Poem in Laurels

Laurels, a webzine published online by the Tanka Society of America, published one of Andrew’s tanka in its August 2024 issue (#2). This issue was devoted to lighthearted and humorous tanka known as “kyoka”.

The entire issue of Laurels can be read here: https://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/laurels/laurels-2

Andrew’s poem, which is included in his forthcoming collection of 200+ tanka titled Little Studies in Loveliness, is:

with a little
moderation, I reckon
I can spin out
the pleasure of this cookie
by at least three or four bites

     © Andrew Lansdown

Poem in Antipodes (USA)

The American literary journal, Antipodes, has published one of Andrew’s poems. “Light Observations”, a set of eight light-hearted haiku, appears in Vol. 34, No. 2, December 2020 issue of Antipodes. The middle two haiku are:

……….iv
The ram paddock—
a gathering of Scotsmen,
sporrans swinging.

……….v
Glorious racket—
one million frogs hollering
or one megafrog?

© Andrew Lansdown

Three poems in Studio

Studio magazine published three of Andrew’s poems in issue Number 148, 2020: “Little Endings” (a suite of 6 haiku), “Autumn Maples” (a suite of 2 tanka), and “Separation” (a suite of 2 tanka).

“Little Endings”, a set of 6 light-hearted haiku, will be included in a forthcoming collection of Andrew’s poems. It reads:

Little Endings

.      .i
The spider’s mistake—
as it approached it set me
doing the quick-step!

.      .ii
Worse for the snail—
hearing while night-walking that
unexpected crunch!

.      .iii
My condolences,
grasshopper, for hopping into
my son’s affections.

.      .iv
Howzat! The blowfly
scored a triple twenty on
the spider’s dartboard!

.      .v
A grim irony—
aiming at a spider with
a can of fly-spray.

.      .vi
Feeling a bit flat—
mosquito meditating
on a clapping sound.

        © Andrew Lansdown