After publishing my first poetry book Bat Girl, I have been actively involved in the international haiku community and written many linked poems (mostly rengay) with my mum and her poet friends.

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I co-hosted two "Rengay Under the Moon" gatherings in September 2021 and attended the rengay session at Haiku North America in October 2021.

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Many of my haiku and rengay have been published at journals and anthologies around the world. Below is a rengay that I wrote with the inventor of rengay, Garry Gay and my mum, who translated it into traditional Chinese for publication.

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Between the Petals

a 3-person rengay

by Garry Gay (USA) + Zoe Grant (NZ) + Sherry Grant (NZ) (Op.2489) 2021-09-18

 

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sticky monkey flower

a checker-spot butterfly

colors the wind                          gg

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snapdragons

everywhere                                zg

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right on time

for a hot Christmas

pohutukawa                               sg 

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fairy lanterns

brighten the mountain path     gg

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dripping honey

under the sun ☀️ 

kōwhai blossoms                       zg 

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parrots fight among

kakabeak flowers                       sg

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花瓣之間

三人連軌詩

作者：蓋瑞·貴（美國）+ 陳紫瑄（紐西蘭）+ 火の鳥（紐西蘭）

中文翻譯：火の鳥

 

黏猴花間

格紋蛺蝶

替微風上色                            （蓋）

 

遍地開滿

龍頭花                                    （陳）

 

紐西蘭鐵心木

正好趕上炙熱的

聖誕節                                    （火）

 

仙女燈籠

照亮山間小道                        （蓋）

 

科槐花

金色陽光下

溢出的蜂蜜                            （陳）

 

鸚鵡在鸚喙

花叢中搏鬥                            （火）

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-- first published at the Bamboo Hut Journal, Number 3 2021

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My mum and I are planning to publish an annual rengay anthology, organise a new international annual rengay contest, and rengay gatherings in March and September each year.

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2022 will be the 30th birthday of rengay so we are currently preparing the wikipedia entry for rengay.

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