Bird Nerds
Haiku by Tré, Nancy Orr, T.Nakae, Sally Quon, and Sarah Paris
red horizon
an albatross
trims the tides
Tré
Blue Ridge, Virginia, USA
sun's afterglow loon calls
Nancy Orr
Lewiston, Maine, USA
dipping and diving…
a swoop of violet green swallows
gathers to feast
T.Nakae
Trout Lake, Washington, USA
in the clouds
hummingbird sips
hibiscus
Sally Quon
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
scattered
among dry grasses
chicory and chickadees
Sarah Paris
Santa Rosa, California, USA
Editor Bio: Allyson Whipple is the founding editor of Haiku Girl Summer. Her second haiku chapbook, Lunch Poems, is forthcoming from Brooks Books in 2026. She is on track to finish the manuscript of A Culinary Saijiki this year.
Tip Jar
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Merch
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