The Solitary Daisy 🌼
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A fortnightly journal of haiku. Co-editors Sally Quon and Michele Rule. thesolitarydaisy.ca
Welcome to these haiku poets whose work has never appeared in the Solitary Daisy before! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/08/issu... #haiku #haikusubmissions
Issue 79 – Welcome Daisy Newcomers - The Solitary Daisy
We did enjoy the haiku from the newcomers and gave them a serious reading. Sorry if we missed anything else! All the rushing did inspire this month’s prompt
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Haiku Horror Writing Prompt #1830: #closed_door Write a horrifying haiku inspired by the prompt and tag #haikuhorrorprompt Thanks to Tea party x.com/loadsoftea for today's inspiration!
#FF It’s Disability Pride Month! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications that are disabled- and neurodivergent-led: @alocasiamag.bsky.social @beestung.bsky.social @genrepunkmag.bsky.social @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social And us! Let us know who else should be on this list!
Our next issue is especially for people whose work we haven't published before! Send one or two haiku to sally_quon@yahoo.com with the subject line "Submissions" by July 26th to be considered. Details here: thesolitarydaisy.ca/submission-g... #haiku #haikusubmissions #poetry
Submission Guidelines - The Solitary Daisy
The Solitary Daisy Journal runs on a fortnightly schedule (every two weeks). In each issue there is a prompt. Haiku written to the prompt will be considered
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🙏 Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards judges Michael Henry Lee and Michele Root-Bernstein for selecting my #haibun collection *Crazy Bitches* as a 2026 prize winner! Grateful 💕 publisher Clare MacQueen of MacQ Books
This week’s Fallen Petals post, featuring commentary on Bluesky Haiku and Senryu. Featuring poets: @asurashaiku.bsky.social @petrock.bsky.social @orakdubwa.bsky.social @jotter111.bsky.social @njbarico.bsky.social #poetry Beloved wives and data centres open.substack.com/pub/thesehai...
Beloved wives and data centres
A Fallen Petals post
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Summer haiku part 2! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/07/issu... #haiku #haikujournal #haikusubmissions
Issue 78 – Summer Haiku Part Two - The Solitary Daisy
We cannot thank you enough for paying off the loan for our dear friend’s grandmother’s pacemaker! She is doing so well, walking around the hospital corridors and attending physio. She will be home soo...
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Perfect for the 4th of July, Julie!
Julie Bloss Kelsey@mamajoules.bsky.social · last mo.Hey! I have a poem in today’s @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social ! It seems appropriate to share on July 4th: hometown festival— t-shirts tie-dyed red, white & blue ❤️🤍💙❤️🤍💙❤️🤍 Julie Bloss Kelsey Maryland, USA thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/07/issu... #summer #haiku #July4
tanka weekly #poetry challenge July 2, 2026 this week’s prompt: market write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry #tanka resources to develop your practice: Tanka Society of America: www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our print journal, Ribbons, our membe...
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Happy Canada Day from all of us at the Solitary Daisy! We are celebrating this year with Indigenous readings and this beautiful flag by First Nations artist Curtis Wilson. #haiku #happycanadaday
a day of birding I pack my inside voice #haiku #senryu #senryusunday
This weeks Fallen petals post on Bluesky haiku/senryu. Featuring: @ireneaddie.bsky.social @cinnatus.bsky.social @jennfel.bsky.social @melindabhipple.bsky.social @extraspecialbitter.bsky.social #poetry Retirement planning, climate change and anarchy open.substack.com/pub/thesehai...
Retirement planning, climate change and anarchy
A fallen petals post
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Part One of Summer Haiku in today's issue of the Solitary Daisy! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/06/issu... #haiku #journal
Issue 77 – Summer Haiku Part 1 - The Solitary Daisy
Sally, Frithjof and I are involved with a nonprofit in Bangladesh called the Glory Future Foundation. They do great work with homeless children, including teaching English,
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This week’s Fallen Petals commentary post on Bluesky haiku and senryu. Featuring poets @haikuforlife.bsky.social @ashcapes.bsky.social @hegelincanada.bsky.social @oevermann.bsky.social @gracemac.bsky.social #poetry Lazy dawns, foggy mornings and rust. open.substack.com/pub/thesehai...
Lazy dawns, foggy mornings and rust.
A fallen petals post
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Apparently it’s Issa’s birthday! Read some #haiku to celebrate Thanks to @ginsbergpoem.bsky.social for clueing me in!
Submissions close on Sunday, June 14, on the theme of summer! Use a prompt from our calendar, which is on our website, or one of your own summer experiences! #haiku #submissions #haikusubmissions
Alan Summers @thehaikutec.bsky.social comments on two outstanding experimental haibun, one by Kati Mohr @pi-and-anne.bsky.social, both on difficult topics, both quoted in full. contemporaryhaibunonline.com/table-of-con...
Alan Summers: Two Favorite Haibun - contemporary haibun online
Alan Summers Two Favorite Haibun: Unsettling Clashes Photo by Steve Johnson from Pexels When two different genres appear in a single package, it can be unsettling. But the “clashing” genres of haibun—...
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This week’s Fallen Petals, haiku/senryu commentary post. Featuring poets: @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social @nommkreyol.bsky.social @jennfel.bsky.social @joypops.bsky.social @herbtate5.bsky.social #poetry Snails and the sound of water open.substack.com/pub/thesehai...
Snails and the sound of water
A Fallen Petals post
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Write along with Sally and Michele for the month of June! Check out and download your copy of the June prompt calendar here: thesolitarydaisy.ca #haiku #haikuprompts
Home - The Solitary Daisy
This journal began in early 2023 as a newsletter when haijin Sally Quon and Michele Rule wanted more friends to play haiku with.
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Le week-end annuel Haiku Canada aura lieu le long week-end de mai 2027 à l'Université de la Saskatchewan, à Saskatoon. The annual Haiku Canada Weekend will the long weekend in May 2027 at the University of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon.
Write along with Sally and Michele for the month of June! Check out and download your copy of the June prompt calendar here: thesolitarydaisy.ca #haiku #haikuprompts
Home - The Solitary Daisy
This journal began in early 2023 as a newsletter when haijin Sally Quon and Michele Rule wanted more friends to play haiku with.
thesolitarydaisy.ca
Submissions on an island theme end tonight at midnight Pacific time! #haiku #haikusubmissions thesolitarydaisy.ca/submission-g...
Submission Guidelines - The Solitary Daisy
The Solitary Daisy Journal runs on a fortnightly schedule (every two weeks). In each issue there is a prompt. Haiku written to the prompt will be considered
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isabella mori@moritherapy.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you're interested in talking about #mentalhealth, come join us for free next Tuesday, when we talk about mental health and work - the place of work for people with mental health issues, working with people with mental health issues, and writing about mental health. simpli.events/e/AWordWithL...