mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Since November, 2015, a project to give exposure to under-known writers & artists. Subs are open! Poetry & Visual Art in all forms needed! See subs guide on our FB page.
#haiga by long-time contributor Debbie Strange (X @Debbie_Strange & IG @debbiemstrange), of Winnipeg, Canada.
Debbie’s newest haiku collection Random Blue Sparks (Snapshot Press) received 3rd Place in the H.S.A. Merit Book Awards and 1st Place in the Marianne Bluger Book Awards. IG @debbiemstrange & X @Debbie_Strange. #collage #poetry #canada
#senryu by long-time contributor, John Hawkhead @haikuhawk of Bradford-on-Avon, UK #poetry #vacation #immigration #summer
#haiga by returning contributor, 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. Teji has dedicated the past 4 years to curating Triya, a bilingual space for haiku, tanka & micro poems. #poetry #haiku #ink #india
#haiku by Adele Evershed (IG: @ad_libby )
Adele is a Welsh writer now living on America’s east coast. Adele has two #poetry collections: “Turbulence in Small Spaces” (Finishing Line Press) & “The Brink of Silence” (Bottlecap Press). Her third collection, “In the Belly of the Wail” is forthcoming from Querencia Press. She has published two novellas in flash, “Wannabe” and “Schooled” (Alien Buddha Press), and has a forthcoming novella, A History of Hand Thrown Walls, with Unsolicited Press.
#collaborative work with #cherita by long-time contributor, Lafcadio (IG: @lafcadio2.0 ) and #drawing by Josiah ( IG: @completethehaiga )
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#shahai #collaboration by Mark Gilbert (verse) and Eavonka Ettinger (photo). Mark is based in the UK & enjoys writing short prose & #poetry (including hybrid forms). His work regularly appears in on-line & print journals & anthologies. He recently collaborated with Eavonka on Variations on the Planets, an astronomical poetry chapbook (Nun Prophet Press). Eavonka lives in Long Beach, CA. She’s published many haikai forms, but shahai combines her love of #photography and #haiku / senryu.
#haiku by Joanna Ashwell, a writer from the UK. Joanna’s #poetry has been featured widely & received many awards & nominations. Some of her books for sale on Amazon include ‘Every Star’ (tanka), ‘Moonset Song’ (Cherita), ‘Love’s Scriptures’ (Cherita) & ‘Book Patronus’ (haiku & tanka). #UK #poetrylovers
#shahai by Tom Bierovic (@tombierovic). Tom is a widely published, award-winning poet. When not reading or writing, Tom enjoys playing backgammon, playing Native American flutes, and drumming on bongos & djembe. Find his books, “Playing for Keeps in Stocks and Futures”, “Blink of a Duck’s Eye”, & “Paper Boats” on Amazon. Tom & wife Laurie (mystery writer Maggie McChristie) make their home in DeLand, Florida.
#shahai by new contributor, Michelle Farrell. @michellefarrellart Michelle is a mixed media artist & poet living in New Zealand, with a background working in disability, neurodiversity & mental health. Her artworks have found homes internationally, & recently she has been nurturing her creative writing along, with #poems & #haiga published in various journals. #poetry #haiku
#haiku by returning contributor, dl mattila, an American poet and writer who takes pleasure in brevity. #micropoetry #poetry #midnight
#haiku by returning contributor, Tony Williams (IG: @famwill2019 ).
Tony Williams has been reading, writing and publishing haiku and senryu since 2020. Every day is a haiku day! #butterfly #poetrylovers #spring #poetry
#haiku by Deborah A. Bennett (IG @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 #spring
#digital #haiga by Biswajit Mishra ( @biswajitmishra.ig ), a bilingual poet writing mostly in English & occasionally in Odia. His #poems have been published internationally in magazines. Born in India & having spent a few years in Kenya, Biswajit & his wife Bharati currently live in Calgary, #Canada #haiku
#senryu by Dr. Randy Brooks ( @brooksbookshaiku ), Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, where he teaches courses on #haiku, tanka, and Japanese poetics. He and his wife, Shirley Brooks, are publishers of Brooks Books and co-editors of Mayfly haiku magazine. His most recent publication is HAIKU DECK: A collection of playing cards. #poetry #ghosttown #illinois
#cherita by returning contributor, Peter Jastermsky @pjastermsky
The author of 10 books of haiku-based writing, Peter lives among the Joshua trees in So.Cal., USA. He created the popular split sequence form in 2017. Learn more about Peter & his writing at peterjastermsky.com. #nightfall #poetry #haiku #california
#senryu / #haiku by new contributor, Tom Bierovic ( @tombierovic ), a widely published, award-winning haiku, senryu, & tanka poet. When not reading or writing, he enjoys playing backgammon & Connections, drumming on bongos & djembe, & power washing his driveway. Find his books, “Playing for Keeps in Stocks and Futures”, “Blink of a Duck’s Eye”, & “Paper Boats” on Amazon. Tom & wife Laurie (mystery writer Maggie McChristie) live in DeLand—the Athens of #Florida #song
#monoku by new contributor, Katherine E Winnick. Katherine is an award winning Japanese short-form poet, published internationally in 18 countries with some works translated into Japanese, Hindi, German, French and Romanian. She is the founding editor of the Shadow Pond Journal and part of the editorial team at The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. #haiku #poetry #perfume #spring
#micropoetry by naomi olivia, a godless Transgender poet from st. louis/florida. her work appears in Smacked Zine, Viridine Literary, Dadakuku, Partially Shy, Pfudalmda, & Subtext Literary Magazine. find naomi on instagram: @moth.carcass.coat (a collaboration with best friend & editor erin vastola). #poetry #spring #insectbites
#haiku by Ash Evan Lippert | Ash is an emerging queer writer from South Carolina. A featured poet at Neologism, their work has appeared or is forthcoming in NOON: journal of the short poem, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Sonic Boom, whiptail: journal of the single-line poem and Heliosparrow, among many others. Their debut chapbook, god of the body, is available through Yavanika Press. Find them on Bluesky (@wanderstruck.blog ) and Instagram (@wanderstruck_haiku ). #poetry #SC #spring
#senryu #monoku by Laurence Stacy. Laurence teaches English & literature courses at Kennesaw State University. He is also the recent coauthor of “Before the Earth: Haiku and Haikai.” In addition to studying poetics, he is a longtime martial artist, and is interested in connections between the disciplines he enjoys. #poetry #haiku #illness
#monoku by returning contributor, Oana Maria Cercel oana_maria_ #poetry #haiku #cherryblossoms #italy
#monoku by Peter Jastermsky (IG @pjastermsky ). The author of 10 books of haiku-based writing, Peter lives among the Joshua trees in So.Cal., USA. He created the popular “split sequence” form in 2017. Learn more about Peter & his writing at peterjastermsky.com. #poetry #haiku #umbrella
#haiga by returning contributor, Sankara Jayanth Sudanagunta. 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 and find him on social media with the username @coffeeandhaiku. #poetry #art #india #war