Southwestern Haijin Spotlight
Dru Philippou
Dru Philippou was born on the isle of Cyprus, raised in London, and currently lives in northern New Mexico. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing at Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado. She teaches poetry at the University of New Mexico.
One of her recent creative essays, "Haiku Geometry," is featured in the February 2007 issue of Modern Haiku. A selection of her poetry has been featured in the journal Tiger’s Eye, spring 2006. Her haiku and haibun are widely published and anthologized. She received two nominations in 2006 for the Pushcart Prize; one for an haiku and one for an experimental poem.
She says: “The haiku is the dominant part of my writing. It takes me far ahead of what I think I know and symbolizes my capacity for creative vision.”
big blue of sky
the chickadee's
heightened song
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crows lift in the air
the shift of
shadowed pines
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fistful of asters
a way of holding onto
the entire sky |
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crescent moon
the child swivels
on her mother's hip
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up among
the sound of sparrows
broomcorn stubble
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double moon
a circle of women
share the sacred vessel
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deer bones hollow sound of the wind
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end of summer
a brown ale bottle
on the roadside
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falling star
a deeper stillness
follows |
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abandoned pasture
row of crows
on the sagging fence
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| Some of these poems originally appeared in Acorn and Modern Haiku. |
Copyright © 2004-2007 by Roadrunner Haiku Journal. All rights revert to the authors upon publication.
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