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Jack Milton Bussert
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PhD student in music theory at Indiana University. Amateur chess player and poet. Famously depressed and anxious. He/him/his
March 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I’ve had a terribly long week. Lots of changes, lots of adjustments and processing. And the work begins again. But sitting down to read this reminds me why I love music and literature and why I’m training to be a researcher and teacher.
February 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Sometimes you just have to share your favorite David Lynch line
January 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Inktober 6!

Twilight
Six minutes longer—
Another leaf

#inktober2024 #haiku #poetry #haiga
October 6, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Inktober 5!
Firecrackers—
Was the burn ban
Lifted?
Text in top right corner with out of focus sketched grass in bottom left corner.
#inktober2024 #haiga #haiku #poetry
October 5, 2024 at 10:33 PM
October 3, 2024 at 9:14 PM
October 2, 2024 at 10:43 PM
In honor of Inktober, I’m gonna be trying my hand at actual* haiga! Because my life is so busy, I’ve given myself the following rules:
1/2
October 1, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Sax in the alley
Moves from licks to etudes—
First walk home
#haiku #haiga #poetry
September 4, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Why do I write
At night?
Ask me tomorrow

Photo by Meagan Bussert!
#haiku #poetry
August 29, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Fledging season—
First the house sparrows,
Then the cardinals

#poetry #haiku
August 28, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Consider
The lilies of the field
Where did they go?

Excellent photo by my wife, Meagan Bussert
#haiku #poetry
August 23, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Riding
My evening green tea
Across town

Photo by the illustrious Meagan Bussert
#haiku #poetry
August 23, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Stiff legs—
A bird side-eyes
My sandwich

Photo by my wonderful wife, Meagan
#haiku #poetry
August 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM
The sound
Of a scented candle
I wait
#haiku #poetry
August 22, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Do you cheer for
The struggling crabgrass
Or the crumbling path?

Photo by my talented wife, Meagan!
August 22, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Coolest morning yet—
Searching for a sequence
Called Autumnalis

Photo by Meagan Bussert
#haiku #poetry
August 21, 2024 at 5:46 PM
A pale moth bounces
From my car to my shirt
To my car to—
#haiku #poetry
August 21, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Heart racing
Even before coffee
All windows open
#haiku #poetry
August 20, 2024 at 8:22 PM
I must be the only Christian Okie who didn’t like this book. If you want to buy me coffee sometime and pick my brain about it, I’d love to chat, but there’s no way I can properly articulate my thoughts here.
August 20, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Sleep well,
But sleep lightly—
The kettle’s scream
#haiku #poetry
August 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Persimmon pulp
In the treads of my shoes—
Another day
#haiku #poetry
August 20, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Windows open,
The cool August breeze knocks
Over her painting
#haiku #poetry
August 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
As I float,
The sun passes over
And sets
#haiku #poetry
August 19, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Early morning market
A strong breeze shoos away
The dragonflies
#poetry #haiku
August 18, 2024 at 12:26 AM