Expat New Yorker James Penha (he/him🌈) has lived for the past three decades in Indonesia. Nominated for Pushcart Prizes in fiction and poetry, his work is widely published in journals and anthologies. His newest chapbook of poems American Daguerreotypes is available for Kindle. Penha edits The New Verse News, an online journal of current-events poetry.
Books
The Learning Community: The Story of a Successful Mini-School
Paulist Press, 1975
On the Back of the Dragon
Omega Cat Press, 1992
Greatest Hits 1975-2000
Pudding House, 2001
No Bones to Carry
New Sins Press, 2007
Snakes and Angels: Adaptations of Indonesian Folk Tales
Cervena Barva Press, 2010
American Daguerreotypes
The New Verse News, 2021
Selected work
- Poetry
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Luna Haiga
Black & White Haiga, 2025
Becoming Out
5-7-5 Haiku Journal, 2025
Scene at Niagara Falls: a Haiga by James Penha - Niagara Falls Poetry Project
Niagara Falls Poetry Project, 2025
Ekphrastic Challenge Poetry & Art #5: Scarecrow in a Storm from Stephen Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Cusack, James Penha, Rishidev DS, Preeth Ganapathy & Lynn White
Fevers of the Mind, 2025
red rice monoku: Autumn Week 13 - The Dewdrop
The Dewdrop, 2025
Issue 29 - James Penha — A Hard Life
Stone of Madness Press, 2025
Haiku by James Penha
5-7-5 Haiku Journal, 2025
Haiku by James Penha
5-7-5 Haiku Journal, 2025
Sense & Sensibility — May 2025
Sense & Sensibility, 2025
Haiku by James Penha
5-7-5 Haiku Journal, 2025
