Miho Kinnas

Miho Kinnas is a Japanese poet. Her poems, translations, and book reviews have appeared in various journals and anthologies. She is the author of two collections of poetry, "Today, Fish Only” (2014) and "Move Over, Bird" (2019) published from Math Paper Press. She leads haiku/linked-poem workshops locally and (inter) nationally.

In addition, she operates a community bookshop, An Island Bookshelf, on Hilton Head Island, SC. Click to view her Origami video

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► Miho's microchap is available below. Download the single-page PDF by clicking the title & saving to your pc. Set your printer for 'landscape' printing. Folding instructions are under the Who We Are menu tab.

Origami Microchap

The Door

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Miho Kinnas BioCVR The Door 2022

Cover art by Miho Kinnas

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The Door

A door just opened on a street
A love affair that lasted a lifetime
stepped onto the pavement
I was held in such a familiar way
while learning the unfamiliar body
We had all the time in the world, as if
A love affair that lasted a lifetime
didn’t look back at the closing door
of the bus I had missed

Virtual

Here is a box
wrapped with
waxed paper
cornered, taped
and tied up
with a string.
not too loose
not too tight
Imagine such a box
empty.

Slow

a camellia blossom
an ant crawls
over fingers

fungi
grows like the ears
under the leaves

as if they don’t belong
fingertips barely touch
a quiet afternoon

nude
tiny at the edge
of resolve

my knees
in the hot springs
laughing

Consequence

A little frog buried
under the hibiscus petals.
By afternoon,
those petals will grow
too large and are expected
to disrupt the sunset.

haiku

spilled ground coffee
dancing in the morning sun
single origin; Columbia

Full To The Brim

Uprooted marsh grasses
caught in the dock ladder
Making an appearance in the afternoon
The moon is a long-armed puppeteer.
The blades to the sea.
A dragonfly rides on.

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