RATTLE POETRY, POETS RESPOND, JULY 21, 2024

Annette Makino

HAIKU

dry thunder
the latest polls
roll in

—from Poets Respond

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Annette Makino: “I’m spending the week at a cabin on the Klamath River in Northern California, where a summer storm surprised us on Monday. It’s beautiful here, but dry thunder—and dry lightning—are very ominous in this rugged, mountainous region prone to wildfires. The weather seemed to echo my sense of dread from the political news.”

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RATTLE POETRY, RATTLECAST 254, JULY 21, 2024

Annette Makino briefly speaks about her “dry thunder” haiku with Rattle editor Timothy Green, starting at the 2:00 mark in Rattle’s weekly podcast. This issue also includes a tribute to beloved haiku poet Deborah P. Kolodji, who passed away earlier this day, and an interview with poet Chera Hammons. Watch the Rattlecast.