#shahai by new contributor, Michelle Farrell. (IG: @michellefarrellart ). Michelle is a mixed media artist & poet living in New Zealand, with a background in disability, neurodiversity & mental health work. Her #art & #poetry have found homes internationally & are widely published. #haiku #haiga

#haiku by Lucas Weissenborn @luque_mit_q | Lucas is a researcher, musician, & poet based in #Norway. His haiku & senryū have appeared in many journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. #swallows #poetry #spring

#monoku by returning contributor, Oana Maria Cercel oana_maria_ #poetry #haiku #cherryblossoms #italy

#haiga by returning contributor, Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta. @coffeeandhaiku Sankara is a multidisciplinary artist from Hyderabad, India trying to center his mind through art in an increasingly chaotic world. You can find his work on www.coffeeandhaiku.in#poetry #art #india #war

#haiku by new contributor, Maria Cristina Pulvirenti, of Italy. #poetry #poetrylovers #italy

#haiku by Deborah A. Bennett @d.a._bennett | Deborah draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of #nature. #poetry #poetrylovers #winter

#haiku by new contributor, thomas david. thomas is from West Sussex in the United Kingdom. His haiku and #senryū have appeared in Failed Haiku, tsuri-dōrō, Wales Haiku Journal, Cattails, Cold Moon Journal, The Heron’s Nest and now, FreshOut. #poetry #poetrylovers #uk

#digital #haiga (tap for sound) by returning contributor, Mark Meyer at 3dot studio in Mercer Island, Washington, USA. #poetry #art #wild

#haiku by writer/poet Marjolein Rotsteeg (The Netherlands). | Marjolein’s #poems have been widely published & received honorable mentions in Japan & Poland & a nomination in Belgium. #netherlands #spring #windmill

#haiku by Teji Sethi. Teji is a #poetry disciple from India who loves concocting blends of chai & haikai. Teji has dedicated the past four years to curating Triya, a bilingual space for haiku, tanka & micropoems. Her work has been widely published & won prestigious awards. #sun #india #flowers

#senryu by returning contributor, dl mattila, an American poet and writer who takes pleasure in brevity. #haiku #poetry #ice #heat

#haiku / #senryu by new contributor, M. R. Pelletier. M. R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku #poetry travels the world. #poetrylovers #fire

Another Beautiful #freeverse #poem by long time contributor, Deborah A. Bennett @d.a._bennett (IG/Threads) Deborah draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of nature. #poetry #poetrylovers #mother

#senryu by Jennifer Gurney. Jennifer lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her #poetry is widely published, two of her poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has 10 books of poetry. #haiku #colorado #pickles (image by ChatGPT)

#senryu by longtime contributor, John Hawkhead @haikuhawk of Bradford-on-Avon, UK #poetry #haiku #ice #UnitedKingdom

#monoku #senryu by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland. USA #poetry #haiku #maryland

#shahai by long time contributor, Elizabeth Crocket. Elizabeth is a Canadian poet who has been the featured artist for three Haiku Foundation online galleries. She has had two books shortlisted for the Touchstone Distinguished Books Award. #poetry #art #photo #canada

#senryu by new contributor, thomas david. thomas is from West Sussex in the United Kingdom. His #haiku and senryū have appeared in Failed Haiku, tsuri-dōrō, Wales Haiku Journal, Cattails, Cold Moon Journal, The Heron’s Nest and now, FreshOut. #poetry #poetrylovers #uk

#haibun by returning contributor, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy of Chennai, India #poetry #prose #haiku #gummy

#monoku by returning contributor, Pippa Phillips @pippaesque #imago #poetry #sunlight #haiku

#collage #haiga by returning contributor, Vidya Premkumar @i_sing_peace | Vidya is a visual artist and poet from Wayanad, Kerala, India. Her work is infused with the socio-political realities and the nature around her. #cat #poetry #art

#tanka by returning contributor, Nicholas D. Klascanzky @klacsanzky of Seattle, Washington. Nicholas has several #poetry collections published and has won many awards for his #haiku and other work. #guitar #Family

#haiku / #senryu by long-time contributor, Deborah A. Bennett @d.a._bennett | Deborah draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of nature. #poetry #poetrylovers #winter

#haiku by new contributor, Maria Cristina Pulvirenti, of Italy. #poetry #poetrylovers #italy #hellebores

#splitsequence #haiku / #senryu by long-time contributor, Hifsa Ashraf @hifsays | Inspired by the three-days Basant Kite Festival starting from Feb 06 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan #poetry #kite

#haiku / #senryu by Vishal Prabhu (IG: wilderness.es.poet ) from the Greater Himalayas, India. #poetry #india #newyear

#senryu by Laurence Stacy. Laurence teaches English & Lit. courses at Kennesaw State University. He is also a recent coauthor of “Before the Earth: Haiku and Haikai.” He is also a longtime martial artist, & is interested in connections between the disciplines he enjoys. #poetry #haiku #goodbye #moon

#haiku / #senryu by Ash Evan Lippert. Ash is an emerging queer writer from South Carolina.Their #poetry has appear widely. Their debut chapbook, “god of the body”, is available on Yavanika Press. Find them on Bluesky (@wanderstruck.blog) & IG: (@wanderstruck_haiku). #southcarolina #shadow

#shahai by long time contributor, Elizabeth Crocket. Elizabeth is a Canadian poet who has been the featured artist for three Haiku Foundation online galleries. She has had two books shortlisted for the Touchstone Distinguished Books Award. #haiku #poetry #canada #night

#haiku by Lucas Weissenborn @luque_mit_q | Lucas is a researcher, musician, & poet based in #Norway. His haiku & senryū have appeared in various journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. #fjord #poetry #poetrylovers

#senryu #series by Dr. Randy Brooks, ( @brooksbookshaiku )Prof.Em. of English at Milikin U. in Decatur, Illinois #pregnant #poetry #haiku

#collaborative #tan-ku by Melissa Dennison (UK) and Jerome Berglund (USA) #haiku #poetry #insomnia

#visual #haiku by Laszlo Aranyi (Frater Azmon) poet, anarchist, occultist from #Hungary. New books: “Delirium &...The Seven Haiku” (DEAD MAN’S PRESS INK, 2023), „Sacred anarchy! Poems & Visual poems” (Nut Hole Publishing 2024). www.facebook.com/laszlo.arany... twitter.com/azmon6 #winter #poetry

#Winter has fully arrived at FreshOut’s headquarters. To celebrate, here’s a playful #verse by Jenni Wyn Hyatt. @siffrwd (Of note: it’s the first iambic pentameter submitted to FreshOut in quite a few years! More please?) Jenni was born in Wales, but now lives in #Derbyshire. #poetry #poetrylovers

#senryu by Miriam Sagan. Miriam is the author of the #haiku collection BORDER LINE from Cholla Needles as well as over 30 books of poetry, novels, & memoirs. As curator, she produced 2 haiku paths in Santa Fe, NM—one at Santa Fe Community College and one at the Audubon center. #poetrylovers #santafé

#senryu by Jennifer Gurney. Jennifer lives in #Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her #poetry is widely published, two of her #poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has published nine books of poetry. #trees

Collaborative #shahai with #haiku by Rupa Anand, in New Delhi, India (IG: @rupa.anand.775 ) & #photo by Mehul Vyas, in the USA. Rupa is a spiritual seeker, turned poet. She finds peace in writing for & about cancer & of course the wildlife she encounters in her environment. #poetry #universe

Somber #senryu by returning contributor. Tony Williams @famwill2019 Tony Williams has been reading, writing and publishing haiku and senryu since 2020. Every day is a haiku day! #stroke #haiku #seasons #poetry

#senryu by Teji Sethi (IG: @tejisethi13). Teji is a #poetry disciple from #India who loves concocting blends of chai & haikai. By day, she’s a therapeutic nutritionist; by dusk, she wanders into the nostalgic lanes of her childhood, gathering verses from memory. #haiku #micropoems #poetry

#haiku / #senryu by new contributor, Lucas Weissenborn. Lucas is a researcher, musician, and poet based in #Norway. His haiku and senryū have appeared in various journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. #poetry #china

#digitalhaiga by regular contributor, John Hawkhead of Bradford-upon-Avon, UK. (IG: @haikuhawk ) #poetry #haiga #art #poemwords

#monoku by Laurence Stacy. Laurence teaches English & Lit. courses at Kennesaw State University. He is the recent coauthor of Before the Earth: Haiku and Haikai. #poetry #haiku #oneliner #poetrylovers

Somber #senryu by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland. USA #poetry #haiku #homeless #Maryland

#monoku by Ash Evan Lippert (@wanderstruck.blog). Ash is an emerging queer writer from South Carolina. Widely published in journals, both online & in print, their debut chapbook, “god of the body”, is out now on Yavanika Press. IG:@wanderstruck_haiku. #poetry #poetrylovers #micropoetry #snow #night

#monoku by new contributor, Stephanie Zepherelli, a California native & former dance professor. Stephanie has been living on #Oahu the past 40 years. She has a drawer full of mismatched spoons & a tribe of Madagascar geckos #poetry #gaia #haiku

#haiku by long time contributor, Debarati Sen, of India @debarati_poetry #winter #poetry #poetrylovers #india

After the announcement of FreshOut’s Touchstone nominees for 2025, everyone wanted to know which poems were nominated. Here are the final three. #poetry #haiku #thehaikufoundation #touchstone #poetrylovers

After the announcement of FreshOut’s Touchstone nominees for 2025, everyone wanted to know which poems were nominated. Here are the next two. #poetry #haiku #thehaikufoundation #touchstone #poetrylovers

After the announcement of FreshOut’s Touchstone nominees for 2025, everyone wanted to know which poems were nominated. Here are the next three. #poetry #haiku #thehaikufoundation #touchstone #poetrylovers

After the announcement of FreshOut’s Touchstone nominees for 2025, everyone wanted to know which poems were nominated. Here are the next three. #poetry #haiku #thehaikufoundation #touchstone #poetrylovers