My poem, “Daughter of a Dead Addict Considers Schrödinger’s Father,” is poem of the week at Missouri Review. I’m grateful to have a poem in TMR’s online pages. Read it here: missourireview.com/patricia-cas... Also, some poppies and a bee.

For this one, I edited a bit more, and updated sources. medium.com/@krislindbec...

And now, I'm republishing my old hubpages on Medium. Hope you enjoy! medium.com/@krislindbec...

Here's my new senryu essay, first in Hubpages then in _Simply Haiku_, and no longer on the web. medium.com/counterarts/...

It's always a treasure to read new poems by Rick Barot! Here are a couple of prose poems of his in The Brooklyn Rail. brooklynrail.org/2026/06/poet...

event horizon I draw ever closer to nothingness — in Frogpond vol. 41.2 #haiku #senryu #micropoetry

open grave nothing but this fistful of petals (FemkuMag) #haiku #micropoetry

Today, August C. Bourré shares three short poems from issue 5.1 of Pinhole Poetry.

Special thanks to Dale Wisely and the team at First Frost for including my poem in issue 11 🙏🏼 #haiku

winter night — my flickering electric candles Modern Haiku 57.2(current issue) #haiku #micropoetry #senryu #poetry #tanka

It was a privilege to serve as judge for the Betty Drevniok Award 2026, organized by Haiku Canada. Congratulations to all the winners and honourable mentions. My sincere thanks to Pearl Pirie and Haiku Canada for this honour. www.haikucanada.org/contests/dre... #haiku #micropoetry

Delayed in posting this, but if you’re interested in reading about cows, islands, and a big religious festival in the middle of the Atlantic, the issue of the Queen‘s Quarterly with my piece in it is out now and independent booksellers and the big chain. Third photo: Spring 2026 issue in the wild

Excited to announce that my poem was selected as a finalist for the Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize! Thanks to the readers and editors @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social for publishing this piece.

pond reeds gently whistling with koi #dailyhaikuprompt #haiku

90th birthday party — Grandpa adds more salt The Heron’s Nest Volume XIV, Number 3: September 2012 #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #tanka #poetry

phoenix tree royal poinciana I recite your names while apple blossoms fall snowsoft where I want to be #tanka

This week’s fallen petals haiku and senryu commentary post featuring poets: @cinnatus.bsky.social @thehaikutec.bsky.social @laughingmonkey0.bsky.social @coffeeandhaiku.bsky.social @mamahannatu.bsky.social Corpse flowers, guns and thin ice open.substack.com/pub/thesehai...

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

Lost passwords and voice yoga: An afternoon with bill bissett and Honey Novick Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

Edna with a ray of light #caturday #cats #cute

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

It feels weird to ask people to vote for the worst thing that ever happened to me (his death). My dad was an addict, but he was also my favorite person for a lot of years. Just before this photo was taken he said, “Come over here and pretend you like me.” arcpoetry.ca/editorials/a...

My poem in Queen’s Quarterly, Spring 2026! #poetry #canlit

Edna doing her yoga while eavesdropping on the neighbours #cute #cats #multitasking

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

POEM 333: "Spook Holler, April" by Zachary Daniel "The man stirring his dreams into a glass of whisky is also among them, walking out into the mayapples, shrinking all the while." stonecirclereview.com/spook-holler... #Poem #Poetry #NewPoem #PoetryCommunity

Here’s a new poem – the first of a set of seven exploring the ‘capital vices’ (among other things) – in the terrific new issue of @magmapoetry.bsky.social Warmest thanks to editors @aoifelyall.bsky.social and Victoria Kennefick for taking it in all its grottiness 🩷

✨️🌸🌿🌼🌺🪻🐰🪻🌺🌼🌿🌸✨️ Congratulations to @waleshaiku.bsky.social, and everyone featured in the Wales Haiku Journal Spring '26 issue! What a gorgeous collection of haiku! Thank you so much, Joe and Luci, for including my #haiku. To read more, follow a link to the full #poetry issue in the comments: 🔗 ⬇️

Many thanks to Patricia Carragon for including my haiku in the The May issue of Sense & Sensibility! sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/t... #haiku #micropoetry #WritingCommunity

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

Special thanks to Anju Kishore for including this poem— theme of the month: peace. (First published in The Heron’s Nest Volume XXVI)

I’m in Hedgerow issue #152! #tanka #haiku #micropoetry #poetry

We're so excited to feature Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social and his poem "Strike" from our Spring 2026 Issue OUT NOW! Read the rest of "Strike" and check out his other poem "Emperor of Floods" on our website, linked in our bio!

Martin Espada.

This! Just up thanks to an invite from @robmclennan.bsky.social . Photo for fun! Part of a manuscript I am working on thanks to support from an Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grant & Palimpsest Books.

~ speechless this evening I'm a lamp Modern Haiku # 57.1 Winter-Spring 2026 ~ It's a wonderful experience to have one's poem discussed in re:Virals. With gratitude to Keith Evetts for choosing my senryu for this week's commentary. thehaikufoundation.org/revirals-544/

Many thanks to Vandana Parashar and FemkuMag team for including my two poems in #FemkuMag, issue 41. femkumag.wixsite.com/home/current... #haiku #micropoetry #writingcommunity #honourkilling #internationalwomensday

The fantastic inaugural issue of Only Human: English Language Senryu is out! Many thanks to AJ Wentz and David Oates for including four of my poems. #senryu www.onlyhumansenryu.com

dirty bus windows going to a movie Modern Haiku 43.3 Autumn 2012 #haiku #spring

old footbridge— the creek keeps the plank I didn’t trust #haiku #poetr

newly posted: Lydia Unsworth : At Last I Have Been Here Long Enough: some notes on an urban poetics / @lydiaunsworth.bsky.social @versefest-ottawa.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/04/lydi...

newly posted: Andy Weaver : Two poems / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social ; periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/04/andy...

Haiku by my father: incense fills the cathedral square game of chess - George Klacsanzky #haiku #poetry #poem

cat yoga for #caturday

Throwback to a recent poem that appeared in @havehashad.com. I don't write a lot about sobriety and recovery but am glad this one found a home at HAD ✨

the long loop back to where we started a toothless grin #senryu #SenryuSunday

from THE PARACHUTIST sundress publications.

My poem in Queen’s Quarterly, Spring 2026! #poetry #canlit

Tuesday poem #677 : Emilie Lafleur : UNTITLED / @aelaq.bsky.social @montrealprize.bsky.social ; dusie.blogspot.com/2026/03/tues...

A recent memory from 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer: archaeology finding in an old bottle remains of a breath #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #archaeology #drinking #breath Link: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com