Goran Gatalica
Goran Gatalica was born in Virovitica, Croatia, in 1982 and currently resides in Zagreb, Croatia.
He finished both physics and chemistry degrees from the University of Zagreb and proceeded directly to a PhD program after graduation. He has published poetry, haiku, and prose in the literary journals and anthologies.
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spring pilgrimage —
first cherry blossoms
in mother’s sandals
Haiku Moment Award, The Best of Autumn Moon Haiku Journal (Volume 1:1 and 1:2), 2018.)
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thinking of war
wrapped in barbed wire
fragile butterfly
Basho-an Award, 1st Basho-an International Haiku Competition, Tokyo, Japan, 2019.
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anemone's seeds —
I sleep wherever
the night catches me
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summer fog —
hustle along the docks
without a shape
Presence, Britain's leading independent haiku journal, #65, 2019.
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desert's stillness —
the skin of a rattlesnake
basking in the sun
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war memories —
the embalmed dusk
in refugees’ veins
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blizzard —
a well-stocked bookstore
full of children
Presence, Britain's leading independent haiku journal, #66, 2020.
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night jasmine —
her bloomed soul brings water
to a refugee
Basho-an Award, 2nd Basho-an International Haiku Competition, Tokyo, Japan, 2020
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hot day —
a lizard on a nearby rock
follows the sunset
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truce agreement —
between the soldier’s boots
a cobweb
Acorn: a journal of contemporary haiku, Spring 2020.
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deep solitude...
smaller than Planck constant
morning birdsong
Frogpond 41.2, Spring/Summer 2018.
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autumn wind…
a little child leaves school
without his hat
Presence: Britain's leading independent haiku journal, #68, 2020.
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amid pandemic
on our little attic balcony
the cardinal’s song
Acorn: a journal of contemporary haiku, Autumn 2020.
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returning home —
a group of winter finches
on the refugee's tent
Presence, Britain's leading independent haiku journal, #67, 2020.
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eighty autumns…
her fingers remembering
the first quinces
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scent of snow —
reinforced with cardboard
the refugee’s boots
Honorable Mention, The 74th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2020
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spring lockdown —
the library windows stare
into the emptiness
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sultry evening…
a procession of small ants
on the nightstand
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moonless night —
the window of a moving train
cuts a dense mist
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the last ship
from this island…
fragrance of lavenders
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deep winter
the vivid nudity
of fallen tree
Honorable Mention, 1st Basho-an International Haiku Competition, Tokyo, Japan, 2019
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autumn clouds
folded in a handkerchief
after mother's death
Honorable Mention, 1st Basho-an International Haiku Competition, Tokyo, Japan, 2019
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spring haze —
cherry petals spread
so quietly
Second Place, 33rd Annual Sakura Festival, University of Alabama, USA, March 2019
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spring loneliness —
washed with moonlight
mother's ink brush
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end of spring…
father gouges a tiny line
into the wood
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an old farmer
in the sleeves of night
rearranges silence
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blazing bonfire —
my mother's wrinkles
become sharper
First Place, 30th edition of the Indian Kukai, December 2019
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winter dawn —
small refugee takes breath
in a tank car
Honorable Mentions, Sharpening The Green Pencil Haiku Contest, Romania, 2018
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bloom in the valley —
in grandma’s lullaby
hum of bees
First Place, 32nd Annual Sakura Festival, University of Alabama, USA, 2018
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august flood —
a sprawling meadow
reflects the stars
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spring sunrays —
a kitten opens its eyes
for the first time
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fading light—
he pulls the face mask
over his ears
Kingfisher, Issue #2, 2020.
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evening coldness...
mother puts one of the pills
between her teeth
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seaside promenade —
I am looking forward
to a cup of espresso
Modern Haiku, Issue 51:2, 2020.
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first icicles...
the neighbors' hedgerow
has many shadows
Modern Haiku, Issue 51:3, 2020.