 summer night the long twinkle of citronella flames kingfisher if only your blue filled the sky Joanna Ashwell
All Hallows’ Eve I lay my demons to rest Maarje Gorte
stormy night rewilding the neighbour's dog rush hour tube only the baby makes eye contact Ben Oliver yellow warbler how long have I been a note of his song? M.R. Pelletier if I were an antler in spring I would shed myself and begin again Pippa Phillips
beach stroll looking for the cat again contrails from that side to this side gaza strip autumn deepens. . . the sharp curve of the hospital corridor Neha Singh Soni * * * JOANNA ASHWELL is a short-form poetry writer from the UK who is widely published in both print and online journals. She has won awards for her poetry and has been on the Touchstone Shortlist for her haiku in 2020 and on the longlist for her haibun in 2025. KATJA FOX is a British artist and poet. She loves writing short-form poetry, many of which have appeared in leading journals and anthologies across the world and also in her two poetry books “out of nowhere “ and “there was a moment.” A copywriter by day and a poet by night, MAARJE GORTE writes haiku to stop overthinking and other verse to start it again. She lives in the Netherlands with her husband, three children and the ghosts of many cats. GARETH NURDEN has had pieces of haiku, senryu and haiga published in nineteen countries worldwide and has had several pieces nominated for The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Award for individual poem in 2024 and 2025. BEN OLIVER grew up on (and in) the River Thames, where he developed a deep affinity with nature. Having studied Biology, he works at Westonbirt National Arboretum, helping people engage with the majesty of trees. M.R. PELLETIER lives in Kansas, but his haiku poetry travels the world. He has published in multiple journals including Creatrix, Cold Moon Journal, Presence, and Wales Haiku Journal among others. PIPPA PHILLIPS, co-editor of Prune Juice Journal of Senryu, is an educator living in North Carolina. She writes long things and short things. Her work had appeared in The Heron's Nest, Frog Pond, Modern Haiku, The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls, The Drabble, and Galaxy Magazine. VALENTINA RANALDI-ADAMS is an internationally published poet specializing in haiku, senryu, and haiga. She won a 2024 Art of Haiku Gold prize among others. Valentina's haiga have been exhibited at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum and on the Haiku Foundation's website. NEHA SINGH SONI is a Chartered Accountant from India, with a deep love for poetry, especially haiku. She primarily focuses on love poems and nature-inspired verses. Her work has been published in renowned online magazines.
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 dropping into the beggar’s hat– spring rain park bench– an old man’s small talk with pigeons Martina Matijević
Venus suspended, a low-slung crescent moon ready to catch her Clodagh O Connor spring rhythms the woodpecker performs a drum solo seventeen years in the making . . . cicada serenade Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
one petal all the difference to a daisy Julie Schwerin * * * MARTINA MATIJEVIĆ is a writer from Croatia. GARETH NURDEN has had pieces of haiku, senryu and haiga published in nineteen countries worldwide and has had several pieces nominated for The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Award for individual poem in 2024 and 2025. CLODAGH O CONNOR lives in Dublin, Ireland, and is working on becoming a writer. She particularly enjoys the challenges of tiny fiction and haiku. VALENTINA RANALDI-ADAMS is an internationally published poet specializing in haiku, senryu, and haiga. She won a 2024 Art of Haiku Gold prize among others. Valentina's haiga have been exhibited at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum and on the Haiku Foundation's website. BHAWANA RATHORE is a student from India, interested in literature and human sciences. She dedicates her poetry to her late grandparents. Her work has been published widely in haiku journals and anthologies as well as nominated for Touchstone Award. Nature and poetry is her solace. JULIE SCHWERIN (she/her) is an associate editor at The Heron's Nest and member of the Red Moon Anthology Editorial team. Her first full-length collection of haiku, fencing with the moon, is available through Finishing Line Press.  rainy afternoon i unburden myself to a stranger holiday tradition that one aunt nobody mentions by Jahnavi Gogoi
the park empty but for mosquitos and lovers Can I name one of you mine, Douglas Firs? by Kaushal Suvarna * * * JAHNAVI GOGOI is a poet born and raised in India now living in Canada.Her poetry has been featured in many journals and anthologies across the world. She has recently appeared in FemkuMag, The Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal, and many others. GARETH NURDEN was born in Newport, Wales and has been writing poetry since his teenage years and in recent years has shifted focus to writing haiku and senryu and has had pieces published in over fifty sources in seventeen countries. KAUSHAL SUVARNA: With the conversational tone and charm of offhand observations, Suvarna champions—as editor of neo-sabi voices—poetry born of authentic perception, that reveals profound beauty and insight within the everyday, scattered among everyone, not in rarefied realms reserved for a select few.  by Katja Fox first day at school— left at the gate a teddy bear flirtation— the snap dance of a butterfly end of summer— a single flip flop left in the bicycle basket knowing where the blueberries grow— homecoming new tattoo— she’s got you under her skin * * * KATJA FOX is a British artist and poet. She loves writing short-form poetry, many of which have appeared in leading journals and anthologies across the world and also in her two poetry books “out of nowhere“ and “there was a moment.”  another birthday, the open road still calls but not as loud my good friend Bill drinks wine from a coffee mug, that says it all by Charles Rossiter # # # spirits of the dead return for one day i set my chinaware mismatched in height & weight we both take 3 sugars in our coffee by Kyle Hemmings CHARLES ROSSITER has served as associate editor of Modern Haiku under Bob Spiess. With Jeff Winke he co-edited the Third Coast Haiku Anthology, one of the earliest U.S. haiku anthologies. He lives and writes in Bennington, VT. KYLE HEMMINGS has work published in Is/let, Bones, 2021 Best Flash Fictions, and elsewhere. He likes 50s sci-movies and 60s garage bands. His favorite groups of all time are love and Spirit. He loves his bicycle that he names Alice. by Daniel Rogers autumn wind the busker's guitar out of tune sunset the fruit bowl full of oranges starry night flicking through an old diary * * * Born and raised in Lancashire, England, Daniel moved to Poland in 2015, where he now teaches English as a foreign language. When not divulging the finer points of English grammar, he likes to write. by Joshua St. Claire summer revival a cicada thrums down the sky cosmic strings a daddy-long-legs casts shadows onto asbestos shingles a common swallowtail floats through the hydrangea sky deepening blue sunset the horizon bent under the weight of peaches dog days the islands of the Susquehanna lost in their haze Shakespeare in the park a red-winged blackbird becomes the king of infinite space the sky growing violet at the edges crowcaw golden hour an evening primrose blossoms into deep time the press of blue on blue hydrangea moon * * * JOSHUA ST. CLAIRE is an accountant from Pennsylvania. His haiku have been published broadly including in Frogpond, Modern Haiku, The Heron’s Nest, and Mayfly. His favorite thing to write about is the sky. |
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