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The never-ending evolution of tall & curly – in poems and in pictures. ~ night busher tattoo flies awaywith each street light Second Place in the 16th edition of the…
Thomas Tilton is the founding editor of the horror senryu journal, an online journal of horror-themed haiku and senryu. From Texas originally, he now lives with his family in Michigan.…
Originally from Vancouver, kjmunro now lives & writes in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation & the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. She is the…
Julie lives near Corner Inlet (Victoria, Australia), sharing the house and garden with countless spiders, chatty birds and long time partner, artist Kim Devenish. She’s often walking—through the rainforest and…
Pravat Kumar Padhy, a petroleum geologist, editor, poet and essayist, obtained his Master of Science and a Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, ISM Dhanbad. “I am a tiny bird…
“In this life or the next, I just want to love, write, explore humanity and become a sage.” ~ ancient wooda raven´s croak fromsomewhere beyond Raven Haiku Contest Zdenko Oreč…
Uchechukwu Onyedikam is a human being burning with fire and brimstone; a place, where words are forged. ~ galloping—an escort to ascendanceẸlẹṣin Ọba Heterodox Haiku ~ Walimatul Nikkahthe bride’s extremities…
Mary McCormack is setting out on a traveling/writing adventure and is eager to connect with others. She just released her fifth book of haiku, Trying on the Night Sky, and…
Cendrine Marrouat is a multidisciplinary artist, multi-genre author, and the co-creator of Auroras & Blossoms and A Warm Mug of Cozy. Cendrine loves inventing poetry forms inspired by haiku. Simplicity…
When I rise upLet me rise up joyful Like a bird. When I fallLet me fall without regretLike a leaf. —Wendell Berry ~ sweeping the stair under the attic window the sun too…
“I discovered haiku/senryu/tanka by accident by way of the martial arts. To be honest, I enjoy reading poetry as much as I do writing it, whether it be traditional or…
Wendy Toth Notarnicola is a freelance editor who enjoys reading, spending time with her husband and children, going on nature walks, and playing flute in a community orchestra. She also…
Alvaro Carrasquel Gomez is a Venezuelan senryū poet, cursed poet, and a modern beat poet, but he is also a short story writer of splatterpunk and a macabre poet (as…
Isabella Kramer is a passionate poet, author, commercial photographer, and painter. She published her books “weniger bis meer“ and “Gedichte – Meer und darüber hinaus” and “Kinder-Gedichte-Welt“ with German poems…
“Four years ago, I discovered haiku, which marked a turning point in my literary interests. My background in physics has helped me connect the intricacies of nature with the precise…
Ed Bremson is a widower and longtime stay-at-home dad. At age 33 he earned a BA in Philosophy from North Carolina State University. At age 60 he earned an online…
“Since I joined the speaking world, I’ve been a storyteller. One-minute observations turn into ten-minute narratives, and fleeting moments become micro poetry in my head. Sometimes I manage to record…
Ganesh R. loves to travel and explore the world. He is constantly on the lookout for stories that are worth sharing with the world. ~ bun maskathe taste of Bombayon…
“I spend my days playing with words. It never gets old. Even when I am out decorating the woods with knick knacks, I am composing in my head. To live…
Debbie Strange is a Canadian short-form poet, musician, and artist, working in multiple disciplines (photography, painting, ink, collage, monoprinting), who is grateful to live on Treaty 1 land. Her creative…
Nancy Brady is a retired pharmacist, who now works part-time for the local Board of Elections. She is an author of a children’s book and a haiku poet. She and…
Miriam is a grandmother, living most of her life in a decrepit adobe house on Santa Fe’s unfashionable westside, New Mexico, USA. She has been writing since she decided to…
I paint pictures with words and put words to pictures, plus throw a bit of pottery into the mix. ~ not yet springthe neighbour’s ball stillin the garden 2016 British…
Paul is a self-described “word nerd” and has been writing haiku and senryu for over 30 years. His day job for over 40 years has been in the computer field.…
petro is a wizard of odd. Don’t peek behind the curtain, there’s nothing there but armadillos and apple cores. He curates brief bouts of weirdness at the experimental micropoetry journal…
Penny Lowery has worked as a stage manager, teacher and acupuncturist; recently retired from paid work, she now sees herself as a micropoet. She also has a completely useless PhD…
Kati has a Lego minifigure set of her inner demons and touched a heart-shaped stone lately (and whenever she can): She likes that a lot. Then she throws the hearts…
As she endeavors to write her childhood memoir through haibun and haiga, psychic artist Melanie Alberts keeps sane by painting, fermenting all manner of food and drink, and enjoying the…
Raven is a British citizen of Persian descent, and his upbringing was shaped by travel across Europe and Asia due to his father’s work, as well as political circumstances. ~…
Allyson Whipple has trouble sitting still, and despite her best intentions is always busy. She loves to create spaces for people to come together by editing poetry journals, hosting tea…
Marjolein Rotsteeg is a former music journalist and author of the book Cherchez la femme. Travestie als fenomeen. During her studies of Dutch and English, a teacher advised her to…
Jenny is a British poet, based in east London, and is currently the Communications Officer of the British Haiku Society. She was raised in Taiwan, where her father was a…
Michele lives in a little house with a big garden where she finds most of her haiku inspiration. She is also co-editor of the Solitary Daisy. ~ hazy moon lightworn…
Peggy Hale Bilbro is a wannabe poet and artist from Texas/Colorado/Alabama who seems to write a lot of haiku about squirrels and dust bunnies. She is exceptionally well-balanced, especially in…
Graham Bates is a chronically ill multidisciplinary artist and poet from Timaru, New Zealand, who is currently editor-in-chief, webmaster and designer at Kokako. He enjoys reading and writing poetry, listening…
Ram is a lawyer by profession and has been writing Japanese short form poetry since 2020. He has published more than 600 poems in all the well-known haiku journals. A…
When Kathryn Haydon was in grad school studying creativity, she stumbled into biomimicry which rekindled her interest in the prairie ecology of her beloved Midwestern plains. Her most recent poetry…
𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙑𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙮 :Called Vijay Prasad (for no reason)Exists in the city of Patna (India) Professional degree (MCA) : Is his begging bowl 𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚 :He tries to create meaning in an absurd…
Eavonka is usually correcting how to pronounce her name while trying to make you laugh and enthusiastically encouraging you to explore possibilities. She is prone to over-thinking, dramatics, and happy…
Katherine exists in a personally-created bubble of artistic expression. She is also practical and down to earth. An award-winning haiku poet published in 13 countries with some works in Hindi…
Fiona is a mathematician and writer who lives in Perth Western Australia on Noongar Boodja. She loves to hike, run trails, mountain bike and camp—always feeling more herself when she’s…
Banker-turned-poet from India, Neena Singh found haiku at 60! She runs a non-profit working for under-served children’s health and education. She loves her family and friends and is always there…
Sophia Conway is an Irish poet and writer residing on Vancouver Island on the West Coast of Canada. She is often found writing, eating cinnamon buns with her husband or…
Wilbert Salgado is Nicaraguan. A senryu and haiku student, he loves nature. He keeps his writing camera on in case an opportunity for a shot pops up. ~ dawn breakthe…
Searching—the one word that seems to say everything about me. I wentthrough Indian Classical Music, first instrumental, then vocal. Soon, I foundmyself teaching children drawing and painting. Then I plunged…
Jo walks daily in her Wisconsin neighborhood, stopping to pick up an odd-shaped pinecone, an unusually-colored leaf. She takes pictures of flowers she’s never seen—only to discover later that the…
Tomorrow Valentina may become the greatest haiku poet on the planet. Today Valentina is the greatest haiku poet on her street. ~ cherry blossomswhat might not be theretomorrow Vancouver Haiku…
Joanna is often described as a dreamer whose head is planted in the clouds. She likes nothing more than star-gazing and crystal collecting. She is often found musing on her…
Tony likes haiku. He likes haiku with vegetables. Tony eats up all his vegetables and has at least five haiku a day. Tony feels that this is a healthy way…
Kelly Sargent was born a twin and adopted in Luxembourg, eventually making her way to the Green Mountains of Vermont. Though hard of hearing, she owns a pink ukulele and…
Arvinder Kaur believes in the power of the Universe. She enjoys Urdu ghazal, Punjabi and Hindi poetry as much as she enjoys delving in and writing Japanese short forms. She…
One of Michael’s earliest memories is of sitting in his crib with a box of crayons, captivated by that enormous white bedsheet. He pushed aside any extraneous objects and drew…
Lakshmi loves to travel and be in her own little world of haikai and grandkids. She welcomes hot coffee any time of the day. She enjoys running errands for all.…
When the dust has settled, Patricia Hawkhead likes a day with nothing to do except enjoy a glass of wine or two with friends with a purring cat on her…
Rowan Beckett Minor (they/them) is a cryptid from the mountains of West Virginia, who is currently haunting Ohio. They most enjoy watching The Twilight Zone and braiding friendship bracelets. ~…
John Hawkhead recently discovered that writing haiku was the cause of his baldness and there is no cure. This revelation has come more than 25 years too late. ~ another…
Vandana enjoys little things in life—a quiet and unrushed morning, warmth of a cup of tea in her hands, sound of rain, mountain streams, solitary walks and books. As Capricorn…
dan smith, the poet, was born at the Deep Cleveland Poetry Hour in 2003. He enjoys finding out about things like Ray Wylie Hubbard, Gertrude Abercrombie, Maud Lewis and Tinariwen…
Reid Hepworth enjoys lollygagging in moss, staring at stars beneath giant cedars and conversing with all manners of wildlife while eating bon bons and writing short form poetry. She is…
Ernesto P. Santiago for a long time had believed that poetry is his flowing (es)cape to a higher understanding of the wor(l)d. He spends all his free time between here…
Robin Smith is human by birth and cyborg honey badger by trade. They look forward to being reincarnated as a better species. ~ the golden hour we watch giraffes float…
Pamela is an internationally award-winning haiku/tanka & haiga artist. She loves to sumi-e paint, write Japanese calligraphy, abstract paint, make jewelry, sculpt, and assemble collages. Some of her awards include…
On cross-country trains, John Stevenson learned that, in the course of each day, he has strong desires to meet new people and strong desires at other times to be alone.…
Julie Bloss Kelsey likes to drink iced decaf lattes with her dog sitting on her lap. When she gets past feeling shy, she loves to meet new people. a summer-warm…
Vidya Premkumar is a poet, teacher, and content creator who finds inspiration in the everyday moments of life, drawing from nature, relationships, and introspection on the dynamics of politics in…
Mike Rehling lives quietly in the north woods of Michigan with his cat and his memories . . . basho paid no taxes in the wanderings that took him to…
Dave Russo and his wife, Lila, live in the North Carolina mountains with possums, bears, and many good friends. Things he believes go in and out of fashion. the rental…
Shloka Shankar is a poet, editor, and self-taught visual artist from Bangalore, India. A Best of the Net nominee and award-winning haiku poet, Shloka is the Founding Editor of Sonic…
Michael is a hopeful but sometimes impatient person who loves to write and is proud of his two young-adult kids. Some folks ask him if he ever sleeps, but yes,…
Charlotte Digregorio, who has a wry sense of humor, thrives on being sociable, but also loves seclusion. Her passion is to run The Daily Haiku by global poets at: www.charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com.…
Alan lives where green parks roam a legendary river, and relatives once fought with King Alfred the Great against Danish Vikings. Nowadays the only Danish he demolishes is a pastry…
Roberta Beach Jacobson, known as Robin, makes her home in Iowa. A social introvert, she would rather write than speak. anothermoon phase—teenager Akitsu QuarterlySpring 2019 ~ owning the accent in…
Robert P. Moyer is an Ohio boy who loves to read, dance and write poetry. He lives and loves with his wife in Winston Salem, North Carolina. a thumb and…
Terri is on the editorial team of the online journal, contemporary haibun online. She is past southeast regional coordinator of The Haiku Society of America and served as secretary and…
Agnes is getting sick of Texas, even though she loves working at the university and playing oboe in local orchestras and a quintet; she will probably abscond abroad with her…
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