One of my goals for 2026 was to nominate poems for more awards. While we have sent Touchstone nominations since the beginning, I wanted to get the work in this journal in front of people outside the haiku world. While I have mixed feelings about trying to push haiku into
Haiku by Another Panoply of Poets Allyson's Note: Thank you for another wonderful year of Haiku Girl Summer. As always, I am grateful to the readers, as a haiku is never finished until it is read. I am grateful to the poets who trust us with their work.
Haiku by a Panoply of Poets & just when i can't think anymore moon jellyfish Kirsten Cliff Elliot Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England burrs in my boots rumination Tracy Royce Los Angeles, California, USA straying from the coastline dog rose Kelly Sargent Williston, Vermont, USA cut grass taste
Haiku by Meredith Ackroyd, Melissa Dennison, Soumya Mukherjee, and Jo Balistreri In Gratitude Thanks to this week's tip jar contributors! Nancy Brady Bipasha Majumder (De) Betsy Hearne Ann Sullivan And thanks to Jennifer Gurney for this week's editorial efforts! heat lightning the buzz of a grass
Haiku by Kathleen McAllen, Lori Kiefer, Neha Singh Soni, and Nitu Yumnam mornings with grandma toasted triangles slathered with apricot jam Kathleen McAllen Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA watermelon seeds scattered on the sand — a planetarium Lori Kiefer London, United Kingdom June breeze a farmer bathes his old cow Neha Singh Soni
Haiku by Wendy Cobourne, Rebecca Upjohn, Kim Klugh, Fatma Zohra Habis, and Kathryn P. Haydon listening to my inner voice pink conch shell Wendy Cobourne Homestead, Florida, USA blue lip girls refusing to give up the lake Rebecca Upjohn Harrisville, New Hampshire, USA sea shells sorting out her brokenness Kim
Haiku by Arvinder Kaur, Lori Kiefer, Lara Payne, Wendy Cobourne, and Mona Bedi evening drizzle the road home fragrant with grandma’s stories Arvinder Kaur Chandigarh, India night waves — our footprints lit by stars Lori Kiefer London, United Kingdom aligned to the Milky Way our tent fills with birdsong we
Haiku by Boryana Boteva, Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, Melanie Alberts, Nicoletta Ignatti, and Ann Sullivan end of school more questions than answers Boryana Boteva Sofia, Bulgaria last bell – a pile of school bags under the tamarind tree Vaishnavi Ramaswamy Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India unopened envelopes and a stormless season— first school day
Haiku by Rupa Anand, Sangita Kalarickal, Ann Sullivan, Rebecca Upjohn, and Victoria Hat garden umbrellas shading tomatoes Rupa Anand New Delhi, India 9 pm sun tomato leaf fragrance on my secateurs Sangita Kalarickal Minnesota, USA dog days... waiting for the heirlooms to ripen Ann Sullivan Arlington, Massachusetts, USA garden bounty,
Haiku by Lisa Billa, Victoria Hat, Cynthia Anderson, Violet Avery Hall, and Petra Schmidt barefoot race across sun-baked sand fleeting afternoons Lisa Billa San Jose, California, USA beads of sweat roll out sparrows chatter in the shade cool grass on bare feet Victoria Hat Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA happy-go-
Haiku by Ann Sullivan, Adele Gallogly, Noriko Morishita, Sandra Simpson, and Anne Fox In Gratitude Thanks to this week's tip jar contributors: Lori Kiefer dances_joy Thanks also to Iliyana Stoyanova for her editorial efforts this week! sprinkling grass with laughter barefoot children Ann Sullivan Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
Haiku by Deborah Karl-Brandt, Fatma Zohra Habis, Cynthia Anderson, Helen Buckingham, and Cyndi Lloyd wood-wide-web ... the oaks connected through cantarellas Deborah Karl-Brandt Sinzig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany hot day the homeless man chases what remains of shadows Fatma Zohra Habis Algiers, Algeria shadow portrait against clear blue