . . .
sharing my walk
with a dragon

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson. Read more by this poet.

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“What summer…? Storms batter Britain and will last for at least another week” (read more)

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global warming…
the river claims
its dues

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Poem by Stella Pierides. Read more by this poet.

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“Spain’s San Fermin Festival” (read more)

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of men and bulls
the impatience
of death

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

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“Marriages up, divorces too” (read more)

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our marriage
or what’s left of it…
fireflies

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Poem by Laurence Stacey. Read more by this poet.

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“Palestine and the Syrian ‘Baath’ revolution” (read more)

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cactus flower—

crossing the river

with two names

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Poem by Paul David Mena. Read more by this poet.

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“Inventors Joel Spira and Ruth Rodale Spira bring Asian pears to Pennsylvania” (read more)

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long before I came

long after I leave

blossoming pear

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Poem by Johnny Baranski. Read more by this poet.

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“Viral infection hits Himalayan blue sheep in wild” (read more)

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marmot . . .

the trees you dream

have no leaves

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson. Read more by this poet.

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“Texas judge plans for ‘civil war’ if Obama re-elected” (read more)

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…………..election year—

an early snow falls

……..on the haves and have nots

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

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“The wedding dress and shoes of tragic bride who fell from rocks and drowned during photo-shoot” (read more)

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rain on the river?

when does white become

its darkest colour

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Poem by Alan Summers. Read more by this poet.

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“Oak Lawn to hold candlelight vigil for Connecticut school shooting victims” (read more)

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short night . . .

candles speaking

to candles . . .

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson. Read more by this poet.

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“Obama seeks American support to pressure Congress on gun control” (read more)

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gun control—

the girl I was staring at

flexes her biceps

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Poem by Paul David Mena. Read more by this poet.

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“Police: 20 children among 26 victims of Connecticut school shooting” (read more)

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twenty

children murdered

close to home

the dark of the moon

so clear tonight

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Poem by Jenny Ward Angyal. Read more by this poet.

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“US firearms sales up amid gun control fears” (read more)

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seagull’s cry…

after the shooting

record gun sales

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Poem by Dick Whyte. Read more by this poet.

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“Endangered Sumatran tiger dies at Indonesia’s largest zoo” (read more)

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caged tigers

marking territory—

they too

believe the world

belongs to them

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Poem by Jenny Ward Angyal. Read more by this poet. First published in Atlas Poetica 11 (March 2012).

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“Train cleaners vote for strike action on day of England and Wales rugby clash” (read more)

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sweepers cleaning

day in, day out

I am reminded of Sisyphus

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Poem by Manu Kant. Read more by this poet.

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“A Veteran’s Assessment of the Iraq War” (read more)

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morning walk…

i look for snipers

in a world

lit by candles

always burning

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Poem by Robert D. Wilson. Read more by this poet.

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“Guantanamo Bay prison ‘must close’ – UN rights chief” (read more)

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icy cold even in summer the walls of the prison

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Poem by Johnny Baranski. Read more by this poet.

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