Literature: Publications & Awards
A reverse chronological collection of publications in literary magazines, as well as mentions and awards received in poetry competitions.
Sechster Platz beim Haiku-Preis 2021 von Haiku heute
Honourable mention in the Australian Haiku Society’s John Bird Dreaming Award for Haiku
Publication in The Kyoto x Haiku Project
Mention in the haiku contest (Edition 2021) of Revista Haiku. (Revista HAIKU Nr. 65)
On the list of the European top 100 haiku authors in 2020.
In the Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Volume 4:1, Autumn-Winter 2020-2021
Nyusen(Third Prize) (入選) in the 25th International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition
In the Selected Haiku Submissions Collection of the 12th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
In the special selection of the 2nd Morioka International HAIKU Contest. See also this pdf and this longer document.
Honorable Mention （入選） in the 74th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest （英語の部）
Participation in the Haiku Postcard Project of Haiku Connects Us
Honourable Mention in the International Haiku Contest on the Theme of the Gourds 2020 by The Haiku Association „Three Rivers“, The „Pumpkin Festival“, and The Tourist Board of Ivanić-Grad, Croatia, for:
between damp leaves
the song of the cricket
and melon flowers
Honourable Mention in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s 2019 Haiku Invitational for:
I apologize
cherry blossoms tumble
into the river
In the Selected Haiku Submissions Collection of the 11th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest:
half-moon dusk
a murder of crows returns
to its nesting site
early bedtime
a thunderstorm’s noise
keeps me awake
Publication the summer 2019 issue of the Akitsu Quarterly
Publication in the spring 2019 edition of Cicada’s Cry
On the list of the European top 100 haiku authors in 2018.
Selected submission in the 10th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest in the category Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants):
silent darkness
eats into the sinking sun
ripe peaches on the ground
Tokusen (Second Prize) in the 23rd International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition in Kumamoto in the foreign language category:
shallow pond
the edges of winter
crackle
Publication in Eucalpyt 25:
motes of snow
dance in the cold air
glittering
beneath a caesious sky
a robin’s song
Publication in cattails April 2018:
dulcet light
drops into a puddle
buddleja rain
Publication in Einunddreißig: Ausgabe Nr. 20 Februar 2018:
schweigende Stille
quillt süsslich in den Morgen
Sonntagseinsamkeit
frisch gepflückte Narzissen
leuchten mit gelber Kälte
Honorable mention in Akita International Haiku Network’s 6th Japan–Russia Haiku Contest (English Section):
unmoored from home
drifting in nameless winds
cherry blossoms
Honorable mention in Akita International Haiku Network’s 5th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest 2016:
stars becloud the sky
powdery snowflakes vanish
in the night ocean
Publication in A Hundred Gourds 5:1:
reddening shadows
she folds october light
into paper cranes
Publication in Chrysanthemum Nr. 18:
Zenithsonne
der Reis im Schälchen
ebenso weiss
zenith sun
the rice in the bowl
just as white