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| Issue 34: | Sept. 2026 |
| Micro-Poem: | 43 words |
| Rengay |
By Harriot West (plain text)
and Ce Rosenow (italics)
between the lines
years later still asking Mother may I opening the door May Day flowers wrapped in tissue an heirloom bracelet with a broken clasp threading the bobbin I rehearse my explanation between the lines her lies street fair— misreading the mime
Harriot West
After many years of teaching ESL at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Harriot West began writing poetry as an antidote to academic writing. Her primary interests are haibun and tanka prose. She is the author of two award-winning collections, Into the Light (Mountains and River Press, 2014) and Shades of Absence (Red Moon Press, 2018).
More on the Web: By, About, and Beyond
⚡ Afterwards, haibun by Harriot West in contemporary haibun online 18.3 (December 2022)
⚡ Posing for Degas, ekphrastic haibun story by West in MacQueen’s Quinterly (Issue 15, September 2022)
⚡ Naucrate’s Tale, tanka prose by West in cho 18.3 (December 2022)
⚡ L’Ennui, haibun by West in MacQ (Issue 12, March 2022)
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