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