*The Heart of Haibun* new #haibun chapbook / free download 🙏 Pamelyn Castro & Jeff Streeby editors O:JA&L 2026 Master Series Mixed Forms: Haibun Buttonhook Press & 🙏 my brother Kevin Beary for the cover art! ojalart.com/buttonhook-p...

the last milk tooth in my vagina dentata I fear eating myself #NaTankaMonth #tanka #micropoetry #poetrysky

daylight escapes through a softened sky sudden fear settles into my bones as a key turns the lock #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #tanka

morning tide the broken shells and sea glass left by the sea fragments of our dreams shimmering in the sun #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

what do I know about dragonflies I have no wings Published in Fireflies' Light (MIssouri Baptist University) Issue 22/March 2021 #haikufeels prompt ‘know’ #haiku

snapshot fading evidence of darker hair #DailyHaikuPrompt

lost a button misplaced some papers still missing the sound of your voice the touch of your hand #tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #lose

I listen to sounds in shells a snapshot of the wider sea a drop, the ocean #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #tanka #TankaPoem #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #5lines

#poem #poetry #writingcommunity #tanka #tankapoem #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #tankathursday #haiku

Last desk lamp in the library winks out. #俳句 #English俳句 #俳句inEnglish #haiku #senryu #川柳 #English川柳 #川柳inEnglish

Check out @Sean @sbwrightpoet.bsky.social 's review of a book by Orrin @negkreyol.bsky.social thesehaiku.substack.com/p/book-revie...

it's always been empty always leaked air I lost it on purpose #NaTankaMonth #tanka #micropoetry #smallpoemsunday

a scent of dampness... rock moss in summer beside the pond the color of peace is green #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #moss

Thrilled to see CRAZY BITCHES among the Julie Suk Award longlist finalists! Congratulations 🎊 to all !

Come for the poem and stay for an explanation of local words and the story of a pheasant who attacked the postman.

Prune Juice Journal of senryu is looking for your best senryu and related forms starting June 1st! We're also looking for submissions to our Complete the Haiga and Maekuzuke prompts, which you can find in issue 48 of the journal here: prunejuicesenryu.com #writingcommunity #senryu #poetrysky

between broken and whole scattered leaves of regret and loss swept away in the breeze #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

I’m thrilled to have my tanka translated to Chinese and featured on the NeverEnding Story blog. Much appreciation to the editor: Chen-ou Liu for the translation and his commentary. neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.com/2026/05/one-...

an ornate box holds the key to my future I prise it open you say but it's empty I say look at all that space #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #prize

deepening dusk: a mockingbird chimes in from some dead bamboo singing raucous songs and sweet to the waxing moon above #tanka #MayTanka prompt, chime

in the sunshine her surprise and delight at a tender seedling poking through the soil as anticipated #Tanka for #NaTankaMo <delight> theme

#monoku by Pegah Rahmati Nezhad ( @rahmati_pegah ). Pegah is a physician, scientist, artist, & poet from Tehran, Iran. She loves #micropoetry & lyrical prose, & believes in the power of words. #haiku #iran #poetry

「ここ」と言えても「これ」とは言えない　 脚のあいだのつめたい廊下 Even if I can say "here" I cannot say "this" between my legs the cold corridor - amari hayashi #tanka

chimes of rain we shelter under a palm leaf dive into an orangery longing for later’s warmth and the dry softness #Tanka for #NaTankaMo <broken glass> theme. A bit wordy.

dimming light... windchimes singing evensong long after the birds have finished theirs #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #tanka

(de)light in a child's eyes eclipses the light of the sun #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

Good morning BlueSky friends. 🌲 Keep your mind open to something you didn’t notice before. Sometimes we don’t notice the beauty in small or routine things on our path. Whether outdoors or indoors today —look around for what you may have missed. Enjoy. 💕 #BlueSkyMonday #PhotoShareMonday

rare egret now the city #NaTankaMonth #tanka #smallpoemsunday #micropoetry #poetry

broken glass different neighbours the drains time to move and start a new chapter #Tanka for #NaTankaMo <broken glass> theme

an antique mirror plummets to the ground sharp broken glass we will never forget who shattered us #NaTankaMo #MayTanka 5/18/26 prompt: broken glass #5lines #TankaPoem #micropoetry Reworked #tanka from Jan ‘2020

May is National #tanka month. Please add tag #NaTankaMo &/or #MayTanka Daily Prompts May 18-23, 2026: 18 - broken glass 19 - delight 20 - chime 21 - prize ( #TankaThursday) 22 - regret 23 - moss #TankaPoem #5lines Tanka Society of America: www.tankasocietyofamerica.org

Tanka from #tanka sequence that fits yesterday’s prompt: sunflowers from a market stall we warm ourselves with memories of happier times —Debbie Strange Atlas Poetica 40, 2020 Editor M. Kei #NaTankaMo 5/13/26 prompt: sunflower #MayTanka #TankaPoem See image & alt for full tanka sequence.

a paper wasp quietly builds its spring nest on the patio i wonder if it knows a rare late freeze arrives tonight #NaTankaMo #MayTanka 5/17/26 prompt: rare #5lines #TankaPoem #micropoetry

the only blemish on his resume a coffee ring #MastoPrompt

a clock strikes midnight she stumbles on broken glass the wind howls inside a darkened room do we even exist #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka

mid-morning calm the baby’s down for their nap —hand-made blanket on which i once fell asleep next to my own mother #NaTankaMo #MayTanka 5/16/26 prompt: nap #5lines #TankaPoem #micropoetry

unable to nap but if I stay very still beside you for a little while that will be enough #NaTankaMonth #Tanka #tanka #poetrysky #WritingCommunity

Aging's kinda great #stir up the Metamucil Matlock's on at eight #inkmine #SenryuSunday #senryu

a rare glimpse... at the gilt-edged pages in a snails's journal whelkish poems written with tinted mucin ink #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #rare .. .@ï

Deck chair canvas gently stirring - peach blossom tea. #artinspired #haiku

She keeps a constant tally - withered grass. #dailyhaikuprompt withered grass #haiku #senryu 🌾

Another renga! This one is by Tanja @joypops.bsky.social and Jim @oyoguhito.bsky.social with a few from me....

This renga with @moritherapy.bsky.social has continued to the morning. How long will these intrepid haijin keep all their grey and scarlet balls cascading?

Today this became a #senryu renga with O. Préjean⚜️, man of many names, now @negkreyol.bsky.social

need a catnap because I'm dog tired but first the elephant in the room is asking for a bear hug #tanka #NaTankaMo #MayTanka ducking out now🦆

#haiku okay blame it on the bees

No one told me first love is blue. —Makoto Prompt 14 - first love for National #tanka month #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #tanka #poem