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#haiku
#haiga
#art
#tanka
#poetry
#senryu
#micropoetry
#tomfoolery
This
#haiku
of shadowy footsteps was recently at five fleas (itchy poetry) edited by the irrepressible Robin Beach Jacobsen: Ψ crows’ feet casting runes in snow Ψ More fleas here:
fivefleas.blogspot.com/2026/06/afte...
#crows
#snow
#runes
#poetry
#art
#drawing
#sketch
about 13 hours ago
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Here’s a haiku at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal: where the apple falls the shadow of a shadow not far from the tree Thanks to DJ Tyrer for publishing. The apple is a pastel sketch. Link to site:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku
#senryu
#shadows
#art
#drawing
4 days ago
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Alan Summers
2 days ago
Advanced Haiku with Alan Summers By the end, participants will have up to 8 deeply considered haiku, lots of ideas and notes for further haiku, and a further developed sense of where they are in their haiku writing:
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haik...
#callofthepage
#haiku
#courses
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A recent outing at the new Cornflower Journal: morning light a thin white cloud where my hair was Lead editor Michael Pappafava and a team of selection editors have made an interesting first outing here:
haikudingen.be/magazine/
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
3 days ago
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Here’s a haiku at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal: where the apple falls the shadow of a shadow not far from the tree Thanks to DJ Tyrer for publishing. The apple is a pastel sketch. Link to site:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku
#senryu
#shadows
#art
#drawing
4 days ago
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This door in Bradford on Avon is straight out of Tolkien’s Middle Earth!
#lordoftherings
#TheHobbit
6 days ago
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In Kelly Moyer’s ‘Circle of Salt’ zine with this: natural magic enraptured by a charm of goldfinches Here’s how to submit:
circleofsaltmag.blogspot.com?m=1
#haiku
#esoteriku
#nature
#magic
#micropoetry
6 days ago
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ew at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer: pour me in waters where the otters were last seen and may come again Link:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku
#poetry
#plans
#nature
21 days ago
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dadakuku
12 days ago
A new verse from returning contributor
@haikuhawk.bsky.social
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#only
#five
#hashtags
#allowed
#piggy
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#only #five #hashtags #allowed #piggy — John Hawkhead
http://dadakuku.com/2026/05/23/8855/
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A small poem from Smols edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen: hit and miscellaneous warplans
#senryu
#war
#lies
#Iran
#noplan
#obfuscation-nation
15 days ago
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Just out in tsuri-doro edited by Tony Pupello: slow day the poolman moves a cloud Much goodness here:
tsuridoro.org
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#writing
#pools
about 1 month ago
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A
#haiga
from the Spring 2026 Cattails: luminous dial the glowing face of a newborn Thanks to Lavana Kray for the selection. Lots to see here:
www.cattailsjournal.com/welcome.html
#haiku
#senryu
#tanka
#haibun
19 days ago
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A new
#haiku
at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer: whispered messages in the memory of grass the shape of the wind Submit yours here:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiga
#grass
#wind
#micropoetry
15 days ago
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Christopher Ramsay 🇮🇪🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻🇬🇱
14 days ago
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
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A small poem from Smols edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen: hit and miscellaneous warplans
#senryu
#war
#lies
#Iran
#noplan
#obfuscation-nation
15 days ago
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A new
#haiku
at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer: whispered messages in the memory of grass the shape of the wind Submit yours here:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiga
#grass
#wind
#micropoetry
15 days ago
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A
#haiga
from the Spring 2026 Cattails: luminous dial the glowing face of a newborn Thanks to Lavana Kray for the selection. Lots to see here:
www.cattailsjournal.com/welcome.html
#haiku
#senryu
#tanka
#haibun
19 days ago
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This
#haiga
is out today at Kelly Moyer’s ‘Circle of Salt’: stone circle magic ebbs away in the rest home See more here:
circleofsaltmag.blogspot.com?m=1
#haiku
#senryu
#circleofsalt
about 1 month ago
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Lord Jeffrey of Nottingham #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇬🇱
20 days ago
Well, colour me surprised...
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ew at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer: pour me in waters where the otters were last seen and may come again Link:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku
#poetry
#plans
#nature
21 days ago
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Mayflies dancing in Bradford on Avon… leaving as if little mattered mayflies
#haiku
originally in
@waleshaiku.bsky.social
#nature
#micropoetry
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24 days ago
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Another from
@waleshaiku.bsky.social
edited by
@loverpoetic.bsky.social
and Joe Woodhouse: rolling through borders the grey armoured progress of woodlice
#haiku
#metaphor
#nature
#micropoetry
24 days ago
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Out now at five fleas (itchy poetry) edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen: who goes on top settling it in our grave See more here:
fivefleas.blogspot.com/2026/05/afte...
#senryu
#haiku
#micropoetry
#ontop
#relationships
#love
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Afternoon of May 12, 2026
https://fivefleas.blogspot.com/2026/05/afternoon-of-may-12-2026.html?m=1
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Mayflies dancing in Bradford on Avon… leaving as if little mattered mayflies
#haiku
originally in
@waleshaiku.bsky.social
#nature
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24 days ago
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Another from
@waleshaiku.bsky.social
edited by
@loverpoetic.bsky.social
and Joe Woodhouse: rolling through borders the grey armoured progress of woodlice
#haiku
#metaphor
#nature
#micropoetry
24 days ago
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Alan Summers
25 days ago
Haiku Across the Senses Excellent as a good reboot for anyone wanting to remind themselves to use all of the senses over their haiku writing.
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haik...
#haiku
#writing
#callofthepage
#poetry
#course
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New from Wales Haiku Journal: city gulls circling the square Thanks to
@loverpoetic.bsky.social
and Joe Woodhouse for taking this! See the whole issue here:
www.waleshaikujournal.com/spring26
#haiku
#monoku
#impossible
#waleshaikujournal
about 1 month ago
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Up today at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer: gatherings of night hang about the small corners whispers of soft rain More here:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku
#night
#rain
29 days ago
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Something from 5-7-5 Haiku Journal: pigeon calls through mist a soft juxtaposition of daylight and dreams Link:
575haikujournal.wordpress.com
#haiku
#dreams
#micropoetry
30 days ago
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dadakuku
30 days ago
A new verse from returning contributor
@haikuhawk.bsky.social
: 𝟱𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 audience hisses the shape of a past virtue in a snake’s belly — John Hawkhead
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50th Amendment
audience hissesthe shape of a past virtuein a snake’s belly — John Hawkhead
http://dadakuku.com/2026/05/05/50th-amendment/
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Winning Writers
over 7 years ago
snowed in deep white drifts quilt the night ~John Hawkhead via @tinywords
http://ow.ly/UFAT30nAwL7
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dadakuku
about 1 year ago
A new verse from returning contributor Patricia Hawkhead: 𝗡𝗲’𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗹’ 𝗠𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗢𝘂𝘁 faxually speaking a small adjustment will solidify sedate realism — Patricia Hawkhead
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Ne’er Cast a Clout Til’ May’s Out
faxually speakinga small adjustment will solidifysedate realism — Patricia Hawkhead
http://dadakuku.com/2025/03/08/neer-cast-a-clout-til-mays-out/
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Julie Bloss Kelsey
5 months ago
On my blog, I’ve listed links to 50+ active journals that take short-form poetry like haiku & tanka (not all have open submission periods atm) & another 40ish that are defunct. Enjoy!
starsinmysugarbowl.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/p...
#haiku
#tanka
#cherita
#haibun
#poetry
#senryu
#amwriting
#poets
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Places Where I’ve Published Poetry
Julie Bloss Kelsey’s list of poetry (mostly haiku) markets past and present where her work has been published.
https://starsinmysugarbowl.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/places-where-ive-published-poetry/
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New from Wales Haiku Journal: city gulls circling the square Thanks to
@loverpoetic.bsky.social
and Joe Woodhouse for taking this! See the whole issue here:
www.waleshaikujournal.com/spring26
#haiku
#monoku
#impossible
#waleshaikujournal
about 1 month ago
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This
#haiga
is out today at Kelly Moyer’s ‘Circle of Salt’: stone circle magic ebbs away in the rest home See more here:
circleofsaltmag.blogspot.com?m=1
#haiku
#senryu
#circleofsalt
about 1 month ago
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Michael Aaron Harrington
about 1 month ago
bookmail!
@haikuhawk.bsky.social
‘s Four Horse Parable about to consume…
#haiku
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freginold
about 1 month ago
#haiku
#haibun
&
#tanka
journals reopening for submissions today: -
#FemkuMag
- contemporary haibun online - Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal (theme: "summer night") - Kokako - Presence - Quail Eggs - right hand pointing - Sense & Sensibility (theme: "Hot for Summer!") - The Cicada's Cry
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Just out in tsuri-doro edited by Tony Pupello: slow day the poolman moves a cloud Much goodness here:
tsuridoro.org
#haiku
#senryu
#micropoetry
#writing
#pools
about 1 month ago
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A couple of
#horrorku
from Horror Senryu Journal edited by Thomas Tilton: yellow clouds swirls grow darker in the catheter quiet prayers a room full of shadows that look like wings
#senryu
#micropoetry
Link:
horrorkujournal.blogspot.com?m=1
2 months ago
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𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
about 1 month ago
We close this year's
#PoetryMonth
with a stunning
#senryu
from Pippa Phillips (
@pippaesque.bsky.social
): pilgrimage mirror— a mountain smaller than my body Thank you for supporting the
#PoetryCommunity
! View more
#NationalPoetryMonth
#WolfPack
Highlights by clicking below. Owwwoooooo!
#poetry
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National Poetry Month Highlights
In celebration of National Poetry Month, we present Highlights featuring the latest work from our Wolf Pack.
https://www.wolftwin.com/post/national-poetry-month-highlights
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This book is still available and, sadly, is just as relevant as when it came out. Read the reviews and purchase here:
www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Horse-P...
#war
#haiku
#fourhorsemen
#senryu
#micropoetry
about 1 month ago
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Japanese Ukiyo-e
12 months ago
Ryoanji Rock Garden., by Kawase Hasui, 1940
#Japanese
#Art
#JapanseArt
#Ukiyo-e
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Nicholas Klacsanzky
about 1 month ago
The George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest will be open for submissions starting on May 1st!There’s no fee to enter and prize money is given to the winners. Check out this page for more details:
#haiku
#contest
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George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest
From May 1st to 31st, 2026, Haiku Commentary will host the George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest. The contest not only coincides with the 10th anniversary of Haiku Commentary but also is in hono…
https://haikucommentary.com/contest/
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This
#haiga
is in the latest Fireflies Light, edited by John Han: aleph the oneness of us
#art
#haiku
#one
#together
#unity
#aleph
More here:
www.mobap.edu/about-mbu/pu...
about 1 month ago
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A new anthology ‘Turf Cottage’ is out from tsuri-doro press. Edited by Tony Pupello, it’s full of fine
#haiku
and
#senryu
- get a copy here:
tsuridoro.org/tsuri-doro-p...
2 months ago
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Out at five fleas (itchy poetry) edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen: rain in the gutters how a meaningless tune became our anthem More here:
fivefleas.blogspot.com/2026/04/afte...
#haiku
#senryu
#jingoism
#nonsense
about 1 month ago
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A couple of dark
#senryu
out today at Thomas Tilton’s ‘Horror Senryu Journal: bottomless well a stone sinks slowly into the earth bloodwork all the early clues ignored See more here:
horrorkujournal.blogspot.com?m=1
#haiku
#micropoetry
#horror
#chills
about 1 month ago
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Jenn R-J
about 1 month ago
a mess of our own ma(d)king
#oneline
#senryu
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Alan Summers
4 months ago
Haiku Across the Senses - this long-standing & popular course is a stepping point between "Introducing... Haiku" & "Intermediate Haiku" classes, also a good reboot for anyone wanting to remind themselves to use all of the senses over their writing:
www.callofthepage.org
#haiku
#writing
#senses
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