Haiku of J. Zimmerman
(first published in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, moonset, Roadrunner, Geppo, etc.)

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Prize-winning and honorable-mention Haiku of J. Zimmerman.
Modern Haiku: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Modern Haiku:
The Heron's Nest: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in The Heron's Nest:
- 2009: June 2009. September 2009. December 2009.
- 2008: March 2008. June 2008.
- 2007: March 2007. June 2007. September 2007.
- 2006: June 2006. December 2006.
Chrysanthemum: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Chrysanthemum.
Frogpond: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Frogpond: Spring/Summer 2010.
Gean: Notes From the Gean: Haiku and senryu of J. Zimmerman first published in Notes From the Gean. 2010 (issue #4).
Magnapoets: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Magnapoets.
moonset: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in moonset.
Roadrunner: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Roadrunner.
Yuki Teikei: Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Geppo or Annual Yuki Teikei anthologies or commented upon by haijin in GEPPO magazine.
Other poems of J. Zimmerman.

Prize-winning and honorable-mention Haiku of J. Zimmerman

2009: Accepted for 2nd Annual Basho Haiku Challenge chapbook, to be published 2010:

2007: Honorable Mention in Yuki Teikei Haiku Society's Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest 2007, judged by Yoko Senda and Naoki Kishimoto and published in the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society's 2007 Membership Anthology:

Blue unicycle riding by New Year's morning balanced ... unbalanced

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Modern Haiku

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First published
in Modern Haiku

41, Number 1
(Winter/Spring 2010)
Misty pines and a perfect cobweb — maybe I'll start again
2

39, Number 2
(Summer 2008)
Cutting the plum tree's shallow roots autumn equinox
1

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in The Heron's Nest

First published in The Heron's Nest

Volume XI, Number 4 (December 2009)
Thistledown drifting toward its shadow my friend's last day
10

Volume XI, Number 3 (September 2009)
Sunset and moonrise — if only I could learn to be faithful
9

Volume XI, Number 2 (June 2009)
Moving day the children stick postage stamps on the bare kitchen floor
8

Volume X, Number 2 (June 2008)
Redwood sorrel buds ... beyond the missing bridge the vanishing trail
7

Volume X, Number 1 (March 2008)
Winter sunset on the surf line jellyfish globes
6

Volume IX, Number 3 (September 2007)
Family quarrel the breakfast tartness of fresh quince jam
5

Volume IX, Number 2 (June 2007)
Bright jacaranda filling the hill town courtyard — the grindstone's whir
4

Volume IX, Number 1 (March 2007)
Crowded wharf café old fishermen comparing night crawlers
3

Volume VIII, Number 4 (December 2006)
Wedding reception the unfolding tail of a white peacock
2

Volume VIII, Number 2 (June 2006)
Pale green waves jostle ashore in twilight ... the throb of bullfrogs
1

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Chrysanthemum

In the Autumn 2009 issue of Chrysanthemum (Number 6):

Barefoot on gravel if only I weighed much less — a cloud of butterflies

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Frogpond

In the Spring/Summer 2010 issue of Frogpond:

Plump buckeye fruit tugging down the bare branch-end — midlife pregnancy

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Magnapoets

First published in the July 2010 issue of Magnapoets:

Peace-talks abandoned the neighbor's gate bangs in the windstorm

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in moonset

In the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of moonset:

Limestone mountains sometimes the Goddess sings sometimes the wind

Haiku and senryu of J. Zimmerman first published in Notes From the Gean

In Notes From the Gean issue 4 (March 1, 2010):

Creak of a wheelchair the man's small hands prune each bonsai tree Pampas grass plumes shredding in the breeze — I want to be Egyptian Reading his mind incorrectly again — evening chill Ukulele beginner her fingers ache with love songs

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Roadrunner

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In the February 2008 issue of Roadrunner:

I sang for your wedding bath, your wedding bed

Haiku of J. Zimmerman first published in Geppo

Three of her haiku have been voted "Best of Issue" by readers of the haiku magazine Geppo. Syllable counters will notice that, while the poet began using the "5-7-5" convention, she later become more concise:

waiting for moonrise the man on the yellow cart whistles Puccini (Geppo, January 1996) autumn loneliness finding your postcard from Manhattan (Geppo, September 2001) ice fishing father teaching his son silence (Geppo, January 2002)

Haiku of J. Zimmerman published in Membership Anthology Yuki Teikei Haiku Society

Poems selected by anthology editors for various issues of the Annual membership anthologies of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society.

Extinguished Candles
(2009 anthology)
Alone watering sunflowers tall as her son was [An earlier version was in Geppo (September 2008)] Summer heat the sous-chef and the chocolate out of temper [Originally in Geppo (September 2008)] Months after his death the river light he showed me still shimmers [In memory of James Arnold at Big Basin State Park] [Originally in Geppo (January 2008)]

muse of the bird-song tree
(2008 anthology)
Family quarrel the breakfast tartness of fresh quince jam [Heron's Nest (2007)] Sharp crescent moon — the white goat scratches his shoulder with his curved horn [Geppo (September 2007)]

fog and brittle pine
(2007 anthology)
September night at the tamper-proof trash-cans the skinny raccoon Autumn again the redwood trail vanishes beyond the broken bridge

flying white
(2006 anthology)
lotus reflections the hospice visitor just sits the falconer raises her fist this brief life

(2005 anthology)
Yosemite Falls windswept into airy plumes the monks' orange robes the whole forest running through the winter river one water ouzel

migrating mist
(2003 anthology)
liquid bird song as if the green river spoke

The Heron Leans Forward ...
(2002 anthology)
autumn loneliness finding your postcard from Manhattan [Originally in Geppo (2001)] chilly night from the doorway sleeping bag a man's muffled cough ice fishing father teaching his son silence [Originally in Geppo (2002)]

Spring Sky
(2001 anthology)
summer breeze rattles the dry bamboo — these old bones first day of autumn noticing her friend's new wrinkles

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First published in Modern Haiku
41, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2010)	Misty pines and a perfect cobweb — maybe I'll start again	2
39, Number 2 (Summer 2008)	Cutting the plum tree's shallow roots autumn equinox	1

First published in The Heron's Nest
Volume XI, Number 4 (December 2009)	Thistledown drifting toward its shadow my friend's last day	10
Volume XI, Number 3 (September 2009)	Sunset and moonrise — if only I could learn to be faithful	9
Volume XI, Number 2 (June 2009)	Moving day the children stick postage stamps on the bare kitchen floor	8
Volume X, Number 2 (June 2008)	Redwood sorrel buds ... beyond the missing bridge the vanishing trail	7
Volume X, Number 1 (March 2008)	Winter sunset on the surf line jellyfish globes	6
Volume IX, Number 3 (September 2007)	Family quarrel the breakfast tartness of fresh quince jam	5
Volume IX, Number 2 (June 2007)	Bright jacaranda filling the hill town courtyard — the grindstone's whir	4
Volume IX, Number 1 (March 2007)	Crowded wharf café old fishermen comparing night crawlers	3
Volume VIII, Number 4 (December 2006)	Wedding reception the unfolding tail of a white peacock	2
Volume VIII, Number 2 (June 2006)	Pale green waves jostle ashore in twilight ... the throb of bullfrogs	1

Extinguished Candles (2009 anthology)	Alone watering sunflowers tall as her son was [An earlier version was in Geppo (September 2008)] Summer heat the sous-chef and the chocolate out of temper [Originally in Geppo (September 2008)] Months after his death the river light he showed me still shimmers [In memory of James Arnold at Big Basin State Park] [Originally in Geppo (January 2008)]
muse of the bird-song tree (2008 anthology)	Family quarrel the breakfast tartness of fresh quince jam [Heron's Nest (2007)] Sharp crescent moon — the white goat scratches his shoulder with his curved horn [Geppo (September 2007)]
fog and brittle pine (2007 anthology)	September night at the tamper-proof trash-cans the skinny raccoon Autumn again the redwood trail vanishes beyond the broken bridge
flying white (2006 anthology)	lotus reflections the hospice visitor just sits the falconer raises her fist this brief life
(2005 anthology)	Yosemite Falls windswept into airy plumes the monks' orange robes the whole forest running through the winter river one water ouzel
migrating mist (2003 anthology)	liquid bird song as if the green river spoke
The Heron Leans Forward ... (2002 anthology)	autumn loneliness finding your postcard from Manhattan [Originally in Geppo (2001)] chilly night from the doorway sleeping bag a man's muffled cough ice fishing father teaching his son silence [Originally in Geppo (2002)]
Spring Sky (2001 anthology)	summer breeze rattles the dry bamboo — these old bones first day of autumn noticing her friend's new wrinkles

Haiku of J. Zimmerman (first published in Modern Haiku, The Heron's Nest, moonset, Roadrunner, Geppo, etc.)