Welcome to our mini-series on The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology, which celebrates the poets featured in volumes 1-3.
Today, Ellen Tandojo and Joelle A Godfrey are telling us what inspired the haiku & senryu they sent us.
Ellen Tandojo
Ellen Tandojo, Jakarta-born and raised, is a student of the life sciences. In between lectures, she sorts insect samples in a lab and writes letters to her long-distance family and partner.
Website: https://disastereomere.wixsite.com/loveforbreakfast
Ellen has three haiku featured in Volume 1:
The classical haiku poets drew inspiration from their feelings about the natural world. I wrote these haiku in the space of time between winter and spring, which is also unfortunately the exam period where I am studying. The promise that spring (and the end of my exams) is around the corner, and the longing for endless days under the sun when I finally get to see my long-distance partner, is truly a powerful driving force!
I hope these haiku remind us all of springtime and the warmth of summer that follows.
Joelle A Godfrey
Joelle A Godfrey is a project manager, anime lover, poet, and fantasy / science fiction writer. When she is not writing, she enjoys listening to D&D podcasts, taking theology courses, playing video games, reading, and knitting.
Website: https://linktr.ee/jgodfrey
Joelle has four haiku featured in Volume 1:
Most of my haiku were inspired by being in nature: Walking on sunny days at the Morton Arboretum, sitting around a campfire on a summer night, and visiting a temple in Japan on a rainy day in late summer 2010.
Ellen and Joelle, thank you for sharing what inspired your haiku. We are honored that you sent us your work.
See you soon for the next instalment in our series.
In the meantime, don’t forget to pick up your copies of The Auroras & Blossoms Haiku Anthology: Volumes 1 & 2!
And don’t forget, volume 3 will be out in a few weeks!
Cendrine & David
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