Fractled

“Being awake does not mean you’re awakened.” ~ Fractled

[Fractled @_Fractled]

I just found out yesterday that my mentor and friend Brendon Kent has passed away two years ago. He was the most patient teacher who was always supportive & available. Whether it’s haiku or us spamming funny gif images to each other he will always be missed R.I.P. Brendon✨🙏👋✨

[Bhawana @Effulgent_Zeal]

Quail Eggs Issue 6 is now out!
I have a tanka published in this.

drawing closer
to the twilight sky
a flock of geese
how does it feel to know
exactly where to go?

Thanks to the editor, Alison Williams 🌸

#tanka #poem

https://t.co/iY1jiCL3Wk

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal Thank you so very much for your kind words. Yes, the idea is compression that leads to expansion with five lines. Can it still be a tanka? I think so then again it’s something else. ✨🙏

[Fractled @_Fractled]

I’m very ecstatic & honored to have 3 haika published in Heliosparrow including an artist statement I wrote that Richard & Clayton helped finish about the form. I’m forever grateful to them for that & for accepting my work.

Artist’s statement:

https://t.co/PDRlxrRN8E…

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Christina_haiku Thank you very much @Christina_haiku about future work, we’ll see. I’m working on other projects atm. It’s always great to see you ✨🙏✨

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@johnnyhaikumcm1 @johnnyhaikumcm1 Fortunately his legacy will remain through the lives he touched with haiku & planting the seeds for future poets in the genre.

[Fractled @_Fractled]

I just found out yesterday that my mentor and friend Brendon Kent has passed away two years ago. He was the most patient teacher who was always supportive & available. Whether it’s haiku or us spamming funny gif images to each other he will always be missed R.I.P. Brendon✨🙏👋✨

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal @Effulgent_Zeal
Nice haiku, I really like it & congratulations! 🎉

[Bhawana @Effulgent_Zeal]

Happy to have a haiku and a tanka in VSANA : Stone of the month - "patterns" July 2026

Thanks to Thomas Elias 🙏🏻

A very interesting and educational site, dedicated to international stone appreciation, suiseki and art ✨

#haiku

https://t.co/phmyezBow5

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal @Effulgent_Zeal You’re very welcome. Keep up the great work ✨👍🙏

[Bhawana @Effulgent_Zeal]

Happy to have two poems in the Leaf Journal, issue 10, August 2026

Congratulations to all the poets 🌸
What a beautiful issue ✨️

Thanks to the Editor Ravi Kiran
And founder of The Daily Haiku, Amanda White

#haiku #WritingCommmunity

https://t.co/9oPJ9jXsCv

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal @Effulgent_Zeal Thank you so very much for your thoughts & kind words. I really appreciate it. About Brendon, I do hope he’s smiling down at me, to us & every one else he taught & inspired. 🙏

[Fractled @_Fractled]

My first accepted poem after six years away from writing. This piece is dedicated to Brendon Kent, mentor & friend. R.I.P. Immense thanks to Richard & Clayton at Heliosparrow.

#heliosparrow #haiku #haika

For more info about haika, it’s on my blog:

https://t.co/x8WFkd3yky

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal @Effulgent_Zeal You’re so very welcome. ✨🙏🏆✨

[Bhawana @Effulgent_Zeal]

Happy to have a haiku published in The Wee Sparrow Haiku Nook, June 2026.

Thanks to the editor Marc Brimble and The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press ✨️

Link- Substack
https://t.co/gWEjfMNLls

And the site

https://t.co/zjgJwhu7Gi

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal @Effulgent_Zeal All the credit goes to Brendon, I was just a echo of what he taught. Thank you so much for being grateful and for your kind words. 🙏💫✨🌸

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal @Effulgent_Zeal Facts!, the struggles were real! 😅 I’m glad Brendon had such an impact on your writing. ✍️ Besides his work, his influence was just as legendary. I can’t imagine where we would be without his unwavering guidance.

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@Effulgent_Zeal @Effulgent_Zeal It was a time when I started writing haiku. Everyone else said to leave 5/7/5 except Brendon. Then it took a hundred times to understand the fragment/phrase technique! 😂 but he was always still there & he never left me what true mentor & friend.💯

[Fractled @_Fractled]

@hifsays I’m still trying to process this but I feel your loss.:(