Awake a moment
mind dreams again
red roses black-edged petals
Considered one of the most important figures of the San Francisco Poetry Renaissance of the mid-1950s, Philip Whalen was an American poet who emerged from the Beat movement. He became an ordained Zen Buddhist priest in 1973, and published many praised works of poetry, as well as two novels: "You Didn't Even Try" and "Imaginary Speeches for a Brazen Head"
Haiku by Philip Whalen
Picture by Ian Dooley
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: 8th August 2018