Originally posted on hedgerow: a journal of small poems: #136 is now out! Thanks to all readers & contributors. The current issue can be purchased here, or from Amazon. Submissions for #137 welcome. Closing date: 23rd Dec. all best, Caroline Skanne (ed.)

Originally posted on Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog: senryu after the toys are broken cardboard box                 by Ronald K. Craig (USA)  Failed Haiku, #58, December 2020

Originally posted on purplepeninportland: Written for: Friday Writings #6: The Shorter The Sweeter? (posted by Rosemary) “Greetings, dear wordsmiths! What have you been up to lately? Me, I’ve been reading a very interesting book. (Interesting to me, anyway.) Someone in one of the haiku groups I belong to on facebook recommended it: Well-Versed: Exploring Modern…

Originally posted on Heed not Steve: short shadows –hey Siri, what was thatthing I asked you? —— © Steve Mitchell 2021 

Originally posted on The Estuary: Eric Chandler’s new book of poetry, Kekekabic, reinvigorated me as a writer.? His poems reminded me of what drew me to the craft – experimentation with words and phrases, and that spirited feeling of trying something new. Writing is about noticing and appreciating – both of which Chandler does well…

Originally posted on Blue Willow Haiku World (by Fay Aoyagi): こころにも北窓のあり塞ぐべし　　　片山由美子 kokoro nimo kitamado no ari fusagu beshi ??????????? north-facing window ??????????? in my heart ??????????? I should close it ??????????????????????????????????????????????? Yumiko Katayama from Haiku Saijiki electronic version edited by Kadokawa Shoten, published by Kodansha Sophia Shuppan, Tokyo, Japan, 2018 Fay’s Note:? “kita-mado o fusagu”…