The Solitary Daisy 🌼
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A fortnightly journal of haiku. Co-editors Sally Quon and Michele Rule. thesolitarydaisy.ca
This week’s Fallen Petals post on Bluesky Haiku and Senryu. Featuring poets: @opjtx.bsky.social @cinnatus.bsky.social @hegelincanada.bsky.social @shinobazupond.bsky.social @herbtate5.bsky.social Blue light and faded caftans thesehaiku.substack.com/p/blue-light...
Blue light and faded caftans
A Fallen Petals Post
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Our haiku prompts for 19-26 Sep Thank you all for playing along at home. Your poems are the prizes you give each other. North South 9/19 Twilight Late Snow 9/20 Quill Barley 9/21 Wind Storm Till 9/22 Equinox Equinox 9/23 Chrysanthemums Breeze 9/24 Harvest Strand 9/25 Crimson New Buds 9/26 Fog […]
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Good morning friends! Here is issue 81, full of lovely rain haiku! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/09/issu... #haiku
Issue 81 – Rain Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
Thank you so much to those of you who have submitted haiku for the winter advent calendar! We are enjoying them so much. There is still time to submit as the deadline is October 31st
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#Haiku is alive! Please repost. The 2026 Best Haiku international search is underway at HaikuCrush.com. Honorariums total $500 USD, $200 for the top haiku. October 18 deadline, don't miss it! #haikusunday #callforsubmissions #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #poetrycommunity
Haiku Crush – the annual search for the best haiku
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Another great newsletter from our columnist @sbwrightpoet.bsky.social
Sean Wright 🇦🇺🏳️⚧️♿@sbwrightpoet.bsky.social · last mo.This week’s commentary on Bluesky senryu and haiku featuring the poets: @jennfel.bsky.social @asurashaiku.bsky.social @flip89db.bsky.social @sayakiyohara.bsky.social @opjtx.bsky.social Autumn leaves and existential jambalaya thesehaiku.substack.com/p/autumn-lea...
Huge thanks to Editors Sally Quon and Michele Rule @thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social for selecting my #haiku. In this issue. And much grateful to @sbwrightpoet.bsky.social for such a beautiful commentary. Sharing some snips here. Pls read the issue for the full commentary and others work #Oulens
The Solitary Daisy 🌼@thesolitarydaisy.bsky.social · last mo.Welcome to issue 80 of the Solitary Daisy! We weren't in a rush to put this issue together, but enjoy all of these haiku on the theme of rushing! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/09/issu... #haiku #haikusubmissions #haikujournal
Welcome to issue 80 of the Solitary Daisy! We weren't in a rush to put this issue together, but enjoy all of these haiku on the theme of rushing! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2026/09/issu... #haiku #haikusubmissions #haikujournal
Issue 80 – Rushing Haiku - The Solitary Daisy
Sally and Michele are still collecting season words from across Canada! We are especially interested in the Maritimes, Quebec, Ontario, and the Prairies.
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NDIS cuts — the canary stops singing #senryu #NDIS #disability
Ok, now you have to rush! Get your haiku about rushing in to us by August 30th! Submission details here: 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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Summer feels like it's rushing right by! Send us one or two haiku that imply rushing. Deadline is August 30th. Find details here: 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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The results are up for the Inaugural George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest! The contest received submissions from 491 poets, totaling 1,393 haiku. This is a great honor for Haiku Commentary and for the memory of haiku pioneer George Klacsanzky. #haiku #poetry #contest
Results for the Inaugural George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest
The inaugural George Klacsanzky Memorial Haiku Contest received submissions from 491 poets, totaling 1,393 haiku. This is a great honor for Haiku Commentary and for the memory of haiku pioneer Geor…
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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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