Djurdja Vukelić-Rožić
Born (1956) born/lives in Croatia.
The principal editor of IRIS International webzine. (ISSN 1849-8639)). She publishes short stories, poetry and haiku in Croatian, Kajkavian and English. She edited and translated a number of collections and anthologies including An Unmown Sky (2011) and An Unmown Sky 2 (2018).
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fog –
all I can hear
is my tinnitus
having tea with old friends
all the shades
of déjà vu
a drop of water –
the language of galaxies
within me
autumn gale
whatever direction
I go
alone in the park –
pigeons among tulips
take off in pairs
sailing at night . . .
behind the ship turbulent
Milky Way
Second Prize, The Melnik Poetry Evenings, Bulgaria 2019
windless day –
in the cobweb under cherry
a mandala
First Prize, Apokalipsa Haiku Contest, Slovenia 2019
in front of TV –
the snow monkey chewing on
the cherry blossoms
The Fourth International Haiku Contest, Cherry Blossom, Bulgaria 2019 (Runner up)
gold mask of the moon –
a long ride after
divorce
modern haiku Vol. 49.3. Autumn 2018
a scream in the night
the hotel owner's tom cat
in the lady guest's bed
First Prize, Aphrodite Erotic Haiku Contest, Ludbreg, Croatia 2019
cycling in the country –
a couple of cows slowly
pulling their tails
Honorable Mention, The 6th Japan-Russia Haiku Contest, English Section, Japan 2018
Hanami
a petal more
on her kimono
Runner Up, Third International Haiku Contest „Cherry Blossom“, Bulgaria 2017
exotic ZOO birds –
in front of the cage
sepia sparrows
D.V.Rožić: Sepia Sparrows, self-published, 2017 (ISBN 978-953-57651-2-7)
tender breeze . . .
silky cobweb soaring
into unknown
Second Prize, Radmila Bogojević Haiku Contest, Serbia 2017
a bare necked rooster
cock-a-doodle-do climbs
up his red neck
D.V.Rožić: Country Road, self-published, 2016 (ISBN 978-953-57651-7-2)
neighbours in the garden
a smiling Buddha and
a knobby squash
deserted hamlet
the hornets harvesting
all those ripe pears
First Place, Revista HAIKU Contest, Romania 2016
in her first wheelchair . . .
a puff of breeze moves the petals
closer to the pond
traffic jam
a stick with a stork takes off
from a country road
D.V. Rožić: Under the Wing of a White Stork, JU Zeleni prsten Zagrebačke županije, Samobor 2016 (ISBN 978-953-56250-5-6)
a stork in its nest
and a boy in the yard
standing on one leg
D.V. Rožić: Under the Wing of a White Stork, JU Zeleni prsten Zagrebačke županije, Samobor 2016 (ISBN 978-953-56250-5-6)
the road curve
the sun in a puddle
moves straight ahead
D.V. Rožić: Silent Music, self-published, 2015 (ISBN 978-953-57651-4-1)
on the platform –
my wet feet, a crow
and a part of the moon
Best of Issue (choice by Robert Wilson), Haiku Reality/Stvarnost, Vol. 11, No. 19, Winter 2014
winter savannah
the orb of the sun climbs down
the giraffe's neck
all these shiny roofs
and just enough moonlight
to tuck in every tile
First Place, Rangitawa Publishing Haiku and Humour contest 2013, New Zealand
fishing with father –
an empty bucket full of
unforgetfulness
Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest, Romania 2013 (2nd Prize)
on a country road –
cow scratches herself at
blossoming plum tree
Honorable Mention, Kaji Aso Studio’s International Haiku Contest 2013
a plum orchard
under the snow – whole night so blue
in the moonlight
First Prize, The 10th Haiku Day Dubravko Ivančan, Krapina, Croatia 2008
the postman on a motor-bike
leading a pack of dogs
from fence to fence
D.V. Rožić: Chasing the Clouds, self published 2005 (ISBN 978-953-7205-10-X)
through the harpsichord
of a bare weeping willow
fingers of the wind
Third Prize, The International “Kusamakura” Haiku Competition, Japan 2004
scratching its belly
with the most hind legs
a wasp on the window pane
Second Prize, The 5th Haiku Day Dubravko Ivančan, Krapina, Croatia 2003
weeping willow
fishing full Moon
in the spring stream
Commended, WHC, R.H. Blyth Award 2002
the sun jumping
from puddle to puddle
beside the bus
Award, Ashiya Haiku Festival, Japan 2001
off the stone
drop by drop the sea returns
to the sea
Illustrated Haiku Poems, Yukki Yaura, Suiyu Enomoto, Suekichi Book, London 2000
floating
in red twilight
the seagull and the sea
Azami No 38, Japan 1996