I’M OVER THE MOON!!! My book, the improbability of sea monkeys, was awarded third place (haibun) in the Haiku Society of America’s Merit Book Awards! I am profoundly grateful to judges, Michele Root-Bernstein and Michael Henry Lee and am honoured to stand alongside such a stellar cast of poets.🙏

A wonderful surprise to wake up to this stunning gift! Coffee and Haiku (Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta) created the beautiful image to accompany my poem. Gorgeous, Sankara! Thank you!

A deep bow of gratitude to the editors of Wales Haiku Journal (Joe Woodhouse and C.X Turner) for accepting these poems. You can read the journal here: www.waleshaikujournal.com

My sincere thanks to Alison Williams, editor of Quail Eggs, for including this tanka in issue 5. quaileggstanka.blogspot.com

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! Happy Solstice! Happy Father’s Day! Have a most stupendous day!

Chuffed to have this tanka in RIBBONS Spring/Summer 2026: Volume 22, Issue 1. My thanks to Susan Weaver, tanka editor for including it.

In tribute to this special day, some haiku from this morning’s walk! Have a wonderful May long weekend everyone! 💗

Thank you for helping us reach our fundraising goal! 🌷

Happy National Sea Monkey Day! In honour of NSMD…I’m plugging my book again…the improbability of sea monkeys! I guess sea monkeys aren’t so improbable after all. But that shouldn’t stop you from reading my book! Available at an Amazon near you (kindle and paperback). 🙏

Super stoked to have this one liner in the latest issue of Blithe Spirit, Issue 36.2. My thanks to editor, Iliyana Stoyanova for accepting it.

Tickled pink to have this haibun in the latest issue of Cattails. My thanks to editor-in-chief/haibun co-editor, Sonam Chhoki for the acceptance. This bumper crop issue marks 10 years since the relaunch of Cattails. Congratulations to everyone involved! www.cattailsjournal.com/issues/catta...

Just received my copy of the latest Blithe Spirit (Journal of the British Haiku Society) and I’m completely blown away by Iliyana Stoyanova’s (editor) review of my book, the improbability of sea monkeys.Thank you, Iliyana, I am truly humbled and so appreciative. 🙏💗

Thrilled to make my debut in Black and White Haiga! A bouquet of thanks to editor, Lavana Kray for accepting this one.

My thanks to Eric Lohman, Editor at Fresh Out Mag for publishing this shahai of mine today. 🙏

It’s an incredible honour to be the featured poet at Cornell University’s Mann Library for the month of May. My deepest thanks to Tom Clausen for his belief in my work and for including me. I am pleased beyond words. haiku.mannlib.cornell.edu

Delighted to have Patricia McGuire from Poetry Pea Podcast read one of my haibun (If Wishes Were Horses) in S914! Thrilled to be featured alongside so many of my favourite haibuneers. You can listen to the entire podcast here. Mine is the first one. youtu.be/uYN2F6ZY16Q?...

My most humble thanks to guest editor, John Pappas, for including this poem in the Triveni Spotlight. Please check out the amazing body of work that John is curating this month. I am delighted to have my work featured alongside such incredible poets. www.trivenihaikai.in/spotlight

Stoked to be included in the latest issue of Contemporary Haibun Online, Issue 22.1. My thanks to editor, Peter Newton, for accepting my haibun and a hearty congrats to everyone involved. contemporaryhaibunonline.com/table-of-con...

My thanks to Eric Lohman, editor at Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective for publishing this shahai today.

Issue 35 is out! Congratulations to the winners/honourable mentions of the Rachel Sutcliffe Memorial Contest and to the amazing tanka-prose poets as well. It was a delight to curate the TP portion of this issue and an honour to work alongside the DSH team drifting-sands-haibun.org/wp-content/u...

Celebrating all our accomplishments and victories, but knowing there is still a ways to go. Happy IWD! Published in haikuKATHA, issue 10

Heartfelt thanks to Iliyana Stoyanova, Charles Trumbull and The Haiku Foundation for including me in Haikupedia. This brightened my day immensely. 🙏

I would like to take a moment’s pause to remember the nine beautiful souls that lost their lives in Tumbler Ridge and to send prayers to those still fighting for their lives. You are in our thoughts. Your lives mattered. You were loved.

What an absolutely delightful surprise to have my poem longlisted for the Golden Pea award by Patricia McGuire from Poetry Pea Journal. Thank you so much for this incredible honour and congratulations to all the other poets! Link to the podcast: youtu.be/wSjd9AeCJTk?...

Life is getting to me. My mind can’t turn off what is happening in our world.

This showed up in my fb feed this morning…so I thought I would share: youtu.be/ADZqxblSxXo

Happy as a clam to be included in smols today. My thanks to editor, Robin Jacobson.

So incredibly thankful to C Jean Downer, poet and writer, for their lovely review of my book, the improbability of sea monkeys. It is such a treat to have people read one’s work and comment on it. I am humbled. Available at an Amazon near you: a.co/d/g8gRIHa

I thought I’d share this ku from my new book, the improbability of sea monkeys…

Submissions: drifting-sands-haibun.org/submissions/

So pleased to be included in this very special issue of haikuKATHA. The 22nd marks the 50th issue of this wonderful journal! Congratulations to Kala Ramesh, the wonderful editorial team, mentors, artists and poets for their incredible work. Link to issue 50: www.trivenihaikai.in/post/haikuka...

Submissions for DSH, issue 35 is fast approaching. When: January 1-15 Where: drifting-sands-haibun.org/submissions/ Who: Reid Hepworth, editor What: Tanka-Prose ONLY Issue 35 will also include results/winning haibun from the 4th Annual Rachel Sutcliffe contest.

A deep bow of gratitude to Eric Lohman for publishing this poem at Fresh Out: An Art and Poetry Collective. 🙏

Please enjoy this special episode of RITS, featuring the Drifting Sands Haibun team: Pris Campbell, Sangita Kalarickal, Richard Grahn, Gabriel Erstgaard and Reid Hepworth. As we wind down 2025, we wish you all the best of the season and a happy and healthy 2026. youtu.be/HWC2C3NLD8A?...

The team at DSH is pleased to announce the following nominations for: - The Touchstone Awards for Individual Haibun - The Red Moon Anthology - Contemporary Haibun Anthology Please join us in congratulating the nominees! Link: drifting-sands-haibun.org/dsh-nominati...

The wait is over! Issue 34 is live! Our deepest thanks to the wonderful Keith Evetts for curating this lovely masterpiece of haibun and tanka-prose. This is a powerhouse of an issue. We hope you enjoy it. Issue 34 Link: drifting-sands-haibun.org?sdm_process_...

THANK YOU my friends for making the “improbability of sea monkeys” a Top New Release in Asian Poetry and Canadian Literature! I’m as happy as a family of sea monkeys swimming in the Salish Sea! 🐒

It was a real pleasure to sit down and chat with Patricia McGuire from the Poetry Pea Podcast to discuss my first book, loss is a river. Patricia has a way of putting one at ease. It felt more like a tea time chat between old friends. I hope you enjoy our conversation. youtu.be/8yphdPmC5XQ?...

Thank you to Terri L. French for including my haibun in issue 21.3 of Contemporary Haibun Online. Hats off to Terri and all the poets involved in this lovely issue. My haibun, The Marksman, can be found in the link below. 🙏 contemporaryhaibunonline.com/table-of-con...

It’s my final week at Tanka Take Home (Triveni Haikai India). What a wonderful experience this has been! I’ve so enjoyed meeting new poets, re-acquainting with old friends, reading beautiful poems and sharing/exchanging ideas. What an honour. www.trivenihaikai.in/post/tanka-t...

The 4th Annual Rachel Sutcliffe Memorial Contest is coming up quickly (December 1-15). There is a short window to submit, so please check out the poster AND the Drifting Sands Haibun website to find out contest details and to read about Rachel. drifting-sands-haibun.org/contest/

It’s always a treat when a poem is selected for publication. My thanks to the wonderful team at Triveni Haikai India, for including my haibun in haikuKATHA, issue 49. Congrats to everyone! You can check out the entire issue AND Priti Aisola’s beautiful cover: www.trivenihaikai.in/post/haikuka...

It’s a new week at Triveni’s Tanka Take Home! You can check out more of my poems and this week’s prompt! I’m having so much fun reading all the poet’s work…would love to see you there! www.trivenihaikai.in/post/tanka-t...

Tickled pink to announce that my new book, the improbability of sea monkeys, is now available at an Amazon near you! It’s available in print and kindle version. Amazon Canada: a.co/d/g8gRIHa Amazon US: a.co/d/d7W0YvO Amazon India: amazon.in Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk

Hey friends, Here is the latest blog for Tanka Take Home at Triveni Haikai if you’re interested in checking it out. I’m the featured poet this month: www.trivenihaikai.in/post/tanka-t...