John Hawkhead

From Leaf, Journal of The Daily Haiku, edited by Ravi Kiran an Michele White - a trio of #haiku and #senryu

@thescikuproject.bsky.social

cho 21.2 is out and features a #haiga of mine:

static electricity
the way she left
with part of me

Thanks to haiga editor Ron Moss for the selection.

Link to site: contemporaryhaibunonline.com

#haiku #art #light #electricity

#digitalhaiga by regular contributor, John Hawkhead of Bradford-upon-Avon, UK. @haikuhawk #poetry #haiga #art #digitalart #poetrycommunity #england #micropoetry #poetrylovers #haiku #uk #senryu #photographylovers #artlovers

Presence 82 is out with a new makeover by Edinburgh Haiku Circle. Moving on nicely…

last rites a crow passes over

#haiku #crows #micropoetry

Here’s a ‘jaunty’ play on words #haiku from 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer:

daffodil fanfare
spring steps out of the shadows
with a light embrace

#spring #light #shadow

More here: 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/h...

A #haiku from 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer:

sunlight after rain
silver baubles glistening
in morning birdsong

#sunlight #birdsong

One of my #haiga at @haikufound.bsky.social

under the arches
an orchestra of beer cans
left in the rain

More here: thehaikufoundation.org/thf-haiga-ga...

#haiku #beer

darkening skies the threat of stormtroopers

#senryu #haiku #micropoetry

Recently released at @sonicboomjournal.bsky.social edited by Shloka Shankar…

slipping moorings in mist we once were

Many more good things here: sonicboomjournal.wixsite.com/sonicboom/cu...

#poetry #art #haiku

Afternoon of July 21, 2025

Have a read of the latest ‘five fleas (itchy poetry)’ edited By Robin Beach Jacobsen:

fivefleas.blogspot.com/2025/07/afte...

At The Haiku Foundation …

stalemate war
each side deploys
its silent gods

Originally at Lavana Kray’s ‘Black and White Haiga website.

#senryu #haiku @haikufound.bsky.social

Take a Nemo ovaltime sporeshow lustrous the teethin the swampwater — John Hawkhead

A new verse from returning contributor @haikuhawk.bsky.social:

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗺𝗼

ovaltime spores
how lustrous the teeth
in the swampwater

— John Hawkhead

20m reasons why you’re not getting through…

the black flourish
of an executive order
barred owls

Issues Each issue is designed to be read as a sequence of poems, in two-page view (save file, then select two-page view).  ISSUE 27, April 2025 NOON 27 ISSUE 26, September 2024 NOON 26 ISSUE 25, April 202…

NOON #27, April 2025

Check out the newest issue of NOON; Journal of the Short Poem

Here: noonpoetry.com/issues/

right hand pointing #160 is live.

www.issues.righthandpointing.net/160

Thanks to all who contributed and all who submitted. And thanks to the wonderful editorial team.

I am on jury duty this week and a bit behind. More than a bit. I have more news items, but they'll have to wait.

Thanks!

Dale

Out in Kingfisher journal edited by Tanya McDonald

captured carbon
we release our plastic
back to the wild

#haiku #senryu #climatecrisis

Sense & Sensibility ~ August 2025 Welcome to Sense & Sensibility ~ August 2025 Happy August, dear poets and lovers of Haiku. Thank you to the following poets in this beautiful issue:  BITA, Glorija Lukina, Sylvia Forges-Ry…

sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/s...

The August issue is now live! 46 fabulous haiku to delight!
Congrats to the contributors. @haikuhawk.bsky.social

Thank you!

Newly posted in Sense and Sensibility edited by @patriciacarragon8.bsky.social

broken sancastles
clearing away the remains
of children

More #haiku and #senryu here: sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/s...

#genocide #holidaysinthesun

Here’s a #haiga from a while ago:

caveman silhouette
he pulls on his leopardskin
posing pouch

Painting in #ink and #watercolour

Steliana Voicu has issued the latest issue of Enchanted Garden Haiku: enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2025/07/ench...

My contribution:

darkening clouds
an ink blot in the letter
she left to dry

#haiku #senryu

Thank you!

Wonderful to receive an Honourable Mention in Volume 8 of Autumn Moon Haiku Journal for this:

mountain lake
the glacial stillness
in a heron’s eye

More here: www.autumnmoonhaiku.com

Many thanks to editors Astrid Andreescu and Kristen Lindquist for the honour.

#haiku #micropoetry

Another view

A couple of #horrorku out at Horror Senryu Journal edited by Thomas Tilton. Enjoy!! 😱

#haiku #senryu

Garden Tiger Moth last night: fa-bu-lous!

#moths

This is at Cold Moon Journal:

sudden remembrance
of an empty crib
gentling rain

coldmoonjournal.blogspot.com/2025/07/john...

#haiku #senryu