Whales Haiku Journal - Summer 2024

WebEZ AdminNovember 4, 2024

Please savor the 2024 Summer Issue of the Wales Haiku Journal with the many places of peace, refuge & beauty it has to offer. The WHJ is sure to refresh the spirit to help face the challenges in today’s world. Akiba & I are truly honored to have a photohaiku included in the Wales Haiku Journal on p.68 in the Selection of Haiga section.

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Whales Haiku Journal - Winter 2023

WebEZ AdminJuly 24, 2024

Please enjoy this marvelous winter edition of the Wales Haiku Journal! One has only to read the journal to find inspiration for moving through the winter and the world’s calamities with an eye on the beauty of the moment. Akiba and I are graced to have a photo haiku included on page 11. Feel free to expand the viewing by spotting the grey bar at the top of the journal and clicking on the Go tto journal page:double arrows at the far right, then scrolling down & clicking on Current View.

Read Journal: https://www.waleshaikujournal.com/winter2023

Too Live Here - a Haiku Anthology

WebEZ AdminAugust 4, 2023

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"To Live Here" - a collection of haiku on the theme of home, which explores the many facets of human experience, from the mundane to the sublime. Featuring the work of talented poets from around the world, this anthology invites readers to reflect on the beauty and complexity of the world we inhabit. The original illustrations are by Scottish artist Colin Thom. All proceeds are donated to charity. To purchase a copy, just head over to www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com

A soul~stirring otter photo of Akiba’s inspired a haiku, which we are honored to have included in this noble anthology.

Humming Bird Moth

Maryam MermeyJuly 27, 2023

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into the nectar

a perfect fit

Moorhen & Chick

Maryam MermeyJune 22, 2023

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Sometimes we look inside to see another

PhotoHaiku by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright 2023

Painting Glass Mandalas

Maryam MermeyMarch 13, 2023

Painting Glass Mandalas

Heart & soul~stirring painting glass Mandalas made by the incredible participants in the Painting Glass Mandalas class series sponsored by the Peter Alfond Prevention and Healthy Living Center at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta, Maine on Saturday, February 18th & Saturday, February 25th 2023.

Hooded Merganser

Maryam MermeyFebruary 14, 2023

Hooded Merganser

poised

in marbled water

she makes a crescent

Angelic Seagull

Maryam MermeyJanuary 9, 2023

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Angelic seagull

balances

the photographer

Fusing Glass Art

Maryam MermeyNovember 20, 2022

The Glass Jewelry Making class as part of the Expressive Arts Program offered at MaineGeneral Health in the Peter Alfond Prevention & Healthy Living Center was offered Saturday, November 12th & 19th. The enormously creative and inventive participants were true to their own inspirations in making fusing glass art, jewelry and tree ornaments for the holidays. The following photos show the luminous & magical glass art before attachments were added. The intention of the class was for participants to experience an added dimension of the jewels within their beings.