Music's everywhere
the sea the wind the rain the
storm the raging fire
Isabel del Rio is a British-Spanish poet, author, and linguist. Born in Madrid, she has lived in London most of her life.
She writes and has published poetry and fiction in both English and Spanish. She is a great admirer of Japanese poetic forms, and her poetry is as concise and intense as her preferred composition, the haiku 5-7-5.
Her poetry collections include Madrid Madrid Madrid, Dolorem Ipsum, and Cuaderno de notas. Her most recent fiction includes Paradise & Hell, A Woman Alone: fragments of a memoir, and La autora del fin del mundo.
She has worked as a full-time broadcaster and journalist for the BBC World Service and as a full-time translator and terminologist for a London-based UN agency. She is currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing.
Haiku by Isabel del Rio
Picture by Matt Stacy
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: 11th January 2023