Rengay
Karina
Klesko, US and Vaughn Seward, CA
Revolving
Restaurant
spice rack
carousel—
a new route to the east
with every turn
revolving restaurant—
each view savored
monsoon season—
an overflow of chilies
color the buffet
squirrels chatter
in the butternut tree—
Vegan picnic
hillside *ryokan—
sharing rice from the same bowl
bride and groom
exchange bites of cake—
sweet orchids
*ryokan is a Japanese inn....
Karina Klesko,
US, John Daleiden, US, and Vaughn Seward—Tri-Forked
Rengay: Spice Rack Carousel
Renhai
Janice
Thomson, CA and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
Portraits in the Sky, No. 159
Zhanna P.
Rader, US and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
Be My Guest, No. 160
Janice
Thomson, CA and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
In the Thick of It, No. 161
Vaughn
Seward, CA and Zhanna P. Rader, US—Renhai:
Fleeting Attractions, No. 162
John W.
Sexton, UK and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
Grains, No. 163
Vaughn
Seward, CA and Janice Thomson, CA—Renhai:
Wee Interactions, No. 164
Vaughn
Seward, CA and Zhanna P. Rader, US—Renhai:
Never a Dull Moment, No. 165
Toshiaki
Koike and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
Sounds of Rebounding, No. 166
Vaughn
Seward, CA and Zhanna P. Rader, US—Renhai:
Popped to Please, No. 167
Betty Kaplan,
US and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
After the Storms, No. 168
Vaughn
Seward, CA and Betty Kaplan, US—Renhai:
On Board, No. 169
Gillena Cox,
TT and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
Time Off, No. 170
Betty Kaplan,
US and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
Destinations, No. 171
Zhanna P.
Rader, US and Vaughn Seward, CA—Renhai:
Fleeting Moments, No. 172
Vaughn Seward,
originator of the renhai form, published an essay on the
origins of Renhai in the
Summer (2009) issue of Frogpond (Volume 32,
No. 2; Frogpond is edited by George Swede
and Anita Krumins and is the official serial publication of
the Haiku Society of America.
The development
of the renhai form has been discussed in these issues of
Sketchbook:
December 31, 2007;
January 2008;
February 2008. Additional renhai examples have appeared
monthly in the Sketchbook beginning in
December 31, 2007 through the current July / August 2009
issue.
