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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pleased to contribute to the latest Haiku Dialogue theme Intoxication, Writing Poetry. Thanks to editor dkarlbrandt.bsky.social. Great to see haiku poets write about writing and use various techniques to do so within the #haiku realm. See the link here thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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

Issue 2 of The Bougainvillea Journal is out now, free to check out at aswordsfly.com/index.php/is... Many thanks to editor Bhawana Rathare for including a #haiku of mine along with the beautiful selections of haiku, other poetry and prose. #SenryuSunday #writingcommunity

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm pleased to be part of the fascinating selection of haiku on a 'too much information' theme, part of the Man-Machine Interface series guest-edited by @asurashaiku.bsky.social at the Haiku Foundation. The resulting set of topical poems is worth checking out: thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I'm grateful to appear in the latest Asahi Shimbun Haikuist Network collection, here clipped up with editor David McMurray's words and a similar haiku by Mirela Brailean. Actually I think both of them are #fuzzy #haiku. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Thanks to @asurashaiku.bsky.social for choosing this #haiku for commentary on the Haiku Dialogue Man-Machine Interface – Communication blog - fascinating to see poets writing about our digital context, not a usual subject to tackle. thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I'm very proud to contribute to the Zen Space Summer Showcase and Anthology 2026 featuring topical #haiku expertly curated by guest editor Jerome Berglund - see his selections, thought-provoking comments and more here thezenspace.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/t... monetizing the small deaths of moths

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A minimalist contribution to the latest Suspect Device zine Turning Japanese column with #senryu #haiku on a war crimes & propaganda theme, many thanks to editor Tim Gardiner - do check out the various gives and takes here suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.html

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Thanks to Alison Williams for including this in the latest wonderful Quail Eggs - A #Tanka Journal #5 quaileggstanka.blogspot.com (free to read). Thanks also to #NaTankaMo. Inspired by Carmella Braniger's work in Bright Stars 7 (Keibooks, 2014). Do I spot a chiasm in there? #TankaThursday

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

My #tanka 'I strike a match' for #NaTankaMo <flame> prompt. Aiming for a noirish tone. Fyi I do not endorse the smoking of tobacco. I am in fact highly against it.

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

all the colours scattered over green follow the path to the place of redemption #Tanka #TankaThursday Actually inspired by watching the current #Snooker World Championships, which I am enjoying (from a distance).

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Another topical poem, this one written a long time ago. It refers to the UK's role in the illegal occupation of Afghanistan. It's called 'Somewhere in Helmand'. I hope you like it. BEWARE It contains rhymes which may offend. * PLB = Personal Locator Beacon

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Hey, a serendipitously topical #haiku by me at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, with a bit of #simile and #hypallage in there too, thanks to editor dj tyrer at Atlantean Publishing #war 575haikujournal.wordpress.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Variations on the Planets, a short chapbook by Mark Gilbert and Eavonka Ettinger, is available in paperback at minimum price via Amazon. It combines science & sci-fi in 37 individual #haiku within 8 poems. www.amazon.com/Variations-Planets-Eavonka-Ettinger/dp/B0DW9HBDGR or your own country's site.

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Dear #haiku friends you are invited to participate in the Caribbean Kigo Kukai for #InternationalHaikuPoetryDay. #Haiku MUST include the words 'dive in'. Deadline is April 2nd. The results will be published on April 17th. See full guidelines at wwwcaribbeankigokukai.blogspot.com. #Fun

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A topical #haiku at Asahi Shimbun Haikuist Network, thanks to editor David McMurray www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This is a favourite 5-7-5 haiku of mine, it has a pleasing rhthym. Many thanks to @djtyrer.bsky.social at atlanteanpublishing.wordpress.com for publishing it at the 5-7-5 Haiku Journal. Check out the link here:- 575haikujournal.wordpress.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I'm very pleased to see my 'slice of life' piece at Horror Senryu Journal, the place for horrific and unsettling short poetry. Many thanks to editor Thomas Tilton. horrorkujournal.blogspot.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I'm extremely proud to contribute to the inaugural issue of The Bougainvillea Journal, a thoughtful new journal for #haiku and related endeavours. Many thanks to Bhawana Rathare for the hard work! Check out the link here:- aswordsfly.com/index.php #HaikuSaturday #writingcommunity

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I am most pleased to contribute to this week's Haiku Dialogue on the subject of pets, many thanks to editor Nancy Brady for the prompt. Do check out the long list for imaginative haiku related to pets and other domestic animals, here:- thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I'm very proud to see this little piece at Heron's Nest, thanks very much to Fay Aoyagi for helping to steer me through the application process. Volume XXVIII can be perused here theheronsnest.com/March2026/

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Very proud to supply the Haiku of the Day at thehaikufoundation.org, thanks to editor Raghav Prashant Sundar. This month's theme is Love. Many thanks to Shloka Shankar who originally published it at Sonic Boom in Jul-25. thehaikufoundation.org/daily-haiku-... sonicboomjournal.wixsite.com/sonicboom

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

Oooh, this minimalistic one-line #senryu, also known as a #monoku, has appeared in Robin Jacobson's smols journal for brief poetry. Many thanks to the editor! I'm quite pleased with it. smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I'm proud to have a distinctive minimalist haiku with a juxtaposition in the latest @waleshaiku.bsky.social, congrats to all those who contribute and thanks to editors Joe Woodhouse & @loverpoetic.bsky.social. A beautiful issue into which to immerse. Check it at www.waleshaikujournal.com/winter2025.

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Happy to be part of the January 2026 Sonic Boom, another great selection of poetry and artistry from Shloka Shankar. sonicboomjournal.wixsite.com/sonicboom

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Another from the latest issue of Take 5ive, edited by Steve Wilkinson. This one is a #kyoka, a humorous or satirical variant on a #tanka. Today there is very little of Sherwood Forest left. take5ive.weebly.com/current-issu... Sherwood Forest trudging from tree to tree providing content for free

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I'm very pleased to contribute to the latest Folk Ku Journal from King River Press, curated by Jodie Hawthorne and featuring #haiku from 25 countries on a theme of Trees. The PDF is free to download at kingriverpress.com/folk-ku-jour....

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Honoured to be included in the European Top 100 haiku authors in 2025, many thanks to curator Krzysztof Kokot haikueurotop.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Pleased to contribute to the latest Five Fleas Itchy Poetry with this #tanka. Well done to all who appear. Many thanks to editor Robin Jacobson for her ongoing contributions to the small poetry scene. fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/12/afte...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Very pleased to appear in Shadow Pond Journal #6 thanks editor Katherine E Winnick well done to all who appear. shadowpondjournal.blogspot.com/2025/12/shad...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

From Autumn Moon Haiku Journal 9:1. Thanks to eds Astrid Andreescu & Kristen Lindquist. One might think this haiku has a wintry feel, but of course bears hibernate in winter, and this one shows no sign of retreating to its den. www.autumnmoonhaiku.com a bear rolls down the slope rumble of thunder

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I call this a semi-vertical free verse tanka and I’m very grateful to Alison Williams at Quail Eggs for publishing something different. Unfortunately she placed it LH justified so here is how I prefer. Originally came from a #NaTankaMo prompt 🙏 @evecastle.bsky.social. quaileggstanka.blogspot.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

at the end of a traumatic day I sing some Joni in a minor key . . Many thanks to editor Pamela A. Babusci for including this in The Art Of Tanka #5, joining another wonderful selection of emotive and emotional tanka. Refers to the Canadian songstress Joni Mitchell of course.

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I have really enjoyed meldenn73.bsky.social 's 'Caravan... a trail of haiku', a collection of charming #snail #haiku from Nun Prophet Press. Available in the UK at the cost of printing from www.amazon.co.uk/Caravan-trail-haiku-Melissa-Dennison/dp/B0FYHBTMMW or similarly via your own country's site.

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Proud to have these delightful #micropoems - I guess they are #senryu - at smols, many thanks to editor Roberta Jacobson. Btw one of them was inspired by George Floyd. #GeorgeFloyd smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Thanks to editor @dkarlbrandt.bsky.social for including me in this week's musical haiku selection (see attached - apologies for the missing apostrophe - my fault). I enjoyed immersing myself in this week's superb musical prompt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmRP... thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Wonderful to have this haiku accepted for Under the Basho's Personal Best category with a commentary by me. It's very refreshing to read the thoughts of poets on haiku they have written and their journey, something rarely seen nowadays. Great job editor Don Baird. underthebasho.com/the-journal/...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I’m honoured to be part of Hope: The British Haiku Society’s Members Anthology 2025 along with #haiku and #tanka from other members, edited by Neil Somerville.

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

A great honour to contribute to the latest Suspect Device zine Turning Japanese column with a Kerouacian #senryu #haiku, many thanks to editor Tim Gardiner - do check out Tim's 10-verse sequence and the other On The Road-inspired content from the Talent suspectdevicehq.blogspot.com/p/columns.html

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

3 ~#monoku at latest Five Fleas Itchy Poetry. fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/10/afte... 'Crackle' inspired by this video (you can hear it at ~0:04). Sinéad O'Connor channelling Veronica Lake while singing a Cole Porter tune. Her voice barely louder than the crackle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK9d...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Very pleased to be part of the latest Haiku Dialogue, theme: Music Around the World – Loving you with all of my tunes or let’s talk about feelings, thanks to editor Deborah Karl-Brandt. Congrats to all feature. A fantastic selection of musical haiku. thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Pleased to have a minimalist poem at SMOLS, thanks to editor Roberta Jacobson. Here's a graphical version. smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Another sample from the latest Fireflies' Light, this time a #kyoka. Many thanks to editors John J. Han & Mason Arledge. #chess #tanka #TankaThursday Check the issue out here www.mobap.edu/about.../pub...

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

What a joy to be part of the latest Fireflies' Light issue whose pages feature different poetic forms side by side. Many thanks to editors John J. Han & Mason Arledge. I have four forms included; here are my favourites, both happen to be ekphrastic. Check it out here www.mobap.edu/about-mbu/pu...

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