"swaddled newborn" — FreeXpresSion Magazine Haiku Video Feature
swaddled newborn
a burst of shining blossoms
in zephyr breeze
Delighted to share the second of my two featured haiku videos published in the September 2026 issue of FreeXpresSion Magazine, under the wonderful curation of Haiku Editor @Uchechukwu Onyedikam
"waving goodbye" — FreeXpresSion Magazine Haiku Video Feature
waving goodbye
his bicycle disappears
down the valley
Thrilled to share my latest haiku video feature published in the brand-new September 2026 issue of FreeXpresSion Magazine, under the wonderful curation of Haiku Editor Uchechukwu Onyedikam (https://online.fliphtml5.com/leqjf/September-2026-OL/)! For my complete author bio details, comprehensive global poetry registries, and to read the full digital interactive publication issue, please refer directly to the referenced source mate
orange sun
carrying strapped baby
a silhouette
mamas toil
in the cornfield
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a buka—
hanging around
Alumajiri
night-air strangers
become acquaintances
Thrilled to share the first video installment (verses 1-5) of our large-scale collaborative renga titled "Orange Sun" published in International Times, beautifully curated by Editor Nick Victor (https://internationaltimes.it/orange-sun/)! This sequence was written in wonderful partnership with the brilliant poet Uchechukwu Onyedikam, featuring art by Nick Victor. For our full author biographies, comprehensive archive links, and to explore the complete sequence, please check the referenced publication registry source.
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Thrilled to share "Eating Worms," the first poem from our collection of 6 collaborative pieces published at Chewers by Masticadores, beautifully edited by Nolcha Fox and managed by Director J. Ré Crivello (https://chewersmasticadores.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/6-collaborative-poems-by-jerome-berglund-and-christina-chin/)! This sequence was written in wonderful partnership with the brilliant poet Jerome Berglund. For our full author biographies, comprehensive archive links, and to view the complete six-poem feature, please check the referenced publication source.
After light rain
Delighted to share my latest haiku feature published in Chewers by Masticadores, beautifully curated and edited by Editor Nolcha Fox and Director J. Ré Crivello (https://chewersmasticadores.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/after-light-rain-haiku-by-christina-chin-translation-by-takatoshi-goto/)! A special thank you to Takatoshi Goto for providing the wonderful Japanese translation for this sequence. For my comprehensive author bio details, global poetry registry links, and to explore the collaborative literary network, please refer directly to the referenced publication source material.
waterlogged
balancing its weight
pako bridge
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bamboo creaks
above the river’s sigh
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cooking cassava
the kitchen's window
fresh air
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wood smoke aroma
a circle of children
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Lagos traffic
beaten to a stop sign
carwash
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trucker's lay-by
afternoon nap
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Deeply honoured to share our collaborative three-stanza tan-renga sequence titled "Ordinary People" featured in the latest issue of International Times, beautifully curated and hosted by Editor @Nick Victor (internationaltimes.it)! This collection was written in wonderful partnership with the brilliant poet @Uchechukwu Onyedikam. For our full author biographies, comprehensive multimedia archives, and to explore the journal collection, please refer to the referenced publi
cation registry source.
"broken clock" — Black & White Haiga August Challenge Part 2 Selection.
broken clock—
grandpa rewinds it
to tick
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broken clock—
woodworms roll out
boring dust
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broken clock—
great-grandma asks
what time is it?
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broken clock—
for keepsake the smell
of Briwax
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Thrilled to share my four-part monochrome haiga series published consecutively as entries 23 through 26 in the August Challenge (Part 2) at the Black & White Haiga/Haisha Blog, beautifully curated and hosted by Lavana Kray (https://ourbesthaiga.blogspot.com/2026/08/august-challenge-part-2.html)! For the full global gallery collection, author archives, and submission information, please refer to the referenced publication registry source.
