A part of me spins. Is centered, circular, pliant. Pluripotent. I practice a type of circular breathing that moves air in and out at the same time. I slam a lump on the wheelhead and center myself. Flatten the base. Raise the walls. Form a hollow sphere, blowing into my small opening like a balloon. I turn in my hands, a three-dimensional whole. A sculptured canvas that accepts texture. Mud in my hair. Grin on my face. Lungs deep and full.

acceptance...
the evolution of eons
shapes the river bed

Kat Lehmann

is a haiku poet, a potter, and a scientist based in Connecticut, USA. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and has been honored in The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards (individual poem), the Haiku Society of America Harold G. Henderson Haiku Award, and Japan’s Basho-an Award.

Kat is a Founding Co-Editor of Whiptail: Journal of the Single-Line Poem. She serves as a panelist in The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Distinguished Books Award (2021-present) and is a judge in the biennial Trailblazer Contest. Her third book, Stumbling Toward Happiness, shares her notes of self-exploration.

Kat’s work, including her experimental “sudo-ku” multi-haiku form, can be read at her website: https://katlehmann.weebly.com/

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⚡ Sensory Revelation Tank, haibun by Kat Lehmann which was nominated by MacQ for the Red Moon Anthologies, and selected for publication in Contemporary Haibun 17 (Red Moon Press, 2022).