Richard Matta and Debbie Strange in the lightning zone

Richard Matta says:

“As it turns out, Waiting for Godot was my favorite play in high school. I remember where my mother and I sat for the performance.”

unanswered proposal…
a teetering kite awaits
the wind

Richard Matta

Richard says:

"How long the wait for the wind as the kite balances on its edge, possibly falling forward or back, but either way requiring us to start over. Patience is required, and acceptance we are not in control, just as a proposal, say for marriage, puts us in a holding pattern…with hopes to soar."

Richard choose:

a wild sky

tethered to earth . . .

chain lightning

 

Debbie Strange

Gnarled Oak, Issue 1, December 2014

https://gnarledoak.org/issue-1-xs/a-wild-sky/ 

 

Richard comments:

“Having lived in Florida I know lightning and can relate to the wildness of the sky. The assonance in tethered and earth is wonderful, and the use of tethered and wild certainly makes one think of a wild monster with which you might try to use a chain.”

Waiting for Godot:

“Better hope deferred than none.”

Withnail and I:

“What about what’s-his-name?”

Notes:

Richard L Matta

Richard Matta was raised in New York’s Hudson Valley and now lives in San Diego, California. He practiced forensic science after attending university. Most often  he’s on or near the water, sailing or walking along the bay, usually with his golden-doodle dog. His walks provide the inspiration for his haiku and other poetry. His poetry has appeared in Healing Muse, Dewdrop, and Ancient Paths. He’s a practiced forensic science after attending Notre Dame. He is active in San Diego poetry circles.

https://thedewdrop.org/isolation-shorts/#richard-matta 

Debbie Strange

Interview:

https://christinachin99blog.wordpress.com/2020/02/01/debbie-strange/

 

The Language of Loss: 

Haiku & Tanka Conversations

Winner of the Sable Books 2019 International Women’s Haiku Contest

“The Language of Loss contains tanka and haiku of exceptional quality. But it is the remarkable way in which the poet links tanka and haiku that elevated The Language of Loss into the winner’s circle. The poems on each page come together in a conversation of many layers. That these conversations will deepen and change for each reader is due to the author’s expertise. I am delighted to congratulate Debbie Strange on her winning collection.”

 

“These exquisite poems illuminate the skill of the author in pairing haiku and tanka in conversation, one page at a time. On one page, the long ago past talks to the recent past. On another, the sorrow of the natural world is juxtaposed with that of the human world.”

— Roberta Beary, final judge

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08RZFYY5G/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 

https://debbiemstrange.blogspot.com/p/book-language-of-loss.html

SEE ALSO

Prairie Interludes

Winner of the 2019 Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards

https://debbiemstrange.blogspot.com/p/prairie-interludes-haiku-echapbook.html

 

Mouth Full of Stones 

a book of haikai comprised of dark subject matter and black-and-white photographs released by Title IX Press, 2020

https://debbiemstrange.blogspot.com/p/mouth-full-of-stones-haikai-ebook.html