*"Haiga [paintings] are typically painted by haiku poets (haijin), and often accompanied by a haiku poem." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiga— with my photos standing in for the paintings.
BIO:
Retired children’s librarian Alan Bern is a published/exhibited photographer, has a hybrid fictionalized memoir forthcoming from UNCOLLECTED PRESS, is the author of three poetry books, and is cofounder with artist/printer Robert Woods of fine press/publisher Lines & Faces, linesandfaces.com. Recent awards: Honorable Mention for Free Verse in SouthWest Writers Annual Writing Contest (2022); Flash Fiction Finalist for Ekphrastic Sex (2021); Honorable Mention for Littoral Press Poetry Prize (2021). Recent/upcoming writing and photo work: HAUNTED WATERS PRESS, CERASUS, Feral, The Hyacinth Review, and Mercurius. Alan performs with dancer/choreographer Lucinda Weaver as PACES and with Composing Together.
"another rusting" first appeared in The Parliament Literary Journal