Hexapod Heaven

Haiku by Caroline Wermuth, Sheikha A., Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Jahnavi Gogoi, and Kelly Westhoff

In Gratitude

Thanks to the following contributors for kicking off the tip jar contributions this season!

Julie Ann Espinoza
Anonymous
Svet
Kimberly Kuchar
dances_joy
Nancy Brady

swimming laps
dragonflies
take a dip, too

Caroline Wermuth
State College, Pennsylvania, USA

midday sprinklers
turning over a new leaf
garden ladybug

Sheikha A.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

unbounded love -
releasing fireflies
from a jar

Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, Ohio, USA

first harvest
the sage with a hint of
of butterfly

Jahnavi Gogoi
Ajax, Ontario, Canada

if only gossip
disappeared like the circles
of water striders

Kelly Westhoff
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 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

Haiku Girl Summer will always be a free publication. If you want to make a financial contribution, please visit Allyson Whipple’s Buy Me a Coffee page. Mention Haiku Girl Summer in the comment box and your donation will go into a pool that will be divided among the guest editors at the end of the 2026 editorial run.

Merch

If you want to even more ways to share the summer love, you can check out the Haiku Girl Summer merch shop. We have T-shirts and tank tops along with hats, mugs, buttons, and a spiral notebook. Email me if there are other items you’d like to see!