PUBLISHED POEMS (TO BE UPDATED)
July 2020
Dreamer’s Creative Writing Magazine – Honorable Mention 2020 Haiku Contes
August 2020
ArtofHaiku.org – semifinalist monthly Haiku Grand Prix
September 2020
Wichita Eagle Pandemic Haiku Contest – Honorable Mention
Gerald Brady Memorial Award – Third Prize Haiku Society of America with Judge’s Commentary:
she died peacefully
according to family
whose views
she detested
The four-line form is rarely used or mastered, but it is perfect for this material. Each revelation appears in its own time. For both of us, “detested” was a surprise on initial reading. “Detest” is a strong verb and on rereading, it was perfect. We imagine the deceased held strong views of her own, such as excluding some or all of her family from her will. There is pleasing ambiguity: given that she detested the views of family members, they might or might not have been present at her death, they might wish they had reconciled with her before her death, they might feel guilt or regret, and they might be unreliable narrators. A rich poem.
October 2020
FailedHaiku – A Journal of English Senryu – monoku
Troutswirl Blog – The Haiku Foundation
(opposites attract blunt/sharp – Judge’s Commentary 10/7) (arrive/leave 10/14) (create/destroy 10/21)
November 2020
Troutswirl Blog – The Haiku Foundation – Honorable Mention
(opposites attract hello/goodbye 11/18)
Under the Basho Haiku Journal – four monoku
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu and Related Forms
Autumn/Winter 2020
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal – two haiku fall-themed
December 2020
Troutswirl Blog – The Haiku Foundation – Honorable Mention
(connection with natural world 12/16) (connection through art 12/23)
FailedHaiku – A Journal of English Senryu – Holiday-Themed Issue – three senryu
My Haiku Pond Academy — Halloween Haiku Challenge (Judges Michael Smeer and Lori A. Minor) – Honorable Mention
January 2021
#FemkuMag – an e-zine that publishes haikai poetry written by womxn and non-binary folx – three poems
Moonlight Haiku Challenge Anthology (Japanese Consulate Toronto)
FailedHaiku – A Journal of English Senryu – three senryu
Troutswirl Blog – The Haiku Foundation – Honorable Mention
(connections found 1/6) (zoo life 1/13) (angry bird1/20)
Stardust Haiku Journal – Poetry with a Little Sparkle
Tricycle Magazine – The Buddhist Review – Best of the Haiku Challenge – 5/7/5 haiku with kigo (season word)
ArtofHaiku.org – semifinalist monthly Haiku Grand Prix
February 2021
Bottle Rockets Press Issue #41 – A Collection of Short Verse
FailedHaiku – A Journal of English Senryu – four senryu
Five Palms Press – Songs of the Pandemic – three 5/7/5 haiku
Haikuniverse – Valentine’s Day Haiku
Upaya Institute Zen Center Conference, Santa Fe (virtual) – three 5/7/5 haiku chosen for commentary
Stardust Haiku Journal – Poetry with a Little Sparkle
Tricycle Magazine – The Buddhist Review – Best of the Haiku Challenge – 5/7/5 haiku with kigo (season word)
Troutswirl Blog – The Haiku Foundation – Honorable Mention (wind bell 2/24))
Winter 2021
Wales Haiku Journal
Frogpond – Journal of Haiku Society of America Issue#44
March 2021
Prune Juice Journal of Senryu and Related Forms Issue #33
Haikuniverse – March 12th choice – tea leaves/not settling/ for just anyone
May 2021
Window Seats: Cat Haiku and Senryu Anthology – published by bottle rockets press
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Below you will find information about my other work that has been published in print or online, with direct links provided wherever possible.
Personal narrative essay entitled “Healing from the Ground Up”
Time Goes By Reader Stories: A website with thousands of followers originated by Ronni Bennett sixteen years ago, the mother of all blogs addressing with intelligence and positivity about what it’s really like to grow older:
A TGB READER STORY: Life Lessons at the Lunch Counter
Getting fired—unjustly—from a summer job.
A TGB READER STORY: Love thy Neighbor, Over the Fence
Barrier to a friendship.
A TGB READER STORY: Seeking Safe Passage
Taking a walk through pandemic times.
A TGB READER STORY: Marilyn of My Young Dreams
Fan girl confessions.
A TGB READER STORY: Annual Checkup Time
A doctor does no harm.
Wenhamite: My monthly essay in the Town of Wenham newsletter, print and online edition. If you are interested in a specific article from the print edition, please contact me.
After I closed my law practice at the end of 2016, I took on this Lois Lane gig as a paid columnist specializing in matters of interest to seniors.
You can access all issues archived at the Wenham Council on Aging Website at Wenhamite Newsletters
March 2021 — What Have You Been Doing Lately? (musings on the past year)
January/February 2021 — The Right Stuff (Not astronauts. My immigrant grandparents)
November 2020 — Election Day, Then and Now (starting with buying Savings Bonds in elementary school)
October 2020 — Anything for Halloween (embarrassing childhood memories/followup to romantic interlude in Amsterdam)
September 2020 – A Summer Rite of Passage (trip to Europe after college graduation)
June 2020 – What Just Happened? (pandemic invasion)
May 2020 – Live Long and Prosper (quarantined by measles in the 1950s)
March 2020 – On Target (my only sport, archery)
January/February 2020 – Romance of the Rails (train trips from childhood to now)
December 2019 – My Year in Review (from a wedding in Israel to new friendships)
November 2019 – Holiday Memories at the Kids’ Table (Thanksgivings growing up)
October 2019 – Writings on the Seasons We Share (praising New England)
September 2019 – Summer in the Great Southwest (Creativity and Madness Conference in Santa Fe)
July/August 2019 – Senior Moments, Writ Large (senior discounts start the slippery slope)
June 2019 – A Father’s Day Appreciation (another opportunity to praise my parents)
May 2019 – Mother’s Day Tribute to a Beautiful Rose (honoring my mom in her later years)
April 2019 – In the Heart of Pacific Waters (February in Kauai, paradise found)
March 2019 – A Winter’s Tale (the first kiss that wasn’t)
February 2019 – Three Senior Love Stories (romance never dies)
January 2019 – Annual Checkup Time (an annual physical like no other)
December 2018 – Sharing Holiday Memories (Chanukah is my heritage)
November 2018 – Clean Up Your Act! (decluttering)
October 2018 – Life Lessons at the Lunch Counter (getting fired)
September 2018 – The Three R’s Rise Again (Promoting my writing group)
August 2018 – Yes in My Back Yard (memories of summer with my grandparents)
July 2018 – Who We Were, Who We Are (proud to be a senior)
June 2018 – Take Two Decades and Call Me in the Morning (life review, with optimism)
May 2018 – Is Letter Writing a Lost Art? (trying to hold the line in the digital age)
April 2018 – Retirement—Ready for Change (my spin on the future that is here)
March 2018 – The Story in You (encouraging writing in the senior community)
January/February 2018 – January in My Town (Approaching the New Year)
December 2017 – Thanksgiving of Change (finding the courage to face the future)
November 2017 – Grief: Building Block for a New Life (finding a way forward after losing my husband)
October 2017 – Four Ways to Care (the caregiving experience)
Temple Ahavat Achim Newsletter Articles:
March 31, 2020 – Will Dr. Fauci be our new Moses?
January 16, 2020 – lighting my menorah at my AirB&B in the Holy Land
February 12, 2019 – Romance is powerful in the elder generations
QUORA: A global platform seen by millions daily providing a forum for writers to answer questions about their areas of interest and expertise, mine being nostalgia, family history, retirement, caregiving, and grief and healing.
See my page with access to all of my pieces (over 1,100 answers and 3500+ followers) at Barrie Levine on Quora