Where Sound Goes

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
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Thanks also to Iliyana Stoyanova for her editorial efforts this week!

sprinkling grass
with laughter
barefoot children

Ann Sullivan
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

hammock sky
a lush soundtrack
of green leaves

Adele Gallogly
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

blackout
the city keeps humming
under the skin

Noriko Morishita
Tokyo, Japan

cemetery chapel —
the cicadas drowning out
our hymns

Sandra Simpson
Tauranga, New Zealand

empty dorm
a cricket waits
on my book

Anne Fox
Broomes Island, Maryland, USA

Editor Bio: Iliyana Stoyanova is a British poet, editor, and translator who holds a PhD in Theology. She is currently president of the British Haiku Society, editor of Blithe Spirit, Living Legacies editor for the Living Haiku Anthology, and a Haikupedia editor. Her former roles include Secretary of the United Haiku and Tanka Society, British Haiku Society communications officer, and BHS Awards Administrator. She has contributed to numerous projects as an editor, selector, and translator. Her haiku and other poems have been widely published in journals and anthologies, and have received several international awards. She also enjoys photography, watercolour painting, travelling, and reading.

Tip Jar

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Merch

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