A new verse from returning contributor Greyson Meyer: 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 A squarical error causes two sides to unparallel themselves anew, now a newly crescent dragonwagon: premitless & geometrically confused. — Greyson Meyer

A new verse from returning contributor John Grey: lying on his back afloat in tender water with all due respect he adds nothing to this pond — John Grey

I’m truly honored to have this #senryu poem included in issue #17 of the Turning Japanese column of Suspect Device Zine among such phenomenal poems/poets. Thanks so much to Editor Tim Gardiner for including mine. Click on the link below to read them all. suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.ht...

Two haiku of mine in Turning Japanese #17 – On the road of Suspect Device. Thanks Tim Gardiner for the honour! suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.html #haiku #micropoetry #writingcommunity #poetry

Out at Suspect Device edited by Tim Gardiner - two eco #haiku crossing the lines on the road to extinction on the verge windhovers (always good to write about kestrels) Link: suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.ht...

light rain all night in the glass of a storefront the homeless man sees his reflection stops to finger-comb his hair Published in: Ribbons Tanka Society of America Fall/Winter 2025: Volume 21, Number 2 #Tanka #TankaPoem #Micropoetry

A great honour to contribute to the latest Suspect Device zine Turning Japanese column with a Kerouacian #senryu #haiku, many thanks to editor Tim Gardiner - do check out Tim's 10-verse sequence and the other On The Road-inspired content from the Talent suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.html

Happy Halloween everyone 🎃

Many thanks to Professor Mcmurray once again for publishing my ku. www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic... flickering candles slicing into pumpkin pie not diamonds in the sky, but witches! #haiku

3 ~#monoku at latest Five Fleas Itchy Poetry. fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/10/afte... 'Crackle' inspired by this video (you can hear it at ~0:04). Sinéad O'Connor channelling Veronica Lake while singing a Cole Porter tune. Her voice barely louder than the crackle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK9d...

If anyone needs a Halloween costume idea and struggles with a fear or anxiety, dress up as your biggest fear. Yesterday at Five Fleas Itchy Poetry. I love Roberta for giving us a chance to write these kinds of tweet-like poems.

Halloween moon— showing us only the dark side — Mark Gilbert

It’s Wednesday - The #HaikuFoundation’s #HaikuDialogue day and glad to see my #haiku featured in the long list. This week’s theme was: Music Around the World .Grateful to Deborah Karl-Brandt Guest Editor #vss365 #inkMine #haiku #haikusaturday #poetrycommunity #poetry #senryu

Very pleased to be part of the latest Haiku Dialogue, theme: Music Around the World – Loving you with all of my tunes or let’s talk about feelings, thanks to editor Deborah Karl-Brandt. Congrats to all feature. A fantastic selection of musical haiku. thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

late October... my window runs red with ladybirds — Melissa Dennison

Pleased to have a minimalist poem at SMOLS, thanks to editor Roberta Jacobson. Here's a graphical version. smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

3 insectoku's made from scratch publish3d in today's FiveFleas, with gratitude to the Supreme Fleakeeper Robin Jacobson. #senryu #haiku

drenched wet spray from car tires tossed coffee cup ache of old bones grey hair of a day Bright Stars 1 An Organic Tanka Anthology M. Kei, Editor Published in 2014 #TankaPoem #Tanka #micropoetry

This is hysterical. Kamala had a "concern about his [Biden's] ability, with the level of endurance, energy, that it requires". Her "concern, especially on reflection is, should I have actually raised it." "Perhaps" she should have raised it with him. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

they’re only ghosts so it doesn’t count — that’s what the government says . . . #senryu #SenryuSunday

southward flight starlings rise in unison... autumn echoes Fatma Zohra Habis #haiku #haikusaturday #haikuchallenge #haikupoetry #senryu #senryusunday #vss365 #unison #inkMine #poetrycommunity #poetry

Just in the last 20 minutes it looks like AI has reached another level. Already it is reaching out and grabbing you to get you to do what it wants. Or maybe I dreamt that part.

holiday friend the child swims with the invisible dolphin #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #fantaiku #scifaiku #sff #senryusunday #blueskyrelay #inkmine #swim #style #vssmagic no #fish #dolphin #dailyhaikuprompt #water #haikuchallenge #ocean #holiday #vssdaily #child #2wordprompt #invisible #friend

third times the charm — an incantation at the burial #SenryuSunday #spookysenryu #senryu

Another sample from the latest Fireflies' Light, this time a #kyoka. Many thanks to editors John J. Han & Mason Arledge. #chess #tanka #TankaThursday Check the issue out here www.mobap.edu/about.../pub...

I am immensely pleased to share my work, in haikuKATHA, Issue 48, October 2025. I thank Kala Ramesh and the editors of the magazine 🌺 ❤️🙏 Link: trivenihaikai.in/post/haikukath…#tankak#TankaThursdaya#tankapoeme#haikuk#HaikuSaturdaya#vss3656#inkMinene#poetrycommunityt#poetryry

A new verse from new contributor J. R. Wilkerson: 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 came ill-equipped in mending the eggman, his goo goo g’joob — J. R. Wilkerson

winged seeds drift away on the wind the vows you broke finding fertile soil with someone else #tanka #TankaThursday #pinecone

brave bare feet through life — careful steps around pine cones find their way home Fatma Zohra Habis #tanka #TankaThursday #Tankapoem #vss365 #poetrycommunity #poetry #inkMine

Just posted something political. Ooops, it's #NoPoliticsSunday! How about this

a stink bug watches me step out of the shower i get dressed, take it outside, give it a pinecone to eat #TankaThursday pinecone #5Lines #TankaPoem #micropoetry

🧥 democracy or three corporations stacked up in a trenchcoat 💡 what was one rugged individualism revealed as group think 📺 eyes and ears hijacked falling for propaganda we subscribe to it #senryu #micropoetry #nokings

Many thanks to Andrew Holmes for including my #sciku and accompanying text & references at @thescikuproject.bsky.social - always a great read, bordering art and science thescikuproject.com/2025/10/16/l...

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

A new verse from returning contributor Julie Schwerin: dadakuku.com/2025/10/15/8...

Many thanks to John Han for including my haiku in the October issue 32 of Fireflies’ Light. #haiku #micropoetry #writingcommunity mobap.edu/about.../publi…

#haiku by returning contributor, Melissa Dennison of the UK. (IG: @ melissa.dennison.54) #poetry #haiku #leaves #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #autumn #UK #yellow

What a joy to be part of the latest Fireflies' Light issue whose pages feature different poetic forms side by side. Many thanks to editors John J. Han & Mason Arledge. I have four forms included; here are my favourites, both happen to be ekphrastic. Check it out here www.mobap.edu/about-mbu/pu...

honored to be in The Bamboo Hut. Many thanks to editorsfor sharing my work. thebamboohut.weebly.com/current-issue.…#haikuk#haikupoetryr#haikuchallengeg#haikusaturdaya#senryuy#senryusundayay#vss3656#poetryr#poetrycommunityt#inkMinene

Delighted to appear alongside other examples of Ju Roku at Steve Wilkinson's latest Bamboo Hut, a variety of expressions and styles. Well done to all - here are three of mine. thebamboohut.weebly.com

Inspired by the latest long list of poems for the prompt at Haiku Dialogue on Music which I couldn’t come up with anything to respond to

Pleased to be included at Haiku Dialogue, thanks editor @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social. A wonderful selection of musical haiku. I was inspired by the lovely prompt by April Yang which led me back to Japan's marvellous 'Talking Drum' (1981).⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIf5... www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnP...

So proud of my friend Deborah Karl-Brandt @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social for winning The 6th Star Haiku Contest Overseas Grand prize!!! BRAVO! Mind you, the poem has been previously rejected by a big Western journal ... two-way-ticket made from star dust returned to stardust D. Karl-Brandt #haiku

Happy to appear on this week’s Haiku Dialogue, "Music Around the World - From apprentice to master or how to walk the path of music", edited by Deborah Karl-Brandt : thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialogue…#haikuk#haikusaturdaya#senryuy#senryusundaya#poetrycommunityt#poetryr#vss3656#inkMinene

autumn twilight a non-alcoholic beer to start the evening #haiku

Mother i miss your voice falling leaf Poetry Pea Journal, Spring 2021 #haiku #micropoetry

For #nationalpoetryday this example of a modern English language #haiku (less than 17 syllables) recently published in the subscription journal Trash Panda, thanks to editor Lisa Anne Johnson. ripening sun the many languages of surprise www.trashpandahaiku.org