Moving Through Summer

Haiku by Eavonka Ettinger, Nancy Brady, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Kelly Sargent, and Julie Ann Espinoza

In Gratitude

Thanks to the following people who contributed to the tip jar over the last two weeks:

Anonymous
Vaishnavi Ramaswamy
Marjorie Pezzoli
Belinda Behne
Kimberly Kuchar

Thanks also to Adele Evershed for serving as guest editor the week of July 27th, and to Caroline Wermuth for this week's editorial efforts.

white water raft
on the Snake River
sidewinding

Eavonka Ettinger
Long Beach, California, USA

Christmas in July…
sailboats decked out
with strings of lights

Nancy Brady
Huron, Ohio, USA

riding
on a seahorse . . .
backyard pool

Valentina Ranaldi-Adams
Fairlawn, Ohio, USA

beach stroll
increasing the value
of sand dollars

Kelly Sargent
Williston, Vermont, USA

single lane highway
along the coast–
dog ears in the wind

Julie Ann Espinoza
Los Angeles, California, USA

Editor Bio: Caroline Wermuth worked for the Penn State University Libraries for thirty-four years, seventeen of which were spent in the Pennsylvania Center for the Book, coordinating book and poetry awards and author events. Her poems have appeared in Northern Appalachia Review, Frogpond, The Heron's Nest, World Haiku Review, Haiku Girl Summer, etc., and in the New Jersey Botanical Gardens (NJBG). In 2025, she served as a guest editor for Haiku Girl Summer.

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!