#haiku by long time contributor, Mona Bedi ( @drmonabedi ). Mona is a physician/educator in #india. A past FreshOut Featured Artist, her #poetry has many times, been featured here & elsewhere & has won numerous awards. #beach #seaglass

#haiku #senryu by Clare Marie Dennington. (IG: claremariewithpoetry). Clare is an Australian born writer from New South Wales, where she spent her days rainforest trekking, snorkeling & fishing. As an adult, she crossed many continents before settling for now in the cold North. #poetry #moon #light

#senryu by long-time contributor, Alvin B. Cruz. Alvin has published 3 #poetry books: Sunsets Are Sonnets & Other Poems, Written on Water & Paper Cranes www.central.com.ph. His #haiku & related Japanese forms are widely published & anthologized. #phillipines #kintsugi Instagram - @thehaikupoet

Collaborative #haiga with #drawing by Josiah and #haiku by Nitu Yumnam. Nitu is from #India and lives in the UAE. She is a Japanese poetry enthusiast and finds that #poetry makes her more attentive to life’s small wonders .

#tanka by new contributor, Joy Hallinan. Born in the 60’s, Joy spent many happy hours roaming the woods & building secret girls-only forts. Her haiku and related poems have been widely published and featured on outdoor public displays at the local botanical garden. #poetry #gardenia #Atlanta

#haiku by new contributor, Edward Cody Huddleston. Edward was born in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, and now lives in Baxley, Georgia, where he works as a radio DJ. In his free time, he reads, caffeinates and plays with his dog. Find more online at echuddleston.com. #fireflies #summer #poetry

#haiku by returning contributor, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy of Chennai, India. ( Instagram: haiku_vaishnavir ). #poetry #hospice #india

#monoku by Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, presented with the author’s permission over artwork generated by ChatGPT-AI & FreshOut Magazine. Barbara Anna Gaiardoni is an award-winning poet & pedagogist crafting Japanese-style poems. barbaragaiardoni.altervista.org/blog/haikuco... #poetry #pizzica #italy #AI

#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 10 books of poetry. #haiku #colorado #laundry

#haiku / #senryu by Dr. Randy Brooks ( @brooksbookshaiku ). Randy is Professor of English, Emeritus at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. His most recent publication is HAIKU DECK: A collection of playing cards. #poetry #ICE #illinois

#haiku by Marilyn Ward (IG: @wardmally), of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. #poetry #latespring #lightningbugs

#monoku by new contributor Martina Matijević. #poetry #haiku #yellow #therapy

#haiku by new contributor, Meagan Bussert. Meagan’s #poetry has been featured in many fine publications, worldwide. She draws inspiration from her frequent hikes and the unique weather of her home states, Oklahoma and Indiana. IG: @bloomingtwighaiku #bird #spring #indiana

#micropoetry by naomi olivia, a proud Transgender poet from st. louis/central florida. find naomi on instagram: @moth.carcass.coat (a collaboration with best friend & editor erin vastola). #poetry #chocolate #spring #bird

#haiku by Melissa Dennison @melissa.dennison.54 of the UK. #poetry #ladybird #UK #spring

#shahai by long time contributor, Marilyn Ward @wardmally of Scunthorpe Lincolnshire, UK. #haiga #haiku #flowers #poetry

#haiku by new contributor, Edward Cody Huddleston. Edward was born in #NewJersey & now lives on Muscogee land in Georgia, where he works as a radio DJ. In his free time, he reads often, caffeinates…a lot, & plays endlessly with his dog. Find more @ echuddleston.com. #poetry #birds #abandoned

#monoku by regular contributor, John Pappas. John is a touchstone-winning poet, literature professor & punk-rock drummer. He does all that in Boston, MA, USA. #poetry #spring #rain #haiku

#haiku by returning contributor, M. R. Pelletier. M.R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku #poetry travels the world. #dogs #dog #now

#haiga / #shahai by Debbie Strange. This piece uses a #haiku previously published in Mayfly, with new art by Debbie. Her newest collection Random Blue Sparks won 3rd Place in the 2025 HSA’s Merit Book Awards, & is available @ Snapshot Press. IG @debbiemstrange & X @Debbie_Strange #snow #canada

#haiku / #senryu by regular contributor, Jerome Berglund ( @Berglundjeromehaiku ), currently hailing from New Orleans, LA, USA. #poetry #NOLA #seagulls

#monoku by Katherine E. Winnick (background image provided by FreshOutAI). Katherine is an award winning, widely published and translated Japanese short-form poet. She is the founding editor of the Shadow Pond Journal & part of the editorial team at The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. #haiku #poetry #dawn

#tanka by long-time contributor, Nicholas D. Klascanzky @haikuforlife of Seattle, Washington. Nicholas has several #poetry collections published and has won many awards for his #haiku and other work. #mother #woods

#haiga by Stephanie Zepherelli @bellaboopalombo. A California native and a former dance professor, Stephanie has been living on Oahu the past forty years. She has a drawer full of mismatched spoons, and a tribe of Madagascar geckos. #poetry #art #blackandwhite #oahu

Playful rhyming #verse for #springtime by Jenni Wyn Hyatt. @siffrwd |Jenni was born in Maesteg, Wales, in 1942 but now lives in #Derbyshire, England. Her interests are bird-watching, reading, gardening and writing. She has published three collections of poetry. #poetry #poetrylovers

#haiku by new contributor, Meagan Bussert. Meagan’s #poetry has been featured in many fine publications, worldwide. She draws inspiration from her frequent hikes and the unique weather of her home states, Oklahoma and Indiana. IG: @bloomingtwighaiku #snow #light #indiana

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

#shahai perfect for #spring from Steliana Voicu, @steliana_voicu #photo #haiku #poetry

#haiku by Lucas Weissenborn (IG: @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. #hospital #poetry #spring

#monoku by long time contributor, Mona Bedi @drmonabedi . Mona is a physician/educator in #india. A past FreshOut Featured Artist, her #poetry has many times, been featured here & elsewhere & has won numerous awards. #night #stars

#haibun by returning contributor, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy of Chennai, India. ( Instagram: @haiku_vaishnavir ) #haiku #poetry #prose #india

Collaborative #haiga with #drawing by Josiah and #haiku by Nitu Yumnam. Nitu is from #India and lives in the UAE. She is a Japanese poetry enthusiast and finds that #poetry makes her more attentive to life’s small wonders.

#haiku by new contributor, Thomas L. Vaultonburg. Thomas is a poet from Rockford, Illinois. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in many online and print venues. He is co-founder of Wolf Twin Books, where he collaborates with his partner, Tre. #poetry #fog #deer #illinois

#duostich by returning contributor, Oana Maria Cercel @oana_maria_ Oana lives in Italy where she writes and co-edits Cold Moon Journal. #poetry #betrayal #haiku #italy

#monoku by regular contributor, John Pappas. John is a touchstone-winning poet, literature professor & punk-rock drummer. He does all that in Boston, MA, USA. #poetry #spring #blooms #haiku

#shahai by new contributor, Maria Tosti of Italy; an established poet / lyricist, widely recognized, published & anthologized internationally. Her 2014 book, “Voci ai confini dell’anima” (Voices to the Bounderies of the Soul) was published by Thoth Editions/Mario Vallone in paper & eBook format.

#monoku by Pegah Rahmati Nezhad ( @rahmati_pegah ). Pegah is a physician, scientist, artist, & poet from Tehran, Iran. She loves #micropoetry & lyrical prose, & believes in the power of words. #haiku #iran #poetry

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

#senryu by 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

#shahai by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland, USA. #poetry #death #blackandwhite #haiga

#haiku by Dr. Randy Brooks (IG: @brooksbookshaiku ). Randy teaches on Japanese poetics at Millikin U. in Decatur, Illinois. He & wife, Shirley Brooks, publish Brooks Books & co-edit Mayfly haiku magazine. His latest publication is HAIKU DECK: A collection of playing cards. #poetry #river #illinois

#senryu by Katherine E Winnick. Katherine is an award winning poet, widely translated & published in 18 countries. She is the founding editor of the Shadow Pond Journal and part of the editorial team at The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. #haiku #poetry #moonlight #shadow

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

#tankart by Debbie Strange (X @Debbie_Strange & IG @debbiemstrange), of #Canada. This piece uses a #tanka first published in “The Art of Tanka”, paired with new #art by Debbie. Her newest collection of haiku received the 2020 Snapshot Press Book Award & is now available for purchase from that press.

#senryu / #haiku by long time contributor, Mona Bedi @drmonabedi, Mona is a physician/educator in #india. A past FreshOut Featured Artist, her #poetry has many times, been featured here & elsewhere & has won numerous awards. #homecoming

#haiku by new contributor, Mark Heathcote. Mark’s poems are widely published & anthologized, both online & in print. Residing in the UK from Manchester, he is the author of “In Perpetuity” & “Back on Earth,” two books of #poems published by Creative Talents Unleashed. #UK #poetry #poisonous

#shahai by Reid Hepworth @reidhepworth | Reid lives in a small cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario where she spends her time listening to trees, talking to all manners of wildlife and writing short form #poetry. #haiku #photo #free

#haiku by regular contributor, John Pappas. John is a touchstone-winning poet, literature professor & punk-rock drummer. He does all that in Boston, MA, USA. #hare #poetry #silence #spring

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

#micropoetry by Biswajit Mishra. Biswajit is a bilingual poet writing mostly in English & occasionally in Odia. His work is widely published internationally. Born in India & having spent a few years in Kenya, Biswajit & his wife Bharati currently live in Calgary, #Canada. #haiku #poetry #home