Marek Kozubek
Born; 1970 in Zywiec, Poland
Resides in Żywiec, Poland, and Bangkok, Thailand.
His haiku poems have been published in The Mainichi, Asahi Haikuist Network, Haikuniverse, Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Sol Magazine, The World Haiku Review, Whirligig, Failed Haiku, The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku, and Leaf – The laureate of international haiku contests
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spring garden –
from here to the moon
the scent of flowers
Golden Triangle Haiku Contest – Awarded haiku (February 2017)
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winter pond -
even the sun
frozen
University of Tehran Haiku Contest 2017 - 3rd Place (April 2017)
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lonely walk -
stolen by the new moon
my shadow
Haikuniverse (July 2017)
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Engagement ring--
her voiceless answer
in the eyes
Asahi Haikuist Network (October 2017)
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a lonely alley -
the twilight absorbs the scent
of cherry blossoms
HAIKU MASTERS-TV-NHK WORLD-JAPAN - Runner up (May 2018)
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they’re gone--
an old house veranda
filled with dusk
Asahi Haikuist Network (August 2018)
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another life –
around the golden Buddha
a mosquito
Haikuniverse (September 2019)
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Wedding Anniversary—
still the same scent
of cherry blossoms
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2019 - Honorable Mention (October 2019)
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another sunrise--
another prayer
for rain
Asahi Haikuist Network (September 2020)
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autumn moonlight –
a homeless man falls asleep
on his own shadow
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Volume 4:1 (December 2020)
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after the gale--
from silence the sound
of cicada
Asahi Haikuist Network (July 2021)
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end of the summer—
the calm surface of a lake
absorbs the twilight
The Society of Classical Poets 2021 Haiku Competition - Runner-up (September 2021)
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paths in the fog
absorbed by autumn
former dreams
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, Volume 5:1 (December 2021)
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after years
their former feelings –
old trees in buds
Golden Triangle Haiku Contest - Selected haiku (March 2022)
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no more wishes
under falling stars
my hand in yours
76th Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest - Honorable Mention (October 2022)
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forgotten promise –
in an autumn puddle
the rising sun
Autumn Moon Haiku Journal - Vol. 6:1 (December 2022)
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no lottery luck--
day after day
her love
Asahi Haikuist Network (February 2023)
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the morning jogging
through a flowering meadow
spring scent of her hair
Gila River Indian Community Thirst Annual Haiku Ramble Contest - Winning poem (June 2023)
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a signpost
lost in the mist
autumn’s last day
LEAF Issue One (June 2023)
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places of childhood
still the same colour
of forget-me-nots
LEAF Issue Two (November 2023)
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millions of stars –
a conversation with God
without words
LEAF Issue Two (November 2023)
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crossroads –
wherever I look
an autumn dusk
6th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum (July 2014)
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child's prayer -
the faith that moves
mountains
The Mainichi (August 2014)
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no dream -
the moonlight filled with
a nightingale’s song
Folded Word-Lab Contest - Awarded Haiku (April 2015)
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old wine -
the taste of feelings
on her lips
Asahi Haikuist Network (November 2015)
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big city lights –
the flash of your eyes
in the crowd
The World Haiku Review (June 2015)
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midsummer night -
too short for a dream
about you
Asahi Haikuist Network (September 2015)
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stone Buddha -
I learn to forgive
a mosquito
Sharpening The Green Pencil 2016 - Third Prize (April 2016)
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morning prayer -
discovered in dewdrops
pieces of sky
Asahi Haikuist Network (April 2016)
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fresh snow -
how many new ways
to trampling down
Suruga Baika Literary Festival - Honorable Mention February 2008
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spring puddle
a frog jumps over
the moon
Lyrical Passion Poetry - 1st Place Spring 2008
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sweltering heat
a few cool words
from her
Mainichi Daily News - August 2008
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first snow
tracks of a homeless man
from sill to sill
Lyrical Passion Poetry - 1st Place September 2008
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yellowed meadows
a little bit of green
in your blue eyes
Asahi Haikuist Network - October 2008
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the waft of spring
a butterfly on the hand
of sumo master
NC State University Insect Museum - Grand Prize March 2009
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loneliness
the sound of an old guitar
from here to the moon
Asahi Haikuist Network - October 2009
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old friends--
a smell of forget-me-nots
at dusk
Mainichi Daily News - July 2010
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fog thinning out--
more and more visible
the way to nowhere
Mainichi Daily News - December 2010
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fading rainbow -
a letter from
the forgotten friend
The 14th Mainichi Haiku Contest - Honorable Mention January 2011
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bitter tea
between sips
her sweet smile
Asahi Haikuist Network - April 2011
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autumn dusk -
in an empty room
unfinished puzzle
Mainichi Daily News - December 2011
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spring puddle -
a piece of the sky
between us
Asahi Haikuist Network - July 2012
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after radiotherapy--
through an icicle
sunrise
The Mainichi - March 2013
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so many words
without a word--
your hand in mine
The Mainichi - April 2013