Published Work, Theresa C.

[Theresa C.]

Here's some recently published work of mine:

These three were just published in #FemkuMag, December 2019, Issue Nineteen (Editor, Lori A. Minor). The theme was "What grows in winter?" and the Guest Editor for this issue was Elizabeth Alford. Thanks to Elizabeth for including these three.

gibbous moon ~
a pile of boots
in the mudroom


Christmas cactus
blooming on the ledge...
a neighbor's wave


another novel
for my bedside stack...
northern lights


There's a lot of great work in this issue. Here's the link to #FemkuMag's issues page. Click on the December 2019 issue to download and view:
https://femkumag.wixsite.com/home/issues


Best,
Theresa

[Clayton Beach]

Congratulations Theresa!

[Theresa C.]

Thank you so much, Clayton, for your kind words of congratulation!

Best,
Theresa

[Ray Caligiuri]

My congrats also, Theresa 😊

[Theresa C.]

Thank you, Ray!

[Michael]

gibbous moon ~
a pile of boots
in the mudroom

nice

[Theresa C.]

Thank you, Michael! So please to read that you enjoyed that one...

Best,
Theresa

[Myron Lysenko]

Hi Theresa. Congratulations on the publication of these three immediate haiku. I most enjoyed the positive and negative possibilities in the imagery of the second haiku:

Christmas cactus
blooming on the ledge...
a neighbor's wave

I notice that you have used a tilde in the first haiku. Is this for ornamental reasons?
Which punctuation mark does it represent for you? Or do you see it as its own distinct
punctuation mark?

[Theresa C.]

Thank you so much, Myron, for your kind comments about my work. I appreciate the support. I'm pleased to read you enjoyed the 'Christmas cactus'. I added that tilde dash right before I submitted the first one; it seemed that there was a distinct pause at the end of L1, giving the reader time to envision the scene. For me when I've used a tilde in this way, it's been like a type of dash, with a little more florish. However, in thinking it over, I believe it could be seen as a distinct punctuation mark.

[Myron Lysenko]

I like the look of the wavy dash; it's beautiful.

[Theresa C.]

Yes, it gives the short poems an little variety.

[Theresa C.]

Here are two of mine that were recently published in the Winter 2019 issue of Akitsu Quarterly:

first snowflakes...
the silence between
passing cars



snow on pine needles
the whisper
of his respirator

*I received word the other day that this poem has been selected for inclusion in leaning into reeds: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2019. I'm quite honored and humbled!

Best,
Theresa

[Ray Caligiuri]

I like both of these - lots of imagination room and congratulations 👏🏻

[Theresa C.]

Thank you so much, Ray, for your words of congratulations and kind comment. I'm pleased you like both of them!

Best,
Theresa

[haikuWANDArings]

snow on pine needles

the whisper

of his respirator ............. really like this one Theresa - fragile images!

[Theresa C.]

Thank you so much, Wanda! Truly pleased that the details work for you in this one!

--Theresa