Harmattan moon
a leafless tree leans on
its shadows
Here’s our final haiku written by a member of the Africa Haiku Network, Celestine Nudanu.
As well as being a passionate reader and book reviewer, Celestine is also a poet, with a budding interest in haiku. Although she says she is a work-in-progress, her works have been included in two anthologies: Western Haiku: A Collection, and Ballads, both produced by Dagda Publishing UK. Her haiku have also been featured in renowned online haiku journals including Cattails, Collected Works of UHTS, The Mamba, Journal of African Haiku Network (of which she is a Supporting Editor), Akita International Haiku Network (Japan), Failed Haiku - A Journal of English Senryu, Prune Juice, The Bamboo Hut, Haikuniverse, Brassbell Journal of Haiku, and Flamingo Clouds (Netherlands). Celestine is also a member of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) and the United Haiku and Tanka Society (UHTS), USA.
Haiku by Celestine Nudanu
Picture by Frantzou Fleurine
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 26th July 2017