Shiny fishes . . .
Kingfisher Greetings
It’s a busy time of the year, so I’ll keep this post brief. As many of you know, Kingfisher #12 started landing in mailboxes in early November and has been finding a happy home on bookshelves and nightstands, in pockets, purses, and glove boxes, and beyond. I still have a few copies left, so if…
Get Your Orders In!
Isn’t that an awesome cover? I still can’t believe how lucky I was to get Seattle comic artist David Lasky to create it for the journal. Check out more of his work here: http://www.laskycomics.com Thank you to everyone who submitted haiku and senryu this time around. I received a record number of submissions, which unfortunately…
A Few Thoughts on Haiku Submissions
It’s mid-August, which means I’ve been reading a lot of haiku, mainly in the form of Kingfisher submissions. You’d think after reading over 1,900 haiku (so far), I’d be tired of them, but that’s not the case. I’m excited to receive each submission, not knowing what treasures I might find. Maybe it’ll be a sublime…
Open for Submissions
It’s that time of the year, the time when I start getting tired of watering the yard and I get tired of shutting up the house in the day so it’s not too warm when it’s time to go to bed. The time of year when I stay up too late reading (currently, Martha Wells’…
Submissions Reminder
After days of sunshine, the gray has returned, and what better weather for reading submissions? It’s been a delight to receive haiku and senryu from poets both new and familiar names, from near and far. Each time I open an email with “Submission” in the subject line, I get a little thrill of anticipation, wondering…
Submissions Time Is Here Again
Welcome to February! As I wandered through the house flipping each calendar to a fresh page, I felt a small sense of renewal. January was a lot. On one side, I quietly celebrated being around for half a century and the Portland area saw an unprecedented number of sunny days for this time of the…
There and Back Again
Happy last week of August! That means it’s the last week of Kingfisher submissions. Thank you to everyone who’s sent in submissions this month. My sincere apologies for the longer-than-usual response time. Part of the delay is due to the fact that I was recently in Mineral Point, Wisconsin for the biennial Cradle of American…
Kingfisher #9 Has Landed!
Look what arrived on my doorstep a week and a half early! Woodinville PRINT did an amazing job with this issue, and I’m grateful for their speed, though it means I’ll be rearranging my schedule this week to mail copies ASAP. If you haven’t yet ordered yours, please do so here: https://kingfisherjournal.com/shop/ When I order…
Congratulations 2023 Touchstone Winners!
The 2023 Touchstone Awards were announced on April 17, and I’m delighted that four poets were honored for haiku that appeared in Kingfisher! Laurie Greer received an Individual Haiku Award for the following haiku, which was published in Kingfisher #7: cathedral vaulting the centuries of whale fall Laurie Greer Lew Watts won a Touchstone Distinguished…
What Happens When I Receive a Submission?
Where has February gone? Even with an extra day this month, there’s less than a week left to submit your haiku & senryu to Kingfisher for issue 9! I’m about a week behind on responses, so if you sent me a submission around Valentine’s Day, you’ll be hearing from me very soon. So, what happens…
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