Regrettably, we need to put whiptail on hiatus as we navigate new personal challenges. We hope this will be temporary, but as of now, it is unknown. Thank you to everyone for your support over the years! Kat & Robin

frog inside the bamboo so tiny the moon -Hla Yin Mo Whiptail Journal, Issue One, November 2021 My favorite poem of issue one. What was your favorite poem of any issue? Read the Archives | home share.google/G3fG6TpCHUjF...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/eURzFK8yXnTi... by Cynthia Hendel

Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025 by Renée Owen Read the Current Issues | home share.google/e4N2nS9zrkUI...

another mouth to feed the milky way by Rich Schilling Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/MewpI63VwoAW...

the four winds of mahjong tiles my childhood by Jackie Chou Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/11jYsJeTMK8J...

More award nominations from your favorite journal of one-line poetry! Part 2: Pushcart Prize. Good luck!

We are thrilled to share our nominations! Part 1: The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Awards (Poem and Haibun)! Our sincere gratitude for the writers and readers of exceptional one-line poetry who have made it a fun and exciting year for us at whiptail! Your support means everything to us.

everything turned off the stars tonight by Dylan Stover Whiptail Journal, Issue 14, November 2025 Read the Current Issues | home www.whiptailjournal.com/read-the-cur...

Read the beautiful poemword or one word poem in the latest Issue of Whiptail. November 2025 Issue 14 Whiptail.pdf share.google/O70bDsceWeKl... Consider writing your own poemword. Aram Saroyan and the Art of the One-Word Poem | The MIT Press Reader share.google/ZcGOhk4WteuA...

cloudirigibles by Claire Zoghb November 2025 Issue 14 Whiptail.pdf share.google/0oEipYH2SMsz...

Our 4th anniversary issue is launched featuring mark meyer’s cover art, with a potpourri of one-line poems and works that contain them, including hybrids, sequences, haiga, and concretes! Thanks to everyone who submitted. We hope you enjoy the issue! PDF: www.whiptailjournal.com/_files/ugd/6...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 12, February 2025 by Kati Mohr Read the Current Issues | home share.google/6cfqfNOYRiSN...

Whiptail, Issue 11, November 2024 by Jennifer Sutherland Read the Current Issues | home share.google/eksOON321aXw...

General Submissions remain closed but we're reopening Pebbles vol. 6 subs till November 30. Send us up to 10 poems, each no more than 5 lines, and/or visuals (haiga, etc.).

Those who submitted to Issue 14 should have received a response now. This issue had a 7% acceptance rate (our average is 5%). The issue is being proofed and checked. We plan to release by early Dec and can't wait to share it with you! Thanks, all, for your support; we couldn't do this without you!🦎

Those who submitted to Issue 14 should have received a response now. This issue had a 7% acceptance rate (our average is 5%). The issue is being proofed and checked. We plan to release by early Dec and can't wait to share it with you! Thanks, all, for your support; we couldn't do this without you!🦎

Whiptail Journal, Issue 10, June 2024 by Shane Coppage Read the Current Issues | home share.google/oAAjGWTq1bzp...

autumn salvo this rain of forgotten by Beverly Acuff Momoi Whiptail Journal, Issue 9, February 2024 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/uRUgjE5wxHNB...

Do not forget submissions close October 27th for the 4th Anniversary Issue.

The submission period for Issue 14 is underway, and we find ourselves happily swimming in amazingness! We do not have a target number to accept and are quite selective, so send your best! We are open through Oct 27 🦎 www.whiptailjournal.com/submissions

a hawthorn breeze panning for goldfinches by Liam Wilkinson Whiptail Journal, Issue 8, September 2023 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/PPCqOff8Hrbh...

a hawthorn breeze panning for goldfinches Liam Wilkinson Whiptail Journal, Issue 8, September 2023 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/PPCqOff8Hrbh...

Happy 4th bday to whiptail! We are open for one week and are ready to receive your one-line beauties: poems, hybrids, seqs, & other creations! We love art, haiga, & shahai too! Need a little inspiration? Try the optional theme of FOUR (whatever that means to you). www.whiptailjournal.com/submissions

Happy 4th bday to whiptail! We are open for one week and are ready to receive your one-line beauties: poems, hybrids, seqs, & other creations! We love art, haiga, & shahai too! Need a little inspiration? Try the optional theme of FOUR (whatever that means to you). www.whiptailjournal.com/submissions

while(the clouds turn into rain)the lily blooms - Norma Bradley, USA Whiptail Journal, Issue 7, May 2023 Read the Archives | home share.google/yzkCZVZpUNho...

From Issue 4, Whiptail Journal, August 2022 winter night trying hard to form words into flowers - John Pappas, USA Don't forget to consider poems with the optional them of fours to celebrate our 4th year. Read the Archives | home share.google/2HkZFssCMkT0...

We hope you have been working on the submissions to our 4th anniversary issue. October 21st-27th submission week is approaching.

morning frost the sun paints back the grass - Birk Andersson, Sweden Whiptail Journal, Issue 6, February 2023 Read the Archives | home share.google/seYe5Dy0iP0j...

if she floats, America - Dan Schwerin, USA Whiptail Journal, Issue 5, November 2022 Read the Archives | home share.google/IFmdyYFnhc78...

It won't be long before we're open again for submissions. We hope you'll join us in celebrating our 4th anniversary issue by submitting. To celebrate, we'll have an optional theme of anything related to four. See the image for examples. whiptailjournal.com/submissions #haiku #mcp #haibun #haiga

It won't be long before we're open again for submissions. We hope you'll join us in celebrating our 4th anniversary issue by submitting. To celebrate, we'll have an optional theme of anything related to four. See the image for examples. whiptailjournal.com/submissions #haiku #mcp #haibun #haiga

Whiptail Journal, Issue 4, August 2022 a thread of gossamer between two reeds this bridge to the infinite - Jenny Ward Angyal, USA Read the Archives | home share.google/JlxvUsFkBLmj...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 3, May 2022 in the name of healing fireflies in the jar -Elisa Theriana, Indonesia Read the Archives | home share.google/KoWexFuFbHN6...

Share a one line poem using your favorite fall kigo. #onelinepoem #fall #kigo

Whiptail Journal, Issue 2, February 2022 Read the Archives | home share.google/CluqVT5dPnuU... a lark with weights tied to my legs still I place all these stones in my pockets -Künney, USA

Whiptail Journal, Issue 1, September 2023 Read the Archives | home share.google/ijV779CuYL7F...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 13, June 2025 by Cynthia Hendel Read the Current Issues | home share.google/NJzvXxyj3WGG...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 12, February 2025 by Hifsa Ashraf Read the Current Issues | home share.google/FSXOm11DsdaR...

too much a sunflower to turn too by Chuck Brickley Whiptail Journal, Issue 11, November 2024 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/EC90OMipYlud...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 10, June 2024 by Engin Gülez Read the Current Issues | home share.google/rAEP8pCVqbMb...

six spruces where astral rhymes are scent by Jonathan Humphrey The Whiptail Journal, Issue 8, September 2023 Read the Current Issues | home share.google/PCup8JdNx5F9...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 7, September 2023 Read the Archives | home share.google/VQSbBEHUvCrz...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 6, February 2023 issue_6.pdf share.google/bz2d2rFmb7FY... flying turkeys in the room she calls hers - Margaret Walker, USA

Whiptail Journal, Issue 5, November 2022 issue_5.pdf share.google/z8YGfuCrfCfg...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 4, August 2022 I sing opal glass: seed, bud, open chalice - Jo Balistreri, USA Read the Archives | home share.google/E1ZiQqofdhwu...

Whiptail Journal,Issue 3, May 2022 Read the Archives | home share.google/VjGuJGvKGZQU...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 2, February 2022 Read the Archives | home share.google/QeTFFQ0Xv119...

Whiptail Journal, Issue 1, November 2021 Read the Archives | home share.google/1dpgQCXp9wNo...

wildflowers climbing the first rung out of grief by Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta Whiptail Journal, Issue 12, February 2025 share.google/IbrcduYU1tyO...