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#poet ND✨haiku π˜”π˜°π˜₯𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘏𝘒π˜ͺ𝘬𝘢 𝘞𝘒𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘏𝘒π˜ͺ𝘬𝘢 π˜‘π˜°π˜Άπ˜³π˜―π˜’π˜­ π˜›π˜©π˜¦ π˜π˜¦π˜³π˜°π˜―β€™π˜΄ π˜•π˜¦π˜΄π˜΅ π˜π˜³π˜¦π˜΄π˜©π˜–π˜Άπ˜΅ he/him, married Touchstone nominee

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Thank you, Annika πŸ™πŸΌ

07.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lol, if it helps β€œgrandad” was a slight embellishment

07.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

poems etched in wind
with the fine tips
of willow leaves

#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt

06.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

aura mining
through grandad’s albums
she discovers nirvana

#dailyhaikuprompt
#senru
#haiku

07.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

seeking nirvana
my fingertips comb through
the record bin
#DailyHaikuPrompt #senryu

07.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book review: Modō by Alan Summers Alan Summers is widely known as a teacher, editor, and advocate for haiku in English.

Book review: Modō by Alan Summers

Reviewer: SB Wright πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί
Mar 06, 2026
thesehaiku.substack.com/p/book-revie...

#monostich #monoku #haiku #book #review #poetry #books

06.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

winter thaw
a one-winged goose
hosts a reunion

#haiku
#dailyhaikuprompt

07.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you certainly are not alone πŸ¦‹

07.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

threadbare hazel β€”
a few catkins left
hanging on

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #catkins

05.03.2026 08:37 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Funerals and Zen Gardens, a fallen petals post

This week’s Fallen Petals post featuring the following poets
@jennfel.bsky.social
@ireneaddie.bsky.social
@wolftwinthomas.bsky.social
@rksinghindia.bsky.social
@joypops.bsky.social

#bhaiku

Funerals and Zen Gardens,
open.substack.com/pub/thesehai...

05.03.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
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Many thanks to guest editor Nancy Brady for including my haiku in her long list of #haiku on domestic creatures.

thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

05.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A text based image of the poem on a white background. The poem reads:

zen garden
the tomcat’s transgressions 
go unnoticed

A text based image of the poem on a white background. The poem reads: zen garden the tomcat’s transgressions go unnoticed

I’m delighted to have this poem included in the long list of the latest installment of Haiku Dialogue, with the theme of β€˜World of Animals - Domestic Creatures’. Thanks so much to Guest Editor Nancy Brady for curating such a heartwarming collection.

thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

04.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

love this

03.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

clouding the bridal veil cataracts
#vss365 #monoku

03.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you ✨!!

03.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

drumbeat of rain
against the old boat
the odour of rust

(Cafe Haiku)

#haiku #poetry #micropoem

27.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just released!
modŏ – new & selected
A collection of one-line haiku
by Alan Summers
www.callofthepage.org

#haiku #monostich #monoku

03.03.2026 12:45 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, Athena!!

02.03.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate it, Elly, thanks for letting me know πŸ™πŸΌ

02.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
salt waterβ€”
the blank cheque
a drifting raft

Drawing by Josiah notmetaphor.com/

salt waterβ€” the blank cheque a drifting raft Drawing by Josiah notmetaphor.com/

salt waterβ€”
the blank cheque
a drifting raft

Drawing by Josiah notmetaphor.com/
haiga # 140 @completethehaiga.bsky.social
#completethehaiga #haiku #haiga #prompt

02.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Friday nights
cruising down Balboa
wild roses
(For my late best friend Jill. Always loved. Never forgotten)
#DailyHaikuPrompt #senryu

02.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

rose petal earth
unwrapping itself
a toad

#dailyhaikuprompt
#haiku

02.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Imagined Moment: Memory, Imagination, and the Truth of Haiku

Me talking about haiku and the β€œpure” present.

open.substack.com/pub/thesehai...

02.03.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, TrΓ©!

01.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you πŸ™πŸΌ

01.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you so much, Stefanie :)

01.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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very grateful to appear in this delightful journal

Tony Pupello, EditorπŸ™πŸΌ
tsuri-dōrō

#haiku

01.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you, Mo πŸ™Œ

01.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the milk
no longer fresh
snowdrops
#DailyHaikuPrompt #SenryuSunday #haiku #senryu

01.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you, Jenn

01.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0