Joanna Ashwell, UK

Introducing :  Joanna Ashwell, a writer from the north-east of England.  Her published collections of poetry include a collection of contemporary poetry (Flarestack Publishing), one haiku collection (Hub Editions), one tanka collection (‘Every Star’ available on Amazon) and two Cherita collections (River Lanterns and Moonset Song, available on Amazon).  She has won second prize in the Haiku Presence Award, has received an honorable mention in The Golden Haiku Awards, has won The British Haiku Society Award, and received various other mentions in international contests such as Autumn Moon and in the San Francisco Contest. She has also been on the Touchstone Award shortlist for individual haiku.  Her short form poetry of haiku, tanka, Haibun and Cherita appear widely both in print and online journals.  She is on the selection team for the Canadian Tanka journal Gusts.

goodnight
those moments between
the darkness

May 11th 2024 

the wings
we wished we had
dragonflies

November 12th 2024