Deborah Karl-Brandt
@dkarlbrandt.bsky.social
Haijin. Writes different kinds of short poetry, haiku, haiga, haibun, tanka and fanfiction.
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A new verse from returning contributor Colleen M. Farrelly:
𝗚𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀
Her boyfriend buys a bouquet of bitcoin and joins an online quantum paintball brigade.
superposition
his keyboard lovebombs her
— Colleen M. Farrelly
𝗚𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀
Her boyfriend buys a bouquet of bitcoin and joins an online quantum paintball brigade.
superposition
his keyboard lovebombs her
— Colleen M. Farrelly
Guns and Roses
Her boyfriend buys a bouquet of bitcoin and joins an online quantum paintball brigade.superpositionhis keyboard lovebombs her — Colleen M. Farrelly
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November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A new verse from returning contributor Colleen M. Farrelly:
𝗚𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀
Her boyfriend buys a bouquet of bitcoin and joins an online quantum paintball brigade.
superposition
his keyboard lovebombs her
— Colleen M. Farrelly
𝗚𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀
Her boyfriend buys a bouquet of bitcoin and joins an online quantum paintball brigade.
superposition
his keyboard lovebombs her
— Colleen M. Farrelly
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Cover reveal! Yup. Another book, and this time it's a book-long tanka sequence. Read more about it on my blog!
pi-and-anne.com/2025/11/06/o...
#book #coverreveal #tanka #tankasequence #tankanovel
pi-and-anne.com/2025/11/06/o...
#book #coverreveal #tanka #tankasequence #tankanovel
Oops. I Did It! A Book-long Tanka Sequence.
Nauseating amountsof cherry blossomsin my mouth,I hold my breathand turn blue. * On the verso ofthe child moon,mapping outapologies . . . * Crocuses crocuses crocuses,this preposterous growth—a spr…
pi-and-anne.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Cover reveal! Yup. Another book, and this time it's a book-long tanka sequence. Read more about it on my blog!
pi-and-anne.com/2025/11/06/o...
#book #coverreveal #tanka #tankasequence #tankanovel
pi-and-anne.com/2025/11/06/o...
#book #coverreveal #tanka #tankasequence #tankanovel
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sooner or later
they will come for you
wriggling maggots
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
they will come for you
wriggling maggots
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
sooner or later
they will come for you
wriggling maggots
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
they will come for you
wriggling maggots
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
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skulls everywhere
halloween decorating
for terminal patients
— Jerome Berglund
halloween decorating
for terminal patients
— Jerome Berglund
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
skulls everywhere
halloween decorating
for terminal patients
— Jerome Berglund
halloween decorating
for terminal patients
— Jerome Berglund
Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/ge...
Geflügelindustrie bedroht Kraniche!
Wir erleben derzeit ein Seuchengeschehen von enormem Umfang und Ausmaß, sowohl die Anzahl der Opfer als auch die Zahl der Ausbruchsorte betreffend. Eine „Schuldzuweisung“ an die ziehenden Wildvögel is...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: weact.campact.de/petitions/ge...
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ghost moon
she whispers
in my ear
— Greg Schwartz
she whispers
in my ear
— Greg Schwartz
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ghost moon
she whispers
in my ear
— Greg Schwartz
she whispers
in my ear
— Greg Schwartz
Confluence October Issue 13, 2025 features Colleen M. Farrelly.
There are two favorite poems of this awesome writer I want to share
snow angels
they find her lying
on her park bench
haunted basement a sock ghosts the washer
There are two favorite poems of this awesome writer I want to share
snow angels
they find her lying
on her park bench
haunted basement a sock ghosts the washer
October 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Confluence October Issue 13, 2025 features Colleen M. Farrelly.
There are two favorite poems of this awesome writer I want to share
snow angels
they find her lying
on her park bench
haunted basement a sock ghosts the washer
There are two favorite poems of this awesome writer I want to share
snow angels
they find her lying
on her park bench
haunted basement a sock ghosts the washer
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cracked moon
the scars will fade
eventually
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
the scars will fade
eventually
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
October 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
cracked moon
the scars will fade
eventually
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
the scars will fade
eventually
— Deborah Karl-Brandt
the demonic child
sucks on bones and marrow ...
it is never enough
sucks on bones and marrow ...
it is never enough
October 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
the demonic child
sucks on bones and marrow ...
it is never enough
sucks on bones and marrow ...
it is never enough
Definitely my book of the year!
October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Definitely my book of the year!
I'm honored to be selected as a fellow 2025/2026. Please check out this exiting magazine.
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confluence haiku
confluence is a haiku journal centered on innovation and community. Our mission is to make a significant and lasting contribution to haiku as a literary form.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm honored to be selected as a fellow 2025/2026. Please check out this exiting magazine.
confluencehaiku.com?ref=confluen...
confluencehaiku.com?ref=confluen...
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How relevant 💙📚🪐 #booksky #goingpostal
July 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How relevant 💙📚🪐 #booksky #goingpostal
untamed
someone dancing to the vibes
only they can hear
someone dancing to the vibes
only they can hear
July 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
untamed
someone dancing to the vibes
only they can hear
someone dancing to the vibes
only they can hear
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So proud of my friend Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social for winning The 6th Star Haiku Contest
Overseas Grand prize!!! BRAVO!
Mind you, the poem has been previously rejected by a big Western journal ...
two-way-ticket
made from star dust
returned to stardust
D. Karl-Brandt
#haiku
Overseas Grand prize!!! BRAVO!
Mind you, the poem has been previously rejected by a big Western journal ...
two-way-ticket
made from star dust
returned to stardust
D. Karl-Brandt
#haiku
July 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
So proud of my friend Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social for winning The 6th Star Haiku Contest
Overseas Grand prize!!! BRAVO!
Mind you, the poem has been previously rejected by a big Western journal ...
two-way-ticket
made from star dust
returned to stardust
D. Karl-Brandt
#haiku
Overseas Grand prize!!! BRAVO!
Mind you, the poem has been previously rejected by a big Western journal ...
two-way-ticket
made from star dust
returned to stardust
D. Karl-Brandt
#haiku
Mein Online-Anfängerkurs an der VHS Rhein-Sieg zum Haiku. In drei Terminen zu je 90 Minuten geht es unter dem Titel „Das Universum in einem Haiku – schreibend durch den Alltag“ ab Di. 09.09.2025, 18:00-19:30 Uhr um das Schreiben eigener Haiku.
Link zur Anmeldung
www.vhs-rhein-sieg.de/kuferweb/web...
Link zur Anmeldung
www.vhs-rhein-sieg.de/kuferweb/web...
VHS Rhein-Sieg - Lernen, was ich können will.
www.vhs-rhein-sieg.de
July 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Mein Online-Anfängerkurs an der VHS Rhein-Sieg zum Haiku. In drei Terminen zu je 90 Minuten geht es unter dem Titel „Das Universum in einem Haiku – schreibend durch den Alltag“ ab Di. 09.09.2025, 18:00-19:30 Uhr um das Schreiben eigener Haiku.
Link zur Anmeldung
www.vhs-rhein-sieg.de/kuferweb/web...
Link zur Anmeldung
www.vhs-rhein-sieg.de/kuferweb/web...
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My #tanka #book 'something with feathers' is now available in German (as usual, it will take a while till it appears in international book stores). I'll update you here and the links on my site then of course!
Anyway. #WinACopy this week! Choose if in English or German.
Just leave a comment!
Anyway. #WinACopy this week! Choose if in English or German.
Just leave a comment!
June 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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June 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
with this man
with whom I have shared everything
I now share the same cold
with whom I have shared everything
I now share the same cold
May 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
with this man
with whom I have shared everything
I now share the same cold
with whom I have shared everything
I now share the same cold
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Comfort me
with you being here:
that's enough,
as water always flows to
where the path begins.
#tanka #poem #magneticpoetry
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with you being here:
that's enough,
as water always flows to
where the path begins.
#tanka #poem #magneticpoetry
open.spotify.com/track/0pNeVo...
May 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Comfort me
with you being here:
that's enough,
as water always flows to
where the path begins.
#tanka #poem #magneticpoetry
open.spotify.com/track/0pNeVo...
with you being here:
that's enough,
as water always flows to
where the path begins.
#tanka #poem #magneticpoetry
open.spotify.com/track/0pNeVo...
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100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists.
1362 Days to go...
1362 Days to go...
April 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
100 DAYS...of lying, grifting, lawbreaking, division, incompetence, ignorance, illegal deportations, self-aggrandizement, vulgarity, self-pity, cruelty, ignoring the Supreme Court & due process while attacking: the Media, Universities, Law Firms, the Courts & Journalists.
1362 Days to go...
1362 Days to go...