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Deborah Karl-Brandt

@dkarlbrandt.bsky.social
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Haijin. Writes different kinds of short poetry, haiku, haiga, haibun, tanka and fanfiction.

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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Haiku of the Day Theme October 2026: Dealing with Patriarchy in and Through Haiku  
A collection of haiku curated by Teji Sethi on Dealing with Patriarchy in and Through Haiku The post Haiku of the Day Theme October 2026: Dealing with Patriarchy in and Through Haiku   appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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HAIKU DIALOGUE – Intoxication – Writing Poetry – long list
writing poetry – long list The post HAIKU DIALOGUE – Intoxication – Writing Poetry – long list appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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Sean Wright 🇦🇺🏳️‍⚧️♿ @sbwrightpoet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Haiku and Senryu submissions open echidnatracks.com/2026/10/01/c...
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Call for Submissions for Echidna Tracks: Issue 18 Summer/Autumn 2027
Echidna Tracks has now become an international publication, and we welcome submissions from haiku poets worldwide. We hope to publish a diversity of haiku and senryu. Jennifer Sutherland and Julia …
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) Autumn at Saruiwa, Shiobara, 1949. Coloured Woodblock.
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Makoto | Kati Mohr | pi & anne @pi-and-anne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hello! I’m still here! I just love how little I need social media or sharing posts these days. I cook some lentil soup instead. Or I read. Knit. Have a chat. In case you ever need to hear this: it’s ok. We don’t need the world to know us in order to exist or to be valuable. You're valuable, my dear.
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HearthFox ΘΔ @hearthfox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To be me To be free
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Makoto | Kati Mohr | pi & anne @pi-and-anne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yay! My book travels places and is read! Happy dance ❤️😁🌸
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
these old Chinese garden windows
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Chorus 3 — the past
Three Chorus polls explore presence in haiku: where a poem exists, how poetic energy arises, and whether presence depends on tense, experience, or the haiku moment. The post Chorus 3 — the past appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's timeagain for Haiku Dialogue. Discover this week's new prompt with me ... Writing Poetry! thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wild Rabbit Moon by Deborah Karl-Brandt is [...] a haikai ode to the famous Mo Dao Zu Shi [...]. So many beguiling haiku make this an outstanding book. Cover and illustrations are by Kati Mohr which further enhance the book. Highly recommended. Alan Summers, founder, Call of the Page
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
cherry blossoms … even the cats madly in love Deborah Karl-Brandt, Honourable Mention vcbf.ca/winning_haik...
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2026 Winning Haiku - Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Judged by John S Green, Paul Miller, and Isabella Mori Read commentary on winning poems! All poems are listed in alphabetical order in each category. Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | United Sta...
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Buddha statue, Japan.
Veiled behind a luminous, soft-focus canopy of scarlet maple leaves (momiji), a carved stone Buddha (sekibutsu) sits in eternal, inward contemplation. The blurred, vibrant pinkish-red foliage casts an ethereal, dappled filter across the statue's features, partially screening its face and chest. Sculpted from weathered grey stone, the figure exhibits the traditional spiral snail-shell curls (nikkei) crowning the uṣṇīṣa, serene downcast eyes (hangan) closed in meditation, and softly flowing, parallel pleats of monastic drapery cascading over its shoulders. The porous, pitted surface of the stone—flecked with subtle weathering and the patina of age—stands in striking contrast to the delicate, translucent softness of the autumn leaves floating through the foreground.

Outdoor stone Buddhist icons (sekibutsu) have formed an integral part of the Japanese spiritual landscape since the introduction of Buddhism, gaining widespread popularity during the Heian and Kamakura periods as devotion expanded into mountain sanctuaries and temple gardens. Unlike gilded bronze or lacquered wooden images enshrined within the dark interiors of main halls (hondō), stone statuary was sculpted specifically to endure the elements, becoming living components of the surrounding environment. In sacred precincts across Kyoto and Nara, the arrival of autumn brings momijigari (the traditional pastime of viewing autumn foliage), where the brilliant, fleeting turn of the leaves frames centuries-old statuary, transforming temple grounds into dynamic, seasonal mandalas.
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Es sind noch drei Plätze frei in meinem Online-Haikukurs für Anfänger! :-) www.vhs-rhein-sieg.de/kuferweb/web...
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vhs Rhein-Sieg - Lernen, was ich können will.
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Alison Williams @tadpole99.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Quail Eggs issue 6 is out! quaileggstanka.blogspot.com
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Quail Eggs - a tanka journal
Quail Eggs a tanka journal
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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I must search the ruins for the demon waiting for spring --Sakujirō Sumi 春を待つ鬼を瓦礫に探さねば 墨作二郎 Note: it begins "waiting for spring" but is written so it could be read as modifying "demon" ("the demon waiting for spring"), so I moved it to preserve ambiguity. #senryu #gendaisenryu #translation
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The shortlist with commentray is out! thehaikufoundation.org/category/fea...
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Haiku Dialogue Archives - The Haiku Foundation
Haiku Dialogue is an interactive feature that invites poets to write to a theme, and to comment on other poets' work on that same them.
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is a very satisfying reading experience. One of my own horrorku is also included into this selection. Enjoy! sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/09/12/s...
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Sense & Sensibility: The Halloween Issue, October 2026 is Out!
Welcome to Sense & Sensibility Haiku Journal ~ October 2026. Dear poets and lovers of haiku, The Halloween issue is out! Thank you to the following poets in this beautiful and vibrant issue: Jo…
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Eva Limbach @evalimbach.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
nur noch das Mondlicht ich lösche meine Meditatios-App #haiku evamaria-limbach2.blogspot.com/2026/09/blog...
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nothing but moonlight I delete my meditation app ***** nur noch das Mondlicht ich lösche meine Meditatios-App Haiku Dialogue
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Andrew Fox Ⓥ @foxphorescence.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"are you published?" 'No.' "what if you write all these books and you never sell a single one?" 'Still worth it.' Most people will never understand. #WritingCommunity
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twist @pvdork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
election day whiplash of idiocy
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Ralph Ruthe @ruthe.de · 06/09/2026
Jetzt erst recht.
DANKE an alle in Sachsen-Anhalt und ganz Deutschland, die sich in den letzten Wochen und Monaten so sehr eingesetzt haben. Die gekämpft haben für Vernunft und Fakten. An alle, die auf den Straßen waren für Vielfalt und Toleranz. An alle, die den Austausch gesucht haben und Menschen geduldig und sachlich über die Ziele der Rechtsextremen aufgeklärt haben. An alle, die ihre Zeit, Empathie und ihren Verstand investiert haben, um das Richtige zu tun.  Nur Liebe für euch! 
Und Herr Bundeskanzler: Schämen Sie sich. Ihre "Politik" hat uns mit an diesen Punkt gebracht.
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Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
trying to make friends in the new neighborhood, the white lady tells me to use the tradesmen’s entrance -M. Kei #tanka #5lines #urban
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Makoto | Kati Mohr | pi & anne @pi-and-anne.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's here! It's here! ---> Who'd like to #win a copy? Just leave a COMMENT on this post, and with a bit of luck I'll send you one. I've got two copies to give away, so... hurry up—I'll be drawing the winners on Sunday, 6th Sep, 6pm (Berlin time)! #selfpublishing #poetrybook #tanka #giveaway
Picture of a pile of poetry books, title: "And Finally the Rain" by Makoto, on a wooden surface
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Light Painter by Tang Yau Hoong
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Still time to submit your poem on the topic of meditation thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
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HAIKU DIALOGUE – Intoxication – Meditation - The Haiku Foundation
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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THF Monthly Kukai — September 2026
Take part in the THF Monthly Kukai . . . The post THF Monthly Kukai — September 2026 appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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Norbert Maria Schüssler @nmschuessler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Der absolute Offenbarungseid einer gescheiterten Energiepolitik: Während uns die Folgen der Erderwärmung um die Ohren fliegen, flüchten sich diese politischen Geisterfahrer zurück ins 19. Jahrhundert. Ihr verbrennt nicht nur Kohle, ihr verbrennt unsere Zukunft! www.deutschlandfunk.de/wirtschaftsm...
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Strompreise - Wirtschaftsministerium prüft stärkere Nutzung von Kohlekraftwerken
Das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium prüft nach eigenen Angaben eine stärkere Nutzung der deutschen Kohlekraftwerke, um gegen die hohen Strompreise vorzugehen. Ein Sprecher dämpfte zugleich Erwartungen.
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Makoto | Kati Mohr | pi & anne @pi-and-anne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Monday, 31th August, 2026 9:08am I hear the woodpecker in the apple tree, but I can't make it out through my reading glasses, and the tears, as I finish "Mornings With My Cat Mii". I'm scared of human stupidity. I love human love. What if I live to see the end? #dailydiary #diary #makotosdiary
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Prune Juice Journal @prunejuicejournal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A Prune Juice 50. lapszámához angoltól eltérő nyelven írt verseket várunk! Október 1-jétől küldd el nekünk a magyar nyelvű alkotásaidat. Mutasd meg a világnak a szenrjú erejét – a haiku emberi oldalát! #haiku #szenrjú #mikroköltészet #vers #költészet
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners -Jacob D. Salzer
Today at New to Haiku, let’s welcome Jacob D. Salzer. Jacob is the author of five collections of poetry. He is a recipient of the 2024 High/Coo Chapbook Award for… The post New to Haiku: Advice for Beginners -Jacob D. Salzer appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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Makoto | Kati Mohr | pi & anne @pi-and-anne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘦: 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘢𝘮, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐’𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘐 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. 3/3 #dailydiary #diary #makotosdiary Forgot to post.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Amen. #BookSky
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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
tanka weekly #poetry challenge August 27, 2026 this week’s prompt: water write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry #tanka resources to develop your practice: Tanka Society of America: www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
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Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our print journal, Ribbons, our membe...
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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HAIKU DIALOGUE – Intoxication – Falling in Love – commentary - The Haiku Foundation
falling in love – commentary
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Haiku for Healing – Finding Healing in Haibun
Glenn Coats’s poignant account The post Haiku for Healing – Finding Healing in Haibun appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Book of the Week – Fiddle in the Floorboards by Ben Moeller-Gaa
In Fiddle in the Floorboards, Ben Moeller-Gaa brings music and haiku into quiet conversation. Drawing on jazz, blues, and folk traditions, the poems explore memory, improvisation, and the rhythms that continue to resonate long after the music has ended. The post Book of the Week – Fiddle in the Floorboards by Ben Moeller-Gaa appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Haiku by Deborah Karl-Brandt, Fatma Zohra Habis, Cynthia Anderson, Helen Buckingham, and Cyndi Lloyd wood-wide-web ... the oaks connected through cantarellas Deborah Karl-Brandt Sinzig, Rheinland-...
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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HAIKU DIALOGUE – Intoxication – Falling in Love – long list - The Haiku Foundation
falling in love – long list
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The Haiku Foundation @haikufound.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Last Chance to Submit to the August 2026 THF Monthly Kukai
Today is the final opportunity to enter your poem in the THF Monthly Kukai . . . The post Last Chance to Submit to the August 2026 THF Monthly Kukai appeared first on The Haiku Foundation.
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Wales Haiku Journal @waleshaiku.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
☀️ Our Summer Competition 2026 results are here! We’re delighted to share our special Summer Competition mini-edition, featuring the 3 prize-winning #haiku with Judges' Commentaries alongside 12 Highly Commended Poems. We hope you enjoy the collection. ☀️ www.waleshaikujournal.com/summercompet...
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sounds like a great idea! #BookSky
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A wonderfully appropriate Banksy
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Time for another round of Haiku Dialogue thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
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HAIKU DIALOGUE – Intoxication – Falling in Love - The Haiku Foundation
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Check out my free bilingual PDF full of haiku and senryu, if you need a little poetry to survive another hot day! www.haiku-heute.de/Dateien/Auto...
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Makoto | Kati Mohr | pi & anne @pi-and-anne.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Will you please read and pass this on? No algorithm will do this, so WE need to take care we won't kill ourselves and our children. #climatechange #lie #life #together #army www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...
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The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...
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Pippa @pippaesque.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I have a new blog up through RISO sdp-- about ukiyo-e. It's the first in a series in which I explore the history of the art form. #ukiyoe #arthistory #screenprinting #riso #woodblockprinting www.risosdp.com/blogs/blog_i...
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The History of Print: Ukiyo-e
by Pippa PhillipsEditor of Prune Juice Journal of Senryu and Related Forms Japanese printmaking has long been a medium for sharing art to a wide audience. RISO can be considered as a part of an enduri...
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
© Itō Jakuchū. 'White Plum Blossoms and Moon.' Ink and colour on silk, 1755. 140.8 × 79.4 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Results for the Inaugural George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest
The inaugural George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest received submissions from 491 poets, totaling 1,393 haiku. This is a great honor for Haiku Commentary and for the memory of haiku pioneer Geor…
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