The Solitary Daisy — Issue 65 and a Shout-out to S & S

https://sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/the-solitary-daisy-issue-65-and-a-shout-out-to-s-s/

Thank you, Michele and Sally for the shout-out to Sense & Sensibility Haiku Journal poets:

The following members were all nominated for the Touchstone Award for Individual Poems by Sense & Sensibility:

Congratulations to Tony Williams, Monica Kakkar, Martina Matijević, Chen-ou Liu, Josephine LoRe, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, kjmunro, Melissa Dennison

Read the issue at: https://thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/12/issue-65-moon-haiku/

Reply  

Snowfall & Starlight: A Christmas Haiku Anthology, 2025

With gratitude to the editor, Som of Fresh Words, an international literary magazine, for including my haiku in Snowfall & Starlight: A Christmas Haiku Anthology.

Shout-outs to Sense & Sensibility family members: Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Beth Fox, Brigita Lukina, Brandon R. Burdette, Chen-ou Liu, E.C. Traganas, Gloria Lukina, Goran Gatalica, Jacek Wilkos, James Penha, James Schwartz, Joanna Ashwell, Linda Simone, Lynette Rabsatt, Martina Matijević, Mary Oishi, Pegah Rahmati Nezhad, Randy Brooks. Congrats to all the poets in this issue.

https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/snowfall-starlight-a-christmas-haiku-anthology-2025/

Happy Holidays,

Trish oxoxoxo

Reply  

Happy Caturday!

Happy Caturday!

*(for Tama) the goddess meows Kishigawa’s good fortune calico’s blessing

*https://japan-forward.com/remembering-tama-why-japans-first-cat-station-master-remains-popular/

the maneki-neko waves her calico paw “meowzel tov”

from Meowku by Patricia Carragon (Poets Wear Prada, 2019)

Available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EnRNh5

Reply  

Poetry Orchestra Innocence on YouTube– Thanks, David Dephy

Innocence on YouTube– Thanks, David Dephy

Thank you, David Dephy for this honor:

Poetry Orchestra presents Innocence by Patricia Carragon. Enter the link in the comment section below. We hope this work reaches you.

youtube.com/watch?si=VVSerAcCbfIdRqcz&fbclid=IwY2xjawOpMtdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhQUQyNHl6ZkdqTzlCTnpWc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqRLo1tSKqfplwbZf3ixAOsHyZakcqQ8ZNygiz9usYuTzqb95-Wx6-mB4Sou_aem_8AQf_as90iKpd5y1mIFq3g&v=7oohmIWLlDc&feature=youtu.be

Many thanks to the Poetry Orchestra gang — Francis Fletcher, Phil Harris, Mildred Harris, Adam Blake, Dylan Gardner, John Francis Lancaster, Margo Jones, Dorothy Drake, and John Gouass — for their support in creating this and all our records.

Poetry by Patricia Carragon

Innocence by Patricia Carragon was published by Finishing Line Press in 2017

https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/innocence-by-patricia-carragon/

https://www.amazon.com/Innocence-Patricia-Carragon/dp/1635341523

Cinematography, editing, directing, and concept by David Dephy / New York

Music by Kevin MacLeod Band

All rights reserved © New York, USA

Poetry Orchestra © All rights reserved

Chrystal Speech Records © New York

David Dephy © All rights reserved

Reply  

Brownstone Poets at the 30th Annual Poets House Showcase

Brownstone Poets at the 30th Annual Poets House Showcase · Post ⌘K

Save

Brownstone Poets at the 30th Annual Poets House Showcase

Brownstone Poets is proud to have our 2024 and 2025 anthologies on display at Poets House. Please come and explore the diversity of words from recently published bards and stay for the stories told by the featured poets.

The opening reception is from 6 pm to 8 pm on Saturday, December 13, 2025, with the exhibition running from December 13, 2025, through February 28, 2026, featuring poetry from 2024 & 2025.

https://poetshouse.org/event/30th-showcase-exhibition-opening/

Explore the 30th Poets House Showcase and discover your new favorite poetry book! Featuring the most comprehensive collection of new poetry available to the public, the Showcase is a literary exhibition and reading series dedicated to the art and joy of published poetry all in one room. Collecting every type of poetry from every type of publisher, from hand-threaded zines to books from large commercial houses, this winter’s exhibition includes poetry works from 2024 and 2025, including a wide range of chapbooks, broadsides, translated works, and multilingual volumes.

The opening celebration on December 13th, 2025 includes a reception and readings from four of the many collections featured. Join us in uplifting an array of voices crucial to this moment in poetry publishing.

Hala Alyan reads from The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems (Ecco, 2024), Cynthia Cruz reads from Sweet Repetition (University of Chicago Press, 2025) Carl Phillips reads from Scattered Snows, to the North (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024) Rowan Ricardo Phillips reads from Silver (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024) The Showcase will be on view and open to the public during library hours from December 13, 2025 through February 28, 2026. There is no fee to visit Poets House.

Poets House is located at Ten River Terrace (at Murray Street) New York, NY 10282 212-431-7920 212-431-8131 (fax) info@poetshouse.org

https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/brownstone-poets-at-the-30th-annual-poets-house-showcase/

Reply  

Touchstone Nominations 2026

Congratulations to the following 30 poets selected for Sense & Sensibility’s 2026 Editor’s Nominations for The Haiku Foundation’s Touchstone Award for Individual Poems.

Your work stood out for its craft, clarity, and resonance. It was an honor to consider your submission, and I’m delighted to share this recognition with you.

May your haiku receive this prestigious honor.

Touchstone Nominees at

https://sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/editors-nominations-for-the-haiku-foundations-touchstone-award-for-individual-poems-2026/

Reply  

Sense & Sensibility ~ January 2026

Welcome to Sense & Sensibility ~ January 2026

Happy Haiku Holidays, dear poets and lovers of Haiku.

Thank you to the following poets in this beautiful issue: Ken Holland, Bill Fay, Scott Wiggerman, Amy Barone, P M F Johnson, Paul Callus, Sarah Mahina Calvello, Maya Daneva, Glenn G. Coats, Mike Jurkovic, Xiaoly Li, Bonnie J Scherer, Joanie HF Zosike, Caroline Ridley-Duff, Veselinka Kulas, Sheikha A.,Bita, Zagreb, Lynne Schilling, Maurizio Brancaleoni, Lynne Schilling, Nalini Shetty, Andrew Kaufman, Marion Clarke, Laila B, Chen-ou Liu, Christa Pandey, Margaret Anderson, Jahnavi Gogoi, Fanny Budan, Boryana Boteva, Martina Robles Gallegos, Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Carrie Magness Radna, Tony Williams, Denisa Hanšutová, Martina Matijević, Cindy Hochman, Neal Whitman, Monica Kakkar, Melissa Dennison, Randy Brooks, Lakshman Bulusu, Pegah Rahmati Nezhad, John Hawkhead, Linda Simone, Jason Kirk

read the issue at https://sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/sense-sensibility-january-2026/

Reply  

Happy Holidays from Sense & Sensibility

May the season bring peace of mind, joy, hope, and inspiration! We are on a hiatus until January 7, 2026. The call for submissions for the February issue will be made on January 7, not the usual first of the month. The prompt will be Love vs. Hate.

Stay safe, and thank you for making Sense & Sensibility a poetic success!

Patricia Carragon Editor Sense & Sensibility Curator, Editor-in-Chief Brownstone Poets Brooklyn, NY, USA

Reply  

Holiday Hiatus

Brownstone Poets on Winter Holiday Hiatus

Happy Holidays from Brownstone Poets

First snow falling on the half-finished bridge

~Matsuo Bashō~

May the season bring peace of mind, joy, hope, and inspiration! We are on hiatus until January 7, 2026. Stay safe, and thank you for making 2025 a poetic success!

Our next Zoom event will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 2 p.m. on Zoom with David Dephy, Pamela Laskin, and Zohreh Zabood.

From Brooklyn with Love

Trish oxoxox

Reply  

Brownstone Poets Anthology Celebration

https://patriciacarragon8.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/brownstone-poets-2025-anthology-event-spectacular/

A fabulous celebration today at the annual Brownstone Poets Anthology Event. Special thanks to the other spotlight readers and the open mic.

Austin Alexis (Pushcart Nominee, 2026) Bryan Franco (Pushcart Nominee, 2026) Claudia Serea (Pushcart Nominee, 2026) Kim Brandon (Pushcart Nominee, 2026) Cynthia Manick (Pushcart Nominee, 2026) Edward S. Gault (Pushcart Nominee, 2026) Susan Justiniano/ RescuePoetix (Guest Poet) Carrie Magness Radna (Staff) Jack Cooper (Staff) Elizabeth B. Morse (New Staff Member) Megha Sood (Staff) Roxanne Hoffman (Staff)

To order your copy of Brownstone Poets 2025 Anthology at Amazon: Brownstone Poets 2025 Anthology https://amzn.to/4gq4z2h

Happy Holidays

Trish oxoxox

Reply