Jan Benson
Born 1952, Findlay, Ohio
Residing in Fort Worth, Texas
Jan Benson is an award winning haiku poet, living in Texas. Her haiku have been published in several foreign languages and in many of the world's leading Haiku journals and magazines. She is an advocate for literacy. Ms. Benson is a member of The British Haiku Society and the Poetry Society of Texas.
neap-tide
in a pinched cove
lithium tremors
Modern Haiku, Issue 47:2 Spring 2016
crescent moon and her silk blouse a zephyr swells
Frogpond 38:2 Summer 2015
a bow
on her neck
fiddler's choice
ein Bogen auf
ihrem Hals die
Wahl des Fiedlers
her palms
bruising cardamom seeds
the subtleties of chai
Blithe Spirit Journal Vol. 26, #4 Winter 2016
our bed
dressed in knit linens
weaver's moon
Blithe Spirit Journal Vol. 26, #4 Winter 2016
the thrum
of stars in my bones
hadron collider
Blithe Spirit Journal Vol. 26, #4 Winter 2016
the smooth
swallow of addiction
pearl moon
Blithe Spirit Journal Vol. 26, #4 Winter 2016
cold water on an african violet ghosts bloom
scudding clouds
under a bridge
the fitful flap
of bats
removing the fitbit
today she walks
in memory of mom
moonless night
bleached bones and
the whir of a copter
penumbra moon
a prudence of vicars
covets candles
Blue Hole Magazine (Georgetown, Texas Poetry Festival) Autumn 2016
quantum shift
venus positions herself
over jupiter
red fish blue fish season of hubris
home late--
the kiss you wanted,
the one you got
post election--
tell-all books
discounted
night-tide...
the catch of his hand
as I walk away
gypsy moon slip knot lens
mom's rosebush
in each bloom
a blood memory
The Enigmatist Anthology June 2016
sand moon
sorting breath
from bone
Waco WordFest Anthology October 2016
border fence...
their gaping mouths
known by flies
Waco WordFest Anthology October 2016
cello moon
son's first christmas card
from prison
Waco WordFest Anthology October 2016
herstory
single mother
of another
single mother
Waco WordFest Anthology October 2016
impromptu picnic
at japanese gardens
herbal tea and zen
1st Place May Contest, 2014 Poetry Society of Texas
2015 Book of the Year (P.S.T.)
half notes
in a duet
the iamb of twins
3rd Place Galaxy of Verse Contest Autumn 2015
pirate moon
his wrecked
hover board
Ershik April 2016