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Haiku by Deborah Karl-Brandt, Anne Fox, Louise Hopewell, and Kimberly Kuchar outdoor swimming pool the girl with long sleeves picks up another book Deborah Karl-Brandt Sinzig, Germany down the bank my bare feet slip into childhood Anne Fox Broomes Island, Maryland. USA rock pool a little girl giggles
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Haiku by Vandana Parashar, Debbie Strange, Hifsa Ashraf, Sandra Simpson, and Lisa Billa holding down the edges of a large map summer stars Vandana Parashar Panchkula, Haryana, India seaworn stones the journey from your pocket to mine Debbie Strange Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada humid night the well bucket catches the stars
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Haiku by Richa Sharma, Kelly Sargent, Agnes Eva Savich, and Meagan Bussert loosening my braid the untranslatable poem Richa Sharma India beach romance cheeks burning between the pages Kelly Sargent Williston, Vermont, USA hushed heat skin dusted with evening musk Agnes Eva Savich Austin, Texas, 'Merica after totality the
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Haiku by Millicent Bee, Julie Bloss Kelsey, Kimberly Kuchar, Kathryn P. Haydon, and Cynthia Anderson campfire I give my marshmallow a half turn Millicent Bee Richmond, Virginia, USA roadside souvenirs— our upper lips smeared with Ozarkland fudge Julie Bloss Kelsey Germantown, Maryland, USA Independence Day how far can we spit
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Haiku by Neena Singh, Millicent Bee, Adele Evershed, Louise Hopewell, and Hifsa Ashraf sunlit pond a kingfisher's dive ripples light Neena Singh Chandigarh, Union Territory, India still canoe the only water trail from your fingers Millicent Bee Richmond, Virginia, USA my beach towel salt stiffened with yesterdays Adele