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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Many thanks to editor Tony Pupello for selecting a verse for the latest issue of tsuri-dōrō! It's always a pleasure and honor to appear in one of the first places I've been published in. Congrats to everyone else! Check it out! tsuridoro.org/issue-35-oct...

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congratulations to editor @stephentoft.bsky.social for launching a new journal, Fugu Soup, focusing on "bold, urban, and experimental haiku, tanka & micropoetry!" Much appreciation for being included in the inaugural issue! Check it out! 👇 fugusoupjournal.blogspot.com/2026/10/issu...

rain aging on the tongue dying on every hill

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Many thanks to editor Matt Snyder for selecting my verse for "Lost and Found," the Haiku Society of America's Members Anthology for 2026. Congratulations to everyone else who appears! www.hsa-haiku.org/member-antho...

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Many thanks to guest editor Deborah Karl-Brandt for including my verse in Haiku Dialogue with this week's theme on the process of writing (in my case, of constant erasure of what was written, ha). Congratulations to everyone else who appears, check them out! thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

backspace backspace backspace resnowing the field

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Many thanks to editor Allyson Whipple for selecting my verse for the latest issue of Frogpond! It's an honor to be included in this abundant cast of contemporary haiku, and always pleased to do my part to push the boundaries and topics being represented. Hello and congratulations to everyone else! 👋

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Many thanks to Guest Editor Deborah Karl-Brandt for including my verse in this week's Haiku Dialogue at @haikufound on the theme of Meditation, hello and congratulations on everyone else! 👋 thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm a day late to post my latest verse here, but ya know what? The sentiment still remains the same 😄

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A new one from me, a bit of pop culture reference...

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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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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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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A new one from me, a bit of a concrete verse this go 'round:

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Many thanks to Charlotte Digregorio for featuring my senryu in her Daily Haiku showcase, which originally appeared in the Haiku Foundation's Haiku of the Day. Check out the ones from Kimberly Kuchar and Deborah Karl-Brandt also featured today: charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/t...

Charlotte Digregorio's Writer Blog

The Daily Haiku

brief reflection
grandma polishes
her hip flask

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I just now noticed this, but @sbwrightpoet.bsky.social featured a verse of mine in his Substack, and I couldn't have asked for a more thoughtful and thorough commentary to accompany it. Thank you Sean!

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Many thanks to guest editor @asurashaiku.bsky.social for selecting my verse for this week's @haikufound.bsky.social Haiku Dialogue commentary list. Hello and congratulations to the rest who appear! 👋 thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A new verse from yours truly @petrock.bsky.social: lunar insufficiency wolf who cries deal — petro c. k.

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lunar insufficiency wolf who cries deal — petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Complete the Haiga Prompt 158 @completethehaiga.bsky.social www.completethehaiga.org eye of Jupiter the spoils of war in the breeze — petro c. k. Haiga by @lessethereal.bsky.social

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

You're so welcome, it's a thought-provoking presentation!

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Many thanks to the Energizer Bunny of haiku, Jerome Berglund, for inviting me to appear in this exemplary showcase of haiku dealing with more pointed subjects, with running commentary on each verse as a guest editor in Zen Space run by Marie Marshall. 👇 thezenspace.wordpress.com/experience/s...

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Many thanks to Gilles Farbe and the rest of the editorial team at Seahores for selecting my verse for their latest issue! Always an honor to appear among everyone else, congratulations to you all! summer smoke the potato salad no one eats — petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the shortest poem in the world is credited to Aram Saroyan, featuring an “m” and “n” mashed together into a single ligature, so it looks like a four-legged “m.” This is my challenge to the title, as this ligature occupies a space of a lesser width.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Thank you! Channeling intoxication! 😄

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Many thanks to guest editor Deborah Karl-Brandt for selecting my verse for this week's Haiku Dialogue on the theme of alcoholic intoxication. Hello and congratulations to the rest who appear in the long list! thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

The Haiku Dialogue at the Haiku Foundation

today the drink I am tomorrow fading a golden sunset

– petro c. k.

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A new verse from yours truly @petrock.bsky.social: 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 dismantling the animatronic collapsing Berlin Wall diorama 𝘖𝘩 𝘸𝘦𝘩! melting Bowie mid-hero — petro c. k.

dadakuku.com

Low Museum

dismantling the animatronic collapsing Berlin Wall diorama Oh weh!melting Bowie mid-hero — petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Many thanks to the whole cast of characters at @c22press.bsky.social for including me in the latest issue of eYeland, an experimental zine of weird lit and vispo with a DIY/dada spirit, my inclusion is a processed text pushed past the point of cohesion. c22press.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/e...

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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

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Many thanks to editor Tanya McDonald for selecting a couple verses of mine for the latest issue of Kingfisher! It's always a treat to get in a favorite journal, hello and congratulations to the rest of everyone who appear! 👋 kingfisherjournal.com

Cover of Kingfisher Issue 13, April 2026,
with a painting of a kingfisher on a cherry blossom branch

you could be a winner! emerging clover

by petro c. k.

tear gas
disappearing
an empty car

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Issue 3 of Post-ku is now in the hands of the postal system and heading towards supporters and contributors! Thank you to everyone for the accolades and encouragement, it's a fun and rewarding project. The next submission window is June 1-15, I look forward to your avant-garde 'ku! post-ku.com

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

pearly dewdrops drop I can't see through the haze of your words #TankaThursday #MayTanka #NaTankaMo

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Many thanks to Patricia McGuire and the rest of the editorial team at Poetry Pea 🫛 for including a verse of mine in the latest issue of the Poetry Pea Journal, honored to appear! the past year fitting my hand perfectly golden potato – petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Many thanks to guest editor Carole MacRury for selecting my verse in the latest Haiku Dialogue about finding sanctuary in sight and sound. Hello and congratulations to those who appeared as well! thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

rain murmur overhead a moment with mom

by petro c. k.
Seattle, Washington

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Many thanks to guest editor John Pappas for featuring my verse in the "Poetry of Resistence" spotlight in Triveni! one poet sho(r)t Originally published in smols, Jan 22, 2026 www.trivenihaikai.in/post/triveni...

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dadakuku @dadakuku.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A new verse from yours truly @petrock.bsky.social: don’t tread on the snake oil swasticolon — petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Many thanks to editor Shloka Shankar for including my verse in the latest issue of Sonic Boom! Hello and congratulations to the rest who appear! Check out the rest 👇 sonicboomjournal.wixsite.com/sonicboom/cu...

Sonic Boom Journal, March 2026

the days I have left. Behind every construct

– petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

What a pleasant surprise to be included in the Red Moon Anthology of 2025! This verse originally appeared in @prunejuicejournal issue 45, many thanks for their nomination and to jim kacian and the rest of the editorial team of Red Moon for selecting it. Such an honor to appear!

Cover of Turtle Dreams: The Red Moon Anthology of English- Language Haiku

verse from Turtle Dreams: The Red Moon Anthology of English- Language Haiku

arctic-tick-tick-tick

— petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Many thanks to editor Tony Pupello for selecting my verse for the new issue of tsuri-dōrō! Always an honor to appear among friends and community! tsuri-dōrō, issue 32 aura farming a red cardinal in the selfie — petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Many thanks to new editor Tom Sacramona for carrying on the torch for Bottle Rockets, and for selecting my verse to appear in the latest issue! Hello and congratulations to everyone else who appears! Bottle Rockets # 54 bringing us together the incompetence of our therapist — petro c. k.

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

A thoroughly illuminating and thoughtful deep-dive examination of a verse that was published in my journal @dadakuku.bsky.social by Petra Schmidt, reflecting the urgency of now. Thank you to the writers who contributed their readings that unpacked the complexity that such a micropoem can contain.

thehaikufoundation.org

re:Virals 542 - The Haiku Foundation

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

*Miller. (Whoopsie. It's what I get for hurrying to get this out while at work)

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Many thanks to editor Paul Miler for selecting my verse for rhe latest issue of Modern Haiku, can't wait to settle in and dig into the rest of it. Hello and congratulations to the rest who appear! 👋 Verse: searching for assisted suicide windborne leaves

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A new one from me, I response to the horror show of our politics:

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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Post-ku is now open for submissions thru Feb 15! post-ku.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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petro c. k. @petrock.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Oh look, it's my trajectory 😬😭😂

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