| Oregon Haiku & Tanka Society |
| a n ' y a |
| an'ya is the founder and current president of the Oregon Haiku and Tanka Society (OhtS). Known throughout the world for her haiku, an'ya is a tireless evangelist for haiku poetry and the poetic forms associated with haiku. She is highly respected for her critical eye and has served on many occasions as a judge in poetry contests. She has done outstanding work as the editor of Ribbons, the quarterly journal of the Tanka Society of America. Finally, an'ya is the editor of moonset, which is an international bi-annual newspaper. The haigo (nom de plume) an'ya, loosely translated, means "a peaceful light in the moonless night." an'ya is of Serbian-American heritage, and keeps a none-so-anchoritical lifestyle now in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. This published haijin previously taught Balkan dance troupes, was a former Nascar-track trophy girl, Slavic foods caterer, and a pre-school teacher. For an extended biography and more information about an'ya, see www.thenatal-lightpress.net and click biography and credits. Deborah Russell of www.haikuhut.com has a very interesting interview with an'ya. To read the interview, click here. When an'ya founded the OhtS, she wrote this statement about her vision for OhtS. To join the OhtS, you need to contact her. Click here to do that. |
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moonless night (for reviews of moonless night, click here) crosswinds (for a review of crosswinds, click here) haiku wind (for a review of haiku wine, click here) To purchase anyas prints, or moonset the newspaper, use PayPal at the website, http://moonsetnewspaper.blogspot.com or contact her directly at either [email protected] or an'ya P.O. Box 3627 La Pine Oregon 97739 |
| To view samples of an'ya's haiku and tanka, click here. |
| an'ya's Published Haiku and Tanka an'ya has been printed in the following publications: 'still, Presence, the Heron's Nest, Frogpond, Haiku Informator, Paun, The Mie Times, Lenti Casi, Serb World Magazine, Listak, Poet's International, Haiku Pismo, Midwest Poetry Review, Haiku Novine, Potpourri, Haiku Kalendar, A-bomb Pamphlet, Northwest Ethnic Voice, Zonark, Blithe Spirit, The Still Horizon, SxSE, In Buddha's Temple, Ashiya booklet, the shell, Haiku Moments, bottle rockets, Tundra, Woodpecker, acorn, Ljubicica (the Violet), Kokako, and SP Quill Magazine. |