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Joanna AshwellJoanna Ashwell

Born in Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
Living in Co Durham, United Kingdom

Joanna Ashwell is a short form poet who writes Haiku, Tanka, Haibun, Cherita and other related forms. She has published four collections of poetry. Between Moonlight a collection of haiku was published by Hub Editions in 2006. Her tanka collection Every Star was published by KDP on Amazon in 2023. Her Cherita collection River Lanterns was published by 1-2-3 Press on Amazon in 2023. She currently serves on the selection team for the Canadian Tanka Journal GUSTS.


lyre bird
just a dream
of your return

Stardust Issue 64, April 2022

nightfall
the scrape of boots
the chime of stars

Runner-up in The British Haiku Society Awards 2021

snow moon
the scope
of loss

Hedgerow, #140, Winter, 2022

river mist
slowly gathering
the forest into itself

The Heron’s Nest, Volume XXIII, Number 2: June 2021

coming back
to this silence
mountain cairn

Frogpond, Volume 45:2 Spring/Summer 2022

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