Embedded Files
It’s always an honour to have my work included in the annual Red Moon Anthologies published by Red Moon Press, purporting to collect the best English-language haiku published in the year indicated. Some haiku that I would consider to be among my best have not been included, and a few of those that have been included don’t always feel to be my best from a given year, but this is understandable given the nature of committee editing. Nevertheless, I’m grateful that the editors saw fit to honour the following pieces with inclusion. I have also had several essays reprinted in Red Moon Anthologies, which I include in the following list, although some may be missing. These anthologies started in 1996 and serve as a yearbook of leading haiku activity in English from around the world. I list the most recent anthologies first, and years listed indicate the year each anthology covers, with the books being published the following year. To order any of these anthologies, all of which remain in print, please visit the Red Moon Press website.
2023 — Upside Down
2023 — Upside Down
walking drunk
off the merry-go-round
my summer-sunned daughter
fog on the window—
the studio artist draws
her breath
eggs in the skillet—
mother asks me
if I’ve written a will
2022 — Skipping Stones
2022 — Skipping Stones
heirloom bowl—
a few granny smiths
beginning to wrinkle
2021 — String Theory
2021 — String Theory
reaching to the back
of the empty mailbox
summer sunset
2020 — Jar of Rain
2020 — Jar of Rain
Going Viral
coronavirus—
a few things crossed off
my to-do list Michael
washing from my hands
what I can’t see Gary
dialing in
to the company meeting
in my bathrobe Michael
pandemic manners
more space
between us Gary
a walk in the park . . .
my mask made in China Michael
oatmeal nearly boiling over
a new report increases
the numbers Gary
2018 — A Hole in the Light
2018 — A Hole in the Light
Christmas tree up—
I stir the skin
back into my soup
2017 — Old Song
2017 — Old Song
[none]
2016 — Dust Devils
2016 — Dust Devils
foreclosure—
the skull of something
in the crawlspace
“Politics and the English-Language Haiku: Learning from George Orwell” [essay]
2015 — Galaxy of Dust
2015 — Galaxy of Dust
[none]
2014 — Big Data
2014 — Big Data
[none]
2013 — Fear of Dancing
2013 — Fear of Dancing
toll booth lit for Christmas—
from my hand to hers
warm change
[quoted in an essay]
first day of spring—
I teach my son
how a knight moves
2012 — Nothing in the Window
2012 — Nothing in the Window
[none]
2011 — Carving Darkness
2011 — Carving Darkness
under the afghan—
reading Huck Finn
by penlight
[quoted in an essay]
2010 — Evolution
2010 — Evolution
planet Valtec—
every snowflake
the same
[quoted in an essay]
mindful
of nothing
neon buddha
2008 — White Lies
2008 — White Lies
[none]
2007 — Dust of Summers
2007 — Dust of Summers
[none]
2006 — Big Sky
2006 — Big Sky
landing swallow—
the ship’s chain
dips slightly
[quoted in an essay]
“The Seed of Wonder: An Antidote to Haiku Inflation” [essay]
2005 — Inside the Mirror
2005 — Inside the Mirror
spring breeze—
the pull of her hand
as we near the pet store
[quoted in an essay]
hospital waiting room—
the drinking fountain
stops humming
2004 — Tug of the Current
2004 — Tug of the Current
tourists talking
in several languages—
the glassblower exhales
moving day—
the coolness on my cheek
after your kiss
morning chill . . .
the bag of marbles
shifts on the shelf
2003 — Edge of Light
2003 — Edge of Light
first date
letting her
put snow down my neck
2002 — Pegging the Wind
2002 — Pegging the Wind
morning sun
a patch of frost
in the holstein’s shadow
2001 — The Loose Thread
2001 — The Loose Thread
the silence between us
a quail finds its way
through the underbrush
2000 — A Glimpse of Red
2000 — A Glimpse of Red
Valentine’s Day—
she reminds me
to fasten my seatbelt
meteor shower—
a gentle wave
wets our sandals
[later published with a preferred ellipsis instead of an em dash]
1999 — The Thin Curve
1999 — The Thin Curve
lazy afternoon—
the digital temperature sign
rises one degree
my hand on your thigh . . .
from the window seat
the curve of the earth
1998 — Snow on the Water
1998 — Snow on the Water
hospital room—
the crane’s flight
through the wallpaper
sudden lightning—
the street mime
claps
gridlock
on the freeway—
the skywriting drifts
1997 — The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 1997
1997 — The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 1997
apple picking—
a feather blows
from the empty nest
1996 — The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 1996
1996 — The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 1996
record high—
this heat
even in my toothpaste
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