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Monday, July 20, 2026

An Esoteriku by Thomas L. Vaultonburg

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comet— the mountain looking up ~ Thomas L. Vaultonburg lives in Rockford, Illinois. His haiku have appeared in Modern Haiku , The Heron'...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

An Esoteriku by Vishal Prabhu

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Tathagata a stream follows the first thaw ~ A lover of all things deep and dark, Vishal Prabhu is forever walking over the edge of a forest.
Saturday, July 18, 2026

An Esoteriku by Sarah Mahina Calvello

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a sky stricken with stars puts me in my place ~ Sarah Mahina Calvello lives in San Francisco and writes mostly haiku. She loves nature and i...
Friday, July 17, 2026

An Esoteriku by Rowan Beckett Minor

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smoke rising from bundled rosemary mid-summer heat ~ Rowan Beckett Minor (they/them) is a disabled Melungeon poet and hoodoo practitioner fr...
Thursday, July 16, 2026

An Esoteriku by Tom Bierovic

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lingering incense— the last bell a cricket's chirp ~ Tom Bierovic is a devoted writer of haiku, senryu, and tanka poetry. When not readi...
Wednesday, July 15, 2026

An Esoteriku by Patrick Sweeney

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this close to Johnny Cash when my brother Franky gave away his turtle soup recipe
Tuesday, July 14, 2026

An Esoteriku by Randy Brooks

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tonight's new moon the bullfrog's one note samba ~ Randy Brooks is Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin University, where he te...
Monday, July 13, 2026

A Visual Poem by Laszlo Aranyi

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  ~ Laszlo Aranyi (Frater Azmon) poet, visual poet, anarchist, occultist from Hungary. Earlier books:  (szellem)válaszok , A Nap és Holderők...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

"Confession" by Colleen M. Farrelly

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Confession I believe in the father- less, the motherless, the sons now raised by ghouls and ghosts— the ones who shun cloaked ghosts and rap...
Saturday, July 11, 2026

An Esoteriku by Sarah Mahina Calvello

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amidst the ruins I begin ~ Sarah Mahina Calvello lives in San Francisco and writes mostly haiku. She loves nature and is addicted to coffee....
Friday, July 10, 2026

A Visual Poem by Laszlo Aranyi

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  ~ Laszlo Aranyi (Frater Azmon) poet, visual poet, anarchist, occultist from Hungary. Earlier books:  (szellem)válaszok , A Nap és Holderők...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

"In Flood" by Joanna Ashwell

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In Flood Everywhere, becoming a rap for every move. The limbs, the frame, the fingers drumming without a cue. These chords within, tangling ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

"Young and Smart" by Stephen Philip Druce

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Young and Smart Oh to be young and smart, like a migrating baby bird, our triumphs will fade like ocean waves that dry out on the rocks— our...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

An Esoteriku by M. R. Pelletier

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recurring nightmare waking to the certainty I am being dreamed ~ M. R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku poetry travels the world. He...
Monday, July 6, 2026

An Esoteriku by Kelly Sargent

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mountain stream this body that once was mine ~ Kelly Sargent is a poet, editor, and devoted tea drinker residing in Vermont. Though she writ...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

An Esoteriku by Robert Moyer

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look what you made me do shattered Buddha ~ Robert Moyer, known by those close to him as Curly, lives in Winston Salem, where he dotes on hi...
Saturday, July 4, 2026

An Esoteriku by Thomas L. Vaultonburg

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build only what the moss will claim as kin ~ Thomas L. Vaultonburg lives in Rockford, Illinois. His haiku have appeared in Modern Haiku , Th...
Friday, July 3, 2026

An Esoteriku by Arvinder Kaur

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pillion ride her fingers spell another man's name ~ Arvinder Kaur believes in a superpower that lives within each one of us, whose prese...
Thursday, July 2, 2026

An Esoteriku by Hifsa Ashraf

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funeral day— holding my grief the swollen tissue ~ Fueled by a healthy dose of caffeine, Hifsa Ashraf from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been wr...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

An Esoteriku by Vishal Prabhu

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on the dot— a muezzin's breath precedes the call to prayer ~ A lover of all things deep and dark, Vishal Prabhu is forever walking over ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

An Esoteriku by Ravi Kiran

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waiting for it to fall forbidden fruit ~ Ravi is a late-blooming haiku poet with a penchant for minimalism. His haiku have won awards and ha...
Monday, June 29, 2026

A Tanka by Jackie Chou

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looking out my balcony I sigh about all my time spent as Rapunzel ~ Jackie Chou is a writer from Southern California who has two collections...
Sunday, June 28, 2026

An Esoteriku by Patrick Sweeney

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Jazz through the airbase fence the red shoe of Terayama's fictional self
Saturday, June 27, 2026

An Esoteriku by Tim Chamberlain

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lost in thought— the snake becomes its own ouroboros ~ Tim Chamberlain is a haiku poet, originally from London, UK, now living in Tokyo, Jap...
Friday, June 26, 2026

A Haiga by John Hawkhead

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  ~ John Hawkhead has been writing short-form poetry for over 30 years, publishing three books of haiku & senryu in that time. He lives ...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

An Esoteriku by Anne Fox

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dark arts gathering rainfall into words ~ Anne Fox, considered a witch-child from birth, is an off-planet soul doing psychopomp work behind ...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

An Esoteriku by Jerome Berglund

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the illuminati stay hydrated . . . are you?! ~ Jerome Berglund has had a lifelong interest in angels, demons, hoodoo, voodoo, saints, sinner...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

An Esoteriku by Kelly Sargent

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sap slash resisting the urge to cover every wound ~ Kelly Sargent is a poet, editor, and devoted tea drinker residing in Vermont. Though she...
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Monday, June 22, 2026

"Dream of Spring" by Joy Hallinan

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Dream of Spring The ritual begins with a splash of ice cold water. Dusting on a white powder with a gilded brush. Carefully drawing again th...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

An Esoteriku by Arvinder Kaur

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the times we die in this life   soulstice ~ Arvinder Kaur believes in a superpower that lives within each one of us, whose presence she feel...

An Esoteriku by Rowan Beckett Minor

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first day of summer cat whiskers in the conjure oil ~ Rowan Beckett Minor (they/them) is a disabled Melungeon poet and hoodoo practitioner f...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

An Esoteriku by Kelly Sauvage Moyer

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fucking with my nihilism another errant sunbeam ~ Kelly Sauvage Moyer is a dreamer with plenty of blessings (and scars) to show for it. She ...
Friday, June 19, 2026

An Esoteriku by David McKee

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morning star a metaphor the darkness remembered ~ David McKee is a haiku poet and retired psychotherapist living in Santa Fe, NM. His haiku ...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

An Esoteriku by Vandana Parashar

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tracing the provenance rain becomes a lake ~ Vandana Parashar is an associate editor of haikuKATHA and one of the editors of Poetry Pea an...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

"The Castaway Bottle" by Paula Rodriguez

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The Castaway Bottle The cards told me that my mother should take care of her brittle bones, the fiddle bones in her head, her knees, the lit...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

An Esoteriku by Hifsa Ashraf

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black rain the eulogy of another war ~ Fueled by a healthy dose of caffeine, Hifsa Ashraf from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been writing poetry...
Monday, June 15, 2026

An Esoteriku by Patrick Sweeney

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during the sing-along, a wound I didn't know I had
Sunday, June 14, 2026

An Esoteriku by M. R. Pelletier

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the hum of my fridge temple bell ~ M. R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku poetry travels the world. He has published in multiple jou...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

An Esoteriku by Anne Fox

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flesh deep beneath glass slippers scars ~ Anne Fox, considered a witch-child from birth, is an off-planet soul doing psychopomp work behind ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

"Mother's Helper" by Colleen M. Farrelly

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Mother's Helper First, I grab a loam bag. Then, I grab a trowel. Sweat pours out of me in the afternoon sun as I weave between the rosem...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

An Esoteriku by Edward Cody Huddleston

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résumé gap the time spent traveling between dimensions
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

An Esoteriku by Mark Valentine

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no need to invoke the gods of chaos they invite themselves ~ Mark Valentine is interested in bungalow visionaries, bedsit occultists, back-s...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

An Esoteriku by Sangita Kalarickal

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disco dance of the maple storm lit sky ~ Dr. Sangita Kalarickal writes to keep sane in a mad world. She's also the author of two books a...
Monday, June 8, 2026

An Esoteriku by Patrick Sweeney

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a tray of orange nasturtiums . . . knees touching the whole ride home
Sunday, June 7, 2026

An Esoteriku by Gareth Nurden

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patio fire poking the cremated remains of sundown ~ Gareth Nurden is a haikuist from Newport, Wales and has had several hundred pieces of hi...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

An Esoteriku by Sarah Mahina Calvello

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days of peaches fleeting and simple ~ Sarah Mahina Calvello lives in San Francisco and writes mostly haiku. She loves nature and is addicted...
Friday, June 5, 2026

An Esoteriku by unc

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shadows within shadows genealogy ~ unc lives in Pennsylvania, and he is drawn to the magic of short haiku. He can often be sighted in coffee...
Thursday, June 4, 2026

An Esoteriku by Kelly Sargent

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dream walker the tightrope between me and my self ~ Kelly Sargent is a poet, editor, and devoted tea drinker residing in Vermont. Though she...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

An Esoteriku by M. R. Pelletier

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rope bridge the narrow stream of being ~ M. R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku poetry travels the world. He has published in multip...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

An Esoteriku by Vandana Parashar

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gusts of freezing rain she speaks in my silence ~ Vandana Parashar is an associate editor of haikuKATHA and one of the editors of Poetry Pe...
Monday, June 1, 2026

An Esoteriku by Hifsa Ashraf

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distant shooting ellipses of starlings scattered in the sky ~ Fueled by a healthy dose of caffeine, Hifsa Ashraf from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

An Esoteriku by Arvinder Kaur

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the soundtrack of my solitude: wind chimes ~ Arvinder Kaur believes in a superpower that lives within each one of us, whose presence she fee...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

An Esoteriku by Anne Fox

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rusted rainbow the monochrome of pain ~ Anne Fox, considered a witch-child from birth, is an off-planet soul doing psychopomp work behind th...
Friday, May 29, 2026

An Esoteriku by John Hawkhead

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natural magic enraptured by a charm of goldfinches ~ John Hawkhead has been writing short-form poetry for over 30 years, publishing three bo...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

"Zip" by Nolcha Fox

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Zip The mural on the building at 3rd and Main appeared that morning from nowhere. The whole town gathered, gawking at the seascape. "Al...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

An Esoteriku by Colleen M. Farrelly

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Giant's Causeway a sea spray rainbow covers the fairy tree ~ Colleen M. Farrelly is a mathematician and haibun poet who's been explo...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

An Esoteriku by Sarah Mahina Calvello

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a cup of coffee with the mountains primal screaming ~ Sarah Mahina Calvello lives in San Francisco and writes mostly haiku. She loves nature...
Monday, May 25, 2026

"Of the Sea" by Colleen M. Farrelly

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Of the Sea Moonlight shimmers on the beach as we race towards his Naval base. Sand dollars dot the surf line, relics of the Paleocene. At ch...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

"Magpies on the Chimney" by Ma Yongbo

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Magpies on the Chimney At the top of the red-brick square chimney on the roof, a few magpies form a circle, motionless for a long time. The ...
Saturday, May 23, 2026

"Hoops with Heads" by Jerome Berglund

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Hoops with Heads Play ball. Ball park. Take me out to the ball game. Ball is in your court. Wanna be a baller, shot caller. Lucille Ball. Ba...
Friday, May 22, 2026

An Esoteriku by Anne Fox

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  first butterfly for a moment I forget about death ~ Anne Fox, considered a witch-child from birth, is an off-planet soul doing psychopomp ...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

An Esoteriku by Randy Brooks

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  woods spirit oak leaves scratch hold on ~ Randy Brooks is Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin University, where he teaches a haiku c...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

An Esoteriku by Patrick Sweeney

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dendrites cease-fire under the left eye of Jerry's third tour
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

"Playgrounds of Yesteryears" by Graeme Needham

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Playgrounds of Yesteryears Pick up, discard. Ouch!! That one pricked. Pick up, discard. Aha, a champion!! Children huddled in a corner of th...
Monday, May 18, 2026

An Esoteriku by Arvinder Kaur

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  Ganga aarti incense curls into dusk ~ Arvinder Kaur believes in a superpower that lives within each one of us, whose presence she feels in...
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Sunday, May 17, 2026

An Esoteriku by unc

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  fog retreat somewhere unholy ~ unc lives in Pennsylvania, and he is drawn to the magic of short haiku. He can often be sighted in coffee s...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

A Tanka by Ron Scully

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  loose strands of the dust broom she swept up and burned smudging the new moon
Friday, May 15, 2026

An Esoteriku by Princes Rose Manuel

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  sakura blossoms still midway falling only in his mind ~ Princes grew up watching the moon and stars until the moon became plenty and the s...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

An Esoteriku by Gordon Brown

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  three white ravens on your grandma's rocking chair picking at her bones ~ Gordon Brown grew up in the deserts of Syria and now lives i...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

An Esoteriku by Sarah Mahina Calvello

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  honey lingers golden in the open wound ~ Sarah Mahina Calvello lives in San Francisco and writes mostly haiku. She loves nature and is add...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

"SOS" by Shloka Shankar

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  ~ Shloka Shankar is a disabled poet, editor, and visual artist from Bangalore, India. A Best of the Net nominee and widely published haiku...
Monday, May 11, 2026

An Esoteriku by M. R. Pelletier

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  a woodland path what the flowers know of my blooming ~ M. R. Pelletier lives in Kansas, but his haiku poetry travels the world. He has pub...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

An Esoteriku by Lucas Weissenborn

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  his army trousers in rags . . . triangle of doves ~ Lucas Weissenborn is a researcher, musician, and poet based in Norway. His haiku and s...
Saturday, May 9, 2026

"Bone of My Bone" by Kaitlyn Downing

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  Bone of My Bone The Witch in the Woods could only be found on All Hallow's Eve, the wisewoman said, when the veil between the worlds i...
Friday, May 8, 2026

A Tanka by Jackie Chou

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  the pond is placid now until you come like a red dragonfly rippling the water ~ Jackie Chou is a writer from Southern California who has t...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

"Boundary" by Ma Yongbo

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  Boundary When a boundary emerges in the dark, metaphysics becomes important. Children know this even before the falling snow makes the hed...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

"Death's Not Proud" by Nolcha Fox

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  Death's Not Proud Death pursues me, wants to date me, says he loves my attitude. He drives behind me in his junker to let me know he...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

#How to Hex a Haibun by Colleen M. Farrelly

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  #How to Hex a Haibun def literary_target(haiku_or_prose):      if haiku_or_prose==“prose”:           print ("""I gather t...
Monday, May 4, 2026

An Esoteriku by Charles Trumbull

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  apron-clad scarecrow blowing in the late spring wind Emily's ghost ~ Dr. Charles Trumbull is retired from research, writing, editorial...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

An Esoteriku by Anne Fox

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  star window night shapes an opening around you ~ Anne Fox, considered a witch-child from birth, is an off-planet soul doing psychopomp wor...
Saturday, May 2, 2026

A Haiga by John Hawkhead

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  ~ John Hawkhead has been writing short-form poetry for over 30 years, publishing three books of haiku & senryu in that time. He lives ...
Friday, May 1, 2026

An Esoteriku by Patrick Sweeney

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  deep night tangelo moon between the fourth and fifth slat
Thursday, April 30, 2026

An Esoteriku by Roberta Beach Jacobson

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  excluded from her tell-all memoir the spells she used ~ Roberta Beach Jacobson, a woman of few words, is a daydreamer who publishes poetry...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

An Esoteriku by Vandana Parashar

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  inter alia the universe within us ~ Vandana Parashar is an associate editor of haikuKATHA and one of the editors of Poetry Pea and #Femk...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

A Tanka by Jackie Chou

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  like Mona Lisa I can only manage a half-smile my life confined inside a frame ~ Jackie Chou is a writer from Southern California who has t...
Monday, April 27, 2026

"Big Fight" by Zach Lance

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  ~ Zach Lance creates imaginary friends and new worlds in the post-modern kindergarten style. Painting these worlds with his new friends en...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

An Esoteriku by Ron Scully

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  nana's whisk broom hung over the front door she had her reasons
Saturday, April 25, 2026

An Esoteriku by Martina Matijević

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  hazy moon—scratches on my horoscope ~ Martina Matijević is a poet from Croatia whose work has appeared in Tsuri-doro , Under the Basho , M...
Friday, April 24, 2026

"Relativity" by Ma Yongbo

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  Relativity The winter sun, an unfillable pit,  at the crossroads, between stance and doubt, between movement and action— you must turn off...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

"Expiration" by Shloka Shankar

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  Expiration We gather our grievances like grains of gimlet dust, blowing on them until they line my lungs. ~ Shloka Shankar is a disabled p...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

An Esoteriku by Lucas Weissenborn

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  polar night— she cups an avens flower to her womb ~ Lucas Weissenborn is a researcher, musician, and poet based in Norway. His haiku and s...

An Esoteriku by Princes Rose Manuel

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  explosions destroyed the crops then finally a massive mushroom blooms ~ Princes Rose grew up watching the moon and stars until the moon be...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

An Esoteriku by Patrick Sweeney

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  aneurysms in the back pockets of sorrow's long hallways
Monday, April 20, 2026

An Esoteriku by Anna N. Jennings

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  casting a spell the shadow dance of sunbeams ~ Anna N. Jennings believes in the magic of poetry. A semi-retired creative expressive arts t...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

An Esoteriku by Princes Rose Manuel

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  some clouds smell they said but no survivor to testify ~ Princes Rose grew up watching the moon and stars until the moon became plenty and...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

An Esoteriku by Gareth Nurden

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  moonglow the dreamcatcher's feather at my feet ~ Gareth Nurden is a haikuist from Newport, Wales, who has had several hundred pieces o...
Friday, April 17, 2026

An Esoteriku by Vandana Parashar

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  whatever mother says the possibility of an avalanche ~ Vandana Parashar is an associate editor of haikuKATHA and one of the editors of Po...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

An Esoteriku by Sarah Mahina Calvello

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  stovetop coffee a haunted doll going through motions ~ Sarah Mahina Calvello lives in San Francisco and writes mostly haiku. She loves nat...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

"tiny monster" by Yongbo Ma, Helen Pletts, Barbara Leonhard, Belinda Subraman and Nolcha Fox

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  tiny monster (Belinda) I have the sudden relevance of an extinct wild flower un-pressed, when all her petals are re-levelling. I had been ...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

An Esoteriku by Vishal Prabhu

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  Tibetan incense I bring home a little bit of now ~ Educated as a chemical engineer, partly at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Vishal Prabhu has sin...