Issue 23: | 28 April 2024 |
Micro-poem: | 31 words |
Haiku | Sequence |
mating season a tarantula crosses the road unrequited the come-hither call of a house sparrow fallen branches the mule deer’s vanishing act sleep goes out the window supermoon
A California resident for more than 40 years, Cynthia Anderson is the author of 13 poetry collections, most recently The Far Mountain (The Wise Owl Publications, 2024), Arrival (Sheila-Na-Gig Editions, 2023), and Full Circle (Cholla Needles Press, 2022). Her poems appear frequently in journals and anthologies, and her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Cynthia is co-editor of the anthology A Bird Black As the Sun: California Poets on Crows & Ravens (Green Poet Press).
Author’s website: www.cynthiaandersonpoet.com
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