Majorkowo

2026-04-03

the cataract gone / zaćma zniknęła

David McMurray's comment: Marta Chocilowska revealed that she “suddenly started seeing colours and shapes very clearly, everything!”😆

the cataract gone
in the mirror’s reflection
my imperfection

zaćma zniknęła
moja niedoskonałość
odbita w lustrze

The Asahi Shimbun, April 3, 2026; theme "imperfection."

The Daily Haiku April 7, 2026, Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog

2026-01-09

FFHJ nomination

Flying Fish Haiku Journal nominated my haiku for the THF Touchstone Individual Poem Award 2025

Sunday picnickers
mother duck drives ducklings
into the reeds

piknikowicze
kacza mama zagania
kaczęta w trzciny

cumulonimbus / chmura burzowa

cumulonimbus
over the rippled lake
a teal's cry

chmura burzowa
nad zmarszczonym jeziorem
krzyk cyraneczki

Flying Fish Haiku Journal vol. 2, issue 3, Jan. 2026

Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog Daily Haiku Special, Feb. 2, 2026

trenches / okopy

trenches in the middle of nowhere peace talks

okopy w szczerym polu rozmowy pokojowe

Espacjo Luna Alfanje, January 2026 issue, theme "peace" ed. Jorge Alberto Gialorezzi

2025-12-28

snowball fight / bitwa na śnieżki

snowball fight
grandpa shields his granddaughter
with an umbrella

bitwa na śnieżki
dziadek osłania wnuczkę
parasolem

ESUJ-H (The English-Speaking Union of Japan)January 2026

The Daily Haiku April 7, 2026, Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog

2025-09-28

Samobor 2025

spots of sunlight
on the mossy jetty
smell of calamus

a tiny garden
over the neighbor's fence
clematis in bloom

yellowed leaves
in a rainwater barrel
a toy boat

carnival show
sparks from flaming torches
hiss in the snow

Samobor Almanac issue 32, April 2025; editors Zvonko Jurčević , Tomislav Maretić, and Jadranka Brnčić; translation into Croatian: Tomislav Maretić

2025-09-20

kick the clouds

The first English-language anthology edited by me (together with Robert Kania): The fourth Haiku Foundation Volunteer Anthology - Kick the Clouds

EDITOR’S PREFACE

Growing up is a unique journey — one moment you’re a carefree child, and before you know it, you’ve stepped into adulthood. We've all experienced this transition, which brings both joy and nostalgia.

Robert and I believed that the theme of "back to childhood" might encourage our authors to open up and share their vulnerabilities. We were optimistic that this would resonate well and allow the poets to express themselves freely, and thankfully, it did! The nearly 100 poems in this collection showcase a wonderful variety of experiences — some joyful, some melancholic, and some a bit painful — and beautifully capture memories of people, places, objects, smells, and tastes in all their richness. We had a great time reading each poem, and we're truly grateful for the trust placed in us.

The theme is perfectly tied to the volume’s title, inspired by a lovely line from Adelaide B. Shaw’s haiku: "kick the clouds."

Let’s take a moment to enjoy this shared journey into our childhood memories.

We sincerely thank Theresa A. Cancro and Robin Smith for their dedication and support, along with all the volunteers who made this anthology possible.

— Marta Chocilowska & Robert Kania
THF Volunteer Anthology Editors

kick the clouds, The Haiku Foundation, Winchester, VA, 2025.