A great big thank you to everyone who submitted to this latest issue. We can not do Failed Haiku without YOU. Next month we will have a guest editor with a new and exciting theme. Give us a few days to iron out all the details then head on over to the submission page for more information. Be on the lookout for a few emails mid-December addressing the topic of some very important changes that will be happening to the journal next year.
-Bryan
Terri and Raymond French Judging
The wait is over! I would like to thank everyone who submitted this year for the Reichhold Haiga Competition. A contest is only a contest when people actually enter, and we did have a record-breaking number of submissions this year. I would also like to thank our wonderful judges, Terri and Ray, for all of their hard work and time. My sincerest congratulations to the winners and to all of our honorable mentions. It is wonderful to see such a diverse group of participants and themes. Results are posted below.
-Bryan
I would like to thank Hemapriya and all of the poets who submitted to this fun and one of a kind issue. So great to see an all split-sequence Failed. I will be returning in November with an open submission issue. Please remember to head over to the submissions page and review our recent changes.
Bryan
I would like to thank the many people who submitted to Faile Haiku this past month. I had a wonderful time reading all of your work. So many great senryu in this issue. Next month will be a themed issue so visit the submissions page sometime around the 5th of the month to see what Hemapriya will have in store for us! Enjoy reading this issue!
-Bryan
I have made a small PDF collection of poems, and there is a link on page two of the PDF that will take you to a ‘video’ of me reading them if you wish. I am trying to leave a trail of breadcrumbs of my poetry and this is just one more addition. More to come!
DIRECT LINK TO THE PDF BELOW
LINK TO THE VIDEO VERSION HERE
I hope you enjoy it. I am ‘slowly’ returning to the world of social media, but things are anything but stable here with all that is going on. Abbey is making a slow recovery, and I am better myself finally. I just can’t live with any deadlines since I am a full-time caregiver.
I will be doing some ‘pop up’ YouTube meetings soon, and I am mostly posting on X (Twitter) now since there is a huge community of poets from around the world there, and you can mute the things you don’t like very easily now. Join me there if you wish. @mikerehling
My thanks to Hemipriya and Bryan for taking Failed Haiku and doing such a wonderful job. Love you both!!!
Mike
Another issue has arrived! A great big thank you to Hemapriya for editing a fantastic issue. For those of you that haven’t stopped by in a while, make sure to stop by the submission page to see how requirements have changed. I am happy to be back in the saddle and editing the next issue. Open submissions, no themes. I look forward to reading your work.
-Bryan
Another great issue has arrived! As a gentle reminder, please make sure to stop by the submissions page to update yourself on the new requirements if you have not done so already. My sincerest appreciation for the many people who checked this last month and submitted appropriately. Issue 93 will be an open submission issue. We welcome back the wonderful Hemapriya to the editor’s desk while I take a bit of a family vacation. Happy reading!
-Bryan
Hemapriya Chellappan completed another excellent issue of some astounding poets! Click below to download.
Video reading for all poems will be posted on the 5th!!!
Mike Rehling
I know you will all understand, but my wife took a fall while we were leaving therapy. She is home now, but with seven staples in her head, but otherwise fine and resting. Give me a few days and I will announce the winners. I am her caregiver and just want to be sure is healing. So sorry for the delay. I am almost done, so it will not be long.
Mike
Below you can download a PDF copy of a collection of my haibun. Almost all have been previously published over the last 25 years, in Haibun Today, Prune Juice Journal, Failed Haiku, A Hundred Gourds, and many other journals that no longer exist on the web. My thanks to all the editors who were kind enough to highlight my work.
My friend and frequent writing partner Kelly Moyer selected the work in this collection from a much larger swath of my work and her keen eye picked all my favorites. I hope you enjoy it.
On a personal note, several of you have reached out about my health and my wife’s recovery from her stroke. I am doing OK, but from here on out I sadly will not be attending any haiku meetings or workshops in the future. My last attempt resulted in a ‘crash and burn’ with two of my health issues flaring up which resulted in a rough ride home and a long recuperation. Time to rest these 77-year-old bones closer to home. If any of you find your way passing Presque Isle, Michigan you are more than welcome to stop by. We love visitors.
My wife, Abbey-jo suffered a massive stroke after eye surgery in October of last year. She is in month 8 of what is estimated to be an 18 to 24-month recovery. She is home with me, as you would expect, and I am her full-time caregiver. A job I applied for when we were married over 50 years ago. Living on several acres of old oak forest with our cat Dae-Min provides a great environment to heal. Thank you all for your concern, thoughts, and prayers. They mean a lot to both of us.
Here is your PDF copy of ‘running from yesterday’, a collection of haibun:
failed haiku - a journal of English Senryu 