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- Schopfer, Olivier
Olivier Schopfer
Born 1966 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Living in Geneva, Switzerland
Olivier Schopfer has a degree in American and English literature. He is a member of the Haiku Society of America (HSA) and of the European Haiku Society (EHS). He likes to capture the moment in haiku, haiga and photography.
He also writes articles in French about etymology and everyday expressions: http://olivierschopferracontelesmots.blog.24heures.ch/
far from home
the rustle of willow leaves
speaks my language
Issa's Untidy Hut : Wednesday Haiku #198, January 14, 2015
Naad Anunaad: an Anthology of Contemporary World Haiku, 2016, (edited by Kala Ramesh, Sanjuktaa Asopa & Shloka Shankar)
pride parade
from behind a cloud
the sun comes out
2016 Harold G. Henderson Haiku Contest, fifth honorable mention
Frogpond 39:3, Autumn 2016
waking up
all the sounds muffled
fresh snow
Not Unaware, Short poems on Beauty (ed. Scott K. Murphy) The Befuddled Press, 2016
wildflower seeds
carried by the wind
the words I didn't say
Polish International Haiku Competition 2016, commended haiku
post-election
the path hidden
under fallen leaves
Right Hand Pointing 107 : Low Sky, Winter Haiku 2017 (ed. Eric Burke)
endless closed doors along the hotel hallway winter solstice
Modern Haiku 48.1, Winter-Spring 2017
Shortlisted for The Touchstone Award for individual poems published in 2017
day moon
out of the subway entrance
a saxophone solo
Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Award Competition for 2017, Honorable Mention
Modern Haiku 48.2, Summer 2017
sudden wind
the garden buddha's head crowned
with cherry blossoms
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational 2017, honourable mention
sick in bed
the gap
between the curtains
Mayfly 57, Summer 2014
big data : The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2014
NeverEnding Story, Butterfly Dream : Sunday, December 27, 2015
Butterfly Dream Anthology, Volume II : 66 Selected English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku, edited by Chen-ou Liu
waves washing
the sandcastle away
waning summer
Chrysanthemum 16, October 2014
A Splash of Water : Haiku Society of America Members' Anthology 2015, edited by Catherine J.S. Lee
after our argument
fireflies
on the way home
Polish International Haiku Competition 2014, commended haiku
Under the Basho : Personal Best 2015
beyond the train window
the moon
travels with us
Issa's Untidy Hut : Wednesday Haiku #155, April 9 2014
Charlotte Digregorio's Daily Haiku, August 13, 2016
deserted beach
my footprints
follow me
Chrysanthemum 17, April 2015
Behind the Tree Line, Haiku Anthology 2015, edited by Gabriel Sawicki
the white lily's
pollen covered anthers . . .
time to confess
Modern Haiku 46.2, Summer 2015
Haiku Commentary, July 1, 2016
a seed
inside the peach stone
the secret you hide from me
Mainichi Haiku Contest 2015, International Section, honorable mention
procrastinating
low on the horizon
cumulus clouds
Right Hand Pointing 95, Haiku Issue edited by Eric Burke, February 2016
afternoon stillness
a cricket leaps
out of its shadow
Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Award Competition for 2016, Honorable Mention Award
Modern Haiku 47.2, Summer 2016
therapist's waiting room
orchid buds
ready to open