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Juliet Wilson (Crafty Green Poet) @craftygreenpoet.bsky.social · 8h

A fine example of the unpleasantly named Dog Sick Slime Mould in Edinburgh's Craiglockart Dell earlier today

A close up of a white slime mould growing on wood.

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Lafcadio @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

anger management I hear my dead mother tell me to be nice #senryu

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm especially pleased to contribute to SMOLS the Journal for Ultra-Short Poetry on its One Year Anniversary, many thanks to eclectic editor Roberta Beach Jacobson. #autumn #haiku smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The micro-micro poetry journal Smols published my latest one-liner today. Thanks to Roberta Beach Jacobson for supporting my most minor of missives. #poetry #poetrycommunity

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mark r meyer / 3dotstudio @markrmeyer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My thanks to Robin Jacobson for letting me share this quartet of largely small thoughts in today's SMOLS. smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com #micropoetry #monostych #senryu / #haiku

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sad to hear of the passing of David Kopaska-Merkel, writer of sci-fi & speculative poetry, haiku & scifaiku. A couple of short ones: full moon he squeezes through the dog door Dwarf Stars 2026 this lump below my shoulder a wire in my heart in ancient days I'd be long dead Five Fleas 2024

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Herb Tate @herbtate5.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the harvestman stops to remember a harvest #haiku #DailyHsikuPrompt (harvest) Partly inspired listening to @imcmillan.bluesky.social ‘s haiku chat with Robert Crawford on R4 The Verb this week, and folk having fun with haiku (listen to the end!). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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The Verb - Poems to help us brave the elements - BBC Sounds

Ian McMillan with elemental haiku, poetry that moves mountains, and the best new writing.

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A new verse from returning contributor Kelly Sauvage Moyer: flash frozen the meat the stars are made of — Kelly Sauvage Moyer

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flash frozen the meat the stars are made of — Kelly Sauvage Moyer

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Bridget @8rid6et.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🫧🧞‍♀️🫧 on the seventh day she vacuumed, did the laundry meal prep and dishes #norest #senryu #micropoetry

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A new verse from returning contributor @markgzero.bsky.social: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆 reusing a plastic bag reusing a plastic bag reusing a plastic bag. — Mark Gilbert

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The Future of Poetry

reusing a plastic bag reusinga plastic bag reusing a plasticbag. — Mark Gilbert

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Fatma Zohra Habis @fati1212.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Deep gratitude to Editor Alison Williams, for her kind acceptance of my tanka in issue 6 of Quail Eggs Tanka Journal, September 2026. quaileggstanka.blogspot.com/p/issue-6-sept… #tanka #TankaThursday #inkMine #poetry #poetrycommunity

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'm very proud of these three #senryu which have been published at Five Fleas Itchy Poetry along with other wacky works by talented writers - many thanks to editor Roberta Jacobson. fivefleas.blogspot.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Honoured to appear in the latest Quail Eggs A Tanka Journal, a superb place to find examples of this ancient form (much older than #haiku btw). Thanks to editor Alison Williams. #true #tanka #tankathursday quaileggstanka.blogspot.com/p/issue-6-se...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

in the zoo my favorites the monkeys just being monkeys even the mommies and daddies 20:51-20:53, 17th September 2026 #Tanka for #TankaThursday <Zoo> theme

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Polloscope @polloscope.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

in the cosmic zoo the ram, bull, crab, and lion a scorpion too sharing space with one centaur the sea goat swims with fishes #TankaThursday

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Another Norway trip inspired one. On the train from Bergen to Oslo.

Photographed from a train window. Trees and shrubs showing their first signs of autumn colors. Atop the stone wall a bounty of scarlet leaves. The taller trees are still very much green.

A hillside covered in vegetation that is predominantly light green and yellow with a bid of red. Atop the hillside, there is a house.

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Kimberly K @blueiris5432.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Mark Gilbert @markgzero.bsky.social and I have a collaborative piece in Chewers by Masticadores, thanks to Editor Nolcha Fox! My photo series inspired Mark’s haiku and senryu. You can view all of “In Between” at the link below: chewersmasticadores.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/i...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Another old #senryu written for Jim Kacian's Haiku in the Workplace weekly prompts in 2017. This theme was First Day at the New Job - see the selections here: thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-in-the... #SenryuSunday #workplacehaiku #micropoetry

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I’m delighted to have these two haiku published in the Summer 2026 issue of Trash Panda. Many thanks to Editor Lisa Anne Johnson, and congratulations to my fellow featured poets. #haiku

An image of a page of a journal that has the poet’s published poem. Black text on white background. The poem reads:

caught inside
a revolving door
cricket song

An image of a page in a print journal that contains the poet’s poem. Black text on a white background. The poem reads:

breaking news
on the neighborhood feed
a rogue goat

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Fatma Zohra Habis @fati1212.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Many thanks to the editors of Cornflower for publishing my ku in their summer issue.📷 #haiku #HaikuSayurday #inkMine #poetry #poetrycommunity

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biswajitpoetry @biswajitca.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Many thanks to petro c.k. for accepting this one and getting me back at one of my favourite journals dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social dadakuku.com/2026/08/18/9... down to own hand me downs out of shape

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Lafcadio @lafcadiobsky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

end of summer leaves on the mulberry fade to yellow the pages of my journal filled with whys and what-ifs #tanka #TankaThursday

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Many thanks to Patricia McGuire and the rest of the editorial team at Poetry Pea for including a couple verses of mine in the latest issue focusing on monoku! Hello and congratulations to the rest! 👋 Support the efforts of Poetry Pea, check out the current issue: buymeacoffee.com/poetrypea/e/...

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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

fields of gold gleam against blue sky . . . all the times we have taken freedom for granted #tanka by Debbie Strange Published in Fields of Gold - poems of peace The Bamboo Hut 2022 - peace poems from around the world

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

twenty attempts to capture my face thirty, forty … only one chance to live a life #Tanka for #TankaThursday <Photograph> theme. Note does not incorporate the prompt word.

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Fatma Zohra Habis @fati1212.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

an old photograph of sunset in the Ahaggar this familiar desert wet with our memories Fatma Zohra Habis Ahaggar (Hoggar) is a high plateau region in the central Sahara of southern Algeria #TankaThursday #tanka #inkMine #vss365 #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

an old photo of my parents young and happy— of all the things I own that is the saddest —Michael Windsor McClintock #TankaThursday photograph #TankaPoem #micropoetry

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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

on the immense cloud countless iPhone photographs —gravestones of pixels some of life’s celebrations many mostly forgotten #TankaThursday photograph #TankaPoem #micropoetry #tanka57577

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A #monoku #haiku and a #senryu at the constantly stimulating Smols Poetry Journal many thanks to editor Roberta Beach Jacobson. The first is a #Basho homage/parody, the second well whatever you want (as long as it's #noir). smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Many thanks to Robin for taking in a couple of wee verses of mine for smols! As much as I love getting things in print, online journals such as smols are crucial for publishing of-the-moment verses while the impact is still fresh Read more here: smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

two nanoverses from smols journal:

one poet sho(r)t

all-life crisis

by petro c. k.

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I’m delighted to have this tiny poem featured in smols poetry journal today. Thanks so much to Editor Roberta Beach Jacobson. smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com?m=1

A text based image of a one word poem. The poem reads

law(less)makers

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Many thanks to editor Roberta Beach Jacobson for selecting a verse for smols, a journal of mini-micropoetry (5 words or less). Always a treat to get something smol featured! smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

warblersong lost in data centers

by petro c. k.

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Kris Lindbeck @krislindbeck.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Happy news for today, I'm published on Smols! (poems of 5 words or fewer) smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com Mine is at the bottom for August 2nd: one perfectly fat toad I love the 1st one: what butterflies remember ~Kimberly Kuchar 1/2 Below, the other poems I submitted

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smols is an eclectic poetry journal featuring ultra-shorts, five words max. No themes. Submit up to five untitled pieces. Email to fivefleasitchypoetry@gmail.com with smols as your subject.

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John Hawkhead @haikuhawk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Pakistan Japan Cultural Association (PJCA) has just published: SAKURA FUBUKI (桜吹雪). Edited by @HifsaAshraf this newAnthology contains #haiku on the theme of ‘blossom’ in English, Urdu and Japanese. delicate blossom a nurseryman cradles his newborn’s head #blossom #newborn #pakistan #japan

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

paper cut nobody’s fault just one of those things An old #senryu written for Jim Kacian's Haiku in the Workplace weekly prompts in 2017, my first experience of such things. This theme was Getting Fired - see the selections here: thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-in-the... #SenryuSunday #workplacehaiku

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Haiku in the Workplace: Getting Fired - The Haiku Foundation

Put your haiku to work . . .

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mark r meyer / 3dotstudio @markrmeyer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Pleasantly surprised to have my monostych 'ku selected for commentary in today's Haiku Dialogue. The theme was TMI (too much information). My gratitude once again to guest editor Alex Fyffe and the THF staff. #haiku #senryu #monostych #information thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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biswajitpoetry @biswajitca.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Thanks to Editor Diana Webb for including my haibun in Time Haiku #64 Travails Flying between homes… between borders holding every potential of wars intact… to leave again… a night stretches into another

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#SongOfTheDay: "Marianne" (1968) by Jacks, the brilliant #psychedelic #jazz #rock #song that opens their album Vacant World (からっぽの世界) I love a stormy night The raging darkness is my guide youtu.be/7-fO14G4Rg0?...

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The Jacks • Marianne マリアンヌ (1968) Japan

YouTube video by Doctor Destiny

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Hege A. J. Lepri @hegelincanada.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Sunday sermon the parables spinning out of control #SenryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

the water under the bridge drowning us #senryu

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AsurasHaiku @asurashaiku.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My last post for #Haiku Dialogue this summer is now live! Follow the link below to read the fifteen haiku and #senryu I selected for commentary on the topic of living in a TMI world. Thank you to kj, Lori, and everyone who makes it possible! thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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HAIKU DIALOGUE – Man-Machine Interface – TMI – commentary - The Haiku Foundation

TMI – commentary

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Many thanks to guest editor Alex Fyffe for selecting my verse to be included in this week's commentary list on Haiku Dialogue's theme of Too Much Information. I enjoyed reading all the commentary and the rest of the verses, congratulations to the others! thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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Orak ⚜️ @opjtx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Senryu is born from each individual person. Regarding modern #senryu, Shinako Tokizane listed 10 points:

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Fatma Zohra Habis @fati1212.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

from the tower’s height tiny dots move like ants kites keep me company even clouds say hello I wait for your messages #tanka #TankaThursday #inkMine #poetry #poetrycommunity

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Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

towers tower across earth’s face too big to fall . . . a myth of myths as time will crumble all #TankaThursday tower #TankaPoem #micropoetry

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Honoured to contribute to the ground-breaking Sakura Fubuki, the Pakistan Japan Cultural Association Islamabad’s First Haiku Anthology, with this synaesthetic #haiku translated into Urdu and Japanese. Thank you to editor Hifsa Ashraf for your hard work on this project. pjca-isb.org/pjca-1st-int...

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