Meet Our April 2007
Featured Poet

an'ya

an'ya is an acclaimed and internationally published haiku/tanka poet ~

'Her tanka and haiku formats are well known across the globe - it is said: "her work evokes a purety of light for all haiku enthusiasts". You will witness a love of nature through her detailed visual and magical touch.'

'an’ya is known as the ‘Christina Rossetti’ of contemporary haikuher work who consistently reflects a similar artistic philosophy, passion, energy, and joyful image-making.'
- a review by Michael McClintock

Her signature tanka: "my first and most frequently published." - an'ya

cold cemetery
the long sleeves of your old coat
warm my fingertips
even from beyond this grave
you manage to comfort me

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Her signature haiku: "my own personal favorite." - an'ya

silk strand
suddenly I've become
a puppeteer

"Great insight, an’ya expresses her observations through finely wrought haiku. Reading her poems gives a sense of opening one’s eyes to a cool rain at the end of a very long
drought".--Ferris Gilli

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