Stella Pierides
Born in Athens, Greece
Living in Neusaess, Germany and London, UK
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typos
in the book of the dead—
water lilies
Red Hand Pointing 95, 2016
winter wind
the bird house filled
with emptiness
Red Hand Pointing 95, 2016
bitter olives . . .
sound of a key turning
in the lock
(from haibun “Pandora’s Box”) Haibun Today vol.9, 4, 2015
bicycle thief—
on her blouse
cherry blossom
2015 Haiku Invitational, International Sakura Awards Honorable Mention
silent pines
wall cracks filling
with shadows
(from haibun “Shoes”) Whirlwind #6, November 2015
afterlife
that turn of phrase
in her haiku
Beyond The Grave: Contemporary Afterlife Haiku [Robert Epstein (ed.)] - Middle Island Press, 2015
after the funeral
the quiet of one’s
afterlife
Beyond The Grave: Contemporary Afterlife Haiku [Robert Epstein (ed.)] - Middle Island Press, 2015
unfurling fronds
my digital legacy
in the cloud
Beyond The Grave: Contemporary Afterlife Haiku [Robert Epstein (ed.)] - Middle Island Press, 2015
lilies the meaning of life after death
Beyond The Grave: Contemporary Afterlife Haiku [Robert Epstein (ed.)] - Middle Island Press, 2015
river tides where have I been
Tinywords, 28 December 2015
honeydew
a blush spreads over the edge
of the precipice
(from “Time”) 3rd Hon. Mention for “Best of Haibun and Tanka Forms” KYSO Flash Anthology 2015.
granny’s cushion
pulling the darkness out
pin by pin
In the Garden of Absence - Fruit Dove Press, 2012; discussed in re:Virals, the commentary feature of The Haiku Foundation
writer’s block
the school of life
full of lessons
(from haibun diptych “Intertextuality”) Sonic Boom #4, December 2015
a frog jumps in—
intertextuality
for beginners
(from haibun diptych “Intertextuality”) Sonic Boom #4, December 2015
mala fide—
taking another look
at the moon
Frogpond 38:3, 2015
thin clothes
an imperceptible smile
forming
Chrysanthemum 2015, Nr. 18
nine circles of hell
positioning
my wickedness
Chrysanthemum 2015, Nr. 18
petals or thorns
a scratch on the surface
of infinity
(from haibun “Nothing”) the other bunny August 3, 2015
cherry blossom
a bar regular vents
his spleen
Sonic Boom #3, August 2015
question time
the where, when, and how
of peonies
Sonic Boom #3, August 2015
numerically speaking the soul sucks
Bones – journal for contemporary haiku no. 7, 2015
blending spring with daisies you get a billboard
Bones – journal for contemporary haiku no. 7, 2015
mother’s day
pushing all the wrong
buttons
Frogpond 2015, 38:2
ash wednesday
my thin layer
of platitudes
Frogpond 2015, 38:2
wherever you go
the ship follows you . . .
siren song
(from haibun “Wave after Wave”) The other bunny, June 4, 2015
cup-shaped blooms
the outpouring of
emotion
Blithe Spirit 25:2, 2015
pear blossom
the lifelong practice of
learning to love
(from haibun “Loving”) KYSO Flash 3, May 2015
counting petals
the dull ache of
insincerity
Blithe Spirit 25.2, 2015
glowing embers
the running argument
with myself
Tinywords May 14, 2015
skull MRI
butterfly eggs readying
to hatch
World Kigo Database, Haiku topics, Theory and Keywords: Rorschach
re: falling leaves
he says he still
loves her
Frogpond, 2015, Vol. 38:1
walking on ice . . .
my full attention
to the moment
A Hundred Gourds 4:2 March 2015
you and I this winter ellipsis
Modern Haiku vol. 46.1 Winter-Spring 2015
pinpricks of icy rain . . .
how damp wood spits
Blithe Spirit, 25:1
winter sun
piling kindling
for the fire
Hedgerow: journal of small poems #12
wild stream
my thoughts
etc.
19th International Kusamakura Haiku Competition, Third Prize, Foreign Language Category, November 2014
winter wind
feathers and fishbones shift
inside the eyrie
Runner-up in the Snapshot Press Haiku Calendar Competition 2012
swollen river—
another deep
regret
Modern Haiku 45:2 2014
plum blossoms
a handbag mirror
on the garden bench
Frogpond 37:2, Summer 2014
Nationen im Krieg
die Mathematik des Glaubens
Gendai Haiku Blogpost 1.07.2014 Wartende wir
immer Wildrosen in ihren geheimen Tiefen
Gendai Haiku Blogpost 1.07.2014 Wartende wir
permission to print my ears
Bones – Journal for Contemporary Haiku issue 4, p. 19, June 15, 2014
polar vortex how some babies are made
A Hundred Gourds 3:3, June 2014
cloud drift
my thoughts
follow
A Hundred Gourds 3:3, June 2014
consolation in each raindrop the sea
Tinywords, 18 April 2014
dovecot
knowing the way
home
Presence #49, 2014, p. 29
first dawn . . .
slow drip of last year’s
snow
Diogen pro Kultura magazine greeting card, p. 9
treading grapes
steps on the hem
of her gown
Writers & Lovers Cafe: Fall 2013 Vol. 1, no. 1
across the chirping
of the pine crickets
a splash of red
(from sequence “Autumn Haiku”) Diogen Pro Kultura magazin, December 2013: Third Place (tied)
pine crickets
too late
to let go
(from sequence “Autumn Haiku”) Diogen Pro Kultura magazin, December 2013: Third Place (tied)
pine crickets
I too hide
in the pine
(from sequence “Autumn Haiku”), Diogen Pro Kultura magazin, December 2013: Third Place (tied)
cutting edge with scissors
Bones – Journal for Contemporary Haiku, 15 December 2013
I am what I am
a leaf that prays
Bones: Journal for Contemporary Haiku, 15 December 2013
heatwave
I see more
of my neighbors
The Heron’s Nest, Volume XV, Number 4: December 2013
apricot skies
taste of summer
in the fruit bowl
Blithe Spirit, Vol 23 No. 4, p. 41
fireflies
the stars in the embers
In this world the Haiku Society of America Anthology, 2013
autumn loneliness
the farmer makes a wife
for his scarecrow
Haiku News, No: 2 Vol. 33
another country
the snowflakes taste
of salt
(from haibun) “Parcels”, in Frogpond, 2013, 36:2)
pending your answer the moon’s glare
Bones – journal for contemporary haiku, No. 2, 15 June 2013 (p. 8)
Plato’s cave each day a new shadow
Bones – journal for contemporary haiku, No. 2, 15 June 2013 (p. 49)
environment day—
green leaves turn
to gold
.
(In Environment Day entry), Gabi Greve’s World Kigo Database.
red stains erasable signs of grief
The Zen Space, Autumn 2013 showcase haiga
harvest moon
so many shoppers
looking for bargains . . .
Dottie Dot award (one of three), Haiku Bandit Society, September 2013
poems in waiting
the years I lost for fear
of chrysanthemums
Issa’s Untidy Hut, 9 May 2013
screeching tyres
the red camellias
in her front garden
Blithe Spirit, vol 23:2 2013
poacher’s moon
a crocus knows how
to wait
Haiku News Vol. 2 No. 20 2013
spring tides
the doctor keeps wiping
his nose
A Hundred Gourds 2:3 June 2013
hot day—
on the train only the dog
meets my eye
Moongarlic E-zine, issue 0, May 2013, p. 15
storks’ nest
the chimney sweep
holds his breath
Kernelsonline, Premier edition, Spring 2013
young again
this old seed-head approaches
a new year
(from haibun) “The Price of Youth”, CHO April 2013, vol 9, no 1
autumn river
I count the moonbeams
on his hair
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
train whistle in the distance deer tracks
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
city in winter—
loneliness sweeps through
the terraces
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
rumours—
rush of water
over stone
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
grilled fish—
reducing the moon’s glare
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
chicken broth
the slow unravelling
of time
NFTG, January 2013; BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
lavender moon the weight of a butterfly
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
first haiku
soothing fragrance
of green tea
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
at the back of my retina Plato’s cave
Notes From The Gean, April 2013
glass slipper
yet my frog poem
finds no prince
Notes From The Gean, April 2013
the Earth revolves
round its axis—
rhododendrons again
.
(from haibun) “Seasons” CHO, 9:1, 2013
raining stars
how the begging tin
sounds
Presence #47, December 2012
on home turf—
feeding watermelon seeds
to the hens
.
(from a haiga) A Baker’s Dozen, issue 4, 15 December 2012
transit of Venus
the mole
on her upper lip
A Hundred Gourds, 1:4, September 2012
short-lived
shine of a melon seed
your words
A Hundred Gourds, 1:4, September 2012
old wall
ants in and out
of the cavities
Shamrock 23, September 2012
tasting metal
the cup fills with news
of war
Haiku News, Vol. 1, No. 30
fish kites
the quiet certitude
of old love
Hon. Mention, 15th Mainichi Haiku Contest
roaring traffic
a street kid combs her hair
for school
With Cherries on Top [M.D. Welch (ed.)] Press Here 2012
whistling through a blade of grass poems I might write
With Cherries on Top [M.D. Welch (ed.)] Press Here 2012
a thousand times on the lips watermelon
With Cherries on Top [M.D. Welch (ed.)] Press Here 2012
just because
the sky is navigable—
thistledown
Tinywords, 20 December 2011
slow stream
a heron stretches his beak
towards the sky
A Hundred Gourds, 1:1, 2011
soft rain
how benevolence
works
A Hundred Gourds, 1:1, 2011
Grey skies
now the circus too
may cancel
Asahi Hakuist Network, August 19, 2011
Black seeds
the sweetness of
ripe watermelon
Asahi Hakuist Network, August 19, 2011
spring snow . . .
anything for a singing
insect
Presence 48, June 2013
winding road to nowhere rituals
Blithe Spirit 23:2, 2013
warm days wrapped up in a word too many
Modern Haiku 44.2, 2013
spit polishing
her scuffed shoes –
war child
Haiku News, Vol. 2 No. 17
poems in waiting
the years I lost for fear
of chrysanthemums
Issa’s Untidy Hut, 9 May 2013
rumours –
rush of water
over stone
BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
chicken broth
the slow unravelling
of time
NFTG, January 2013
forget-me-nots
last year’s
haiku
Frogpond, 35:3, Autumn 2012
a fig is not a fig without your mouth
Bones: Journal for Contemporary Haiku No 1, 15 December 2012
at the bottom of the sea the bottom of the sea
Presence #47, December 2012
shooting star –
a baby slithers out
of the womb
A Blackbird Sings: a small stone anthology
Pleiades —
a hunter lowers
his gun
Chrysanthemum 12, 2012
saltmarsh —
ribbons of terns
enter the photo
Chrysanthemum 12, 2012