Reid Hepworth

My thanks to editor, Eric Lohman from Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective for publishing this shahai today.

Lovely!

Thank you, Mal! ❤️

Pleased as punch to be included in the Tanka Society of America 2024 Member’s Anthology. A deep bow of gratitude to Michele L. Harvey, editor for including my work. Congrats to everyone involved.

Oh dear, sorry about that. I guess the image might be traumatic for some folks now.
Glad you like the original order.

This is an oldie I wrote on my first anniversary of writing short form poetry. I never submitted it for publication. In hindsight, I’d probably revise the order, but also still like it as is.
What are your thoughts?

Our next submission window for issue 33 is quickly approaching (July 1-15th). Don’t miss your chance to submit your haibun or tanka-prose on peace and related themes.
Please check out our guest editor’s (Anna Cates) thoughts on the theme for issue 33 here:

drifting-sands-haibun.org/submissions/

Seems fitting to reshare this old one from Leaf, issue 4 as we are in the midst of a heat wave.

A real nice one, Jean! Hearty congrats!

Thank you, Eve!

Thank you, Eve!

Resharing these gembun, written two years ago in response to an accident I had where I fractured my spine.
A lot of water under the bridge since then, a lot of healing and many life changes. So glad I made it out the other side.
Published in haikuKATHA issue 22/25.

Hey folks!
Issue 32 is live! I hope you enjoy this wonderfully curated issue of haibun and tanka-prose by guest editor, Anju Kishore:

drifting-sands-haibun.org?sdm_process_...

Thanks so much for stopping by and for your feedback, Amy! ❤️

Thank you for reposting, Mark! 🙏

Heartfelt thanks to the folks at Poetry Pea Journal for including these two poems in issue 2:25. It’s always a pleasure to be included in the journal and to have editor, Patricia McGuire, read my poems on the PP podcast.

This tanka-prose was published in Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2025. Volume 21, Number 1. Deep thanks to TP Editor, Liz Lanigan for accepting this one.

Fantastic!

Thanks so much, Peg! I’m so glad you feel it! ❤️

Much appreciation to Eric Lohman, editor at Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective, for publishing this shahai today. 🙏

Thank you, Amy!

Beautiful!

Beautiful

A deep bow of gratitude to the editors of haikuKATHA, for including this haibun in issue 43.
You can read the entire issue here:

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Gorgeous! Happy Spring, Bis!

What a beautiful setting!

Thank you so much, Amy! 🙏❤️

A bouquet of thanks to editor, Susan Weaver, for accepting this tanka sequence in Ribbons, Spring/Summer 2025: Volume 21, Number 1.

My thanks to tanka editor, Jenny Fraser, for including this one in the latest issue of Cattails.

You can read the journal here:

cattailsjournal.com/issues/catta...

This is so poignant! Such an evocative image. Hearty congratulations!