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#monoku by returning contributor,Joseph P. Wechselberger (IG: @jwech15 ). Joseph has been writing #haiku since 2018. His work has been Touchstone-nominated / long-listed many times, widely published & anthologized across the web. #afteryou #poetry

Upon a black background, this #monoku by returning contributor,Joseph P. Wechselberger (IG: @jwech15 ), reads,

after you my life in parentheses

Joseph has been writing #haiku since 2018. His work has been Touchstone-nominated / long-listed many times, widely published & anthologized across the web. #afteryou #poetry

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4d ago

#haiku #set by Randy Brooks ( @brooksbookshaiku ). Dr. Randy Brooks is Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, where he teaches Japanese poetics. His latest publication is HAIKU DECK: A collection of playing cards. #poetry #mother #illinois

Against a white background, a #haiku #set by Randy Brooks ( @brooksbookshaiku ), entitled “Spirit Guide” reads,

Spirit Guide

yellowed obituary black and white quills in the envelope

curious porcupine at home on the porch after her funeral

hound dog noses into the crawlspace a whimper of bristles

slender quill try dipping it in ink

Mother’s grave nobody bothers the porcupine

Dr. Randy Brooks is Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, where he teaches courses on haiku, tanka, and Japanese poetics. He and his wife, Shirley Brooks, are publishers of Brooks Books and co-editors of Mayfly haiku magazine. His most recent publication is HAIKU DECK: A collection of playing cards. #poetry #mother #illinois

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4d ago

#digital #haiga by returning contributor, Lorraine A. Padden. Lorraine is an award-winning poet & former professional dancer whose work in the performing & visual arts has earned her several national awards. Her #poetry regularly appears in journals & anthologies. More at lorrainepadden.com

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 7d ago

#haiku by Timothy Daly ( X/Twitter: philalz ). Dr. Timothy Daly was born in the British Isles & reborn in Paris. He now lives in Italy. He juggles life as an Alzheimer’s disease researcher, a teacher of language & philosophy, and a writer of short-form #poetry & prose. #sky #clouds #blue

Against a white background with sky-blue rectangle in the upper-right corner, this #haiku by Timothy Daly
( X/Twitter: philalz ), reads

cloudy sky
the patches of blue
in our future

Dr. Timothy Daly was born in the British Isles & reborn in Paris. He now lives in Italy. He juggles life as an Alzheimer’s disease researcher, a teacher of language & philosophy, and a writer of short-form #poetry & prose. #sky #clouds #blue

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last wk.

#haiku / #senryu by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland, USA. #poetry #geese #maryland

Against a plain black background, a #haiku / #senryu by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland, USA, reads:

departing geese
an old hippie flips me
the peace sign

#poetry #geese #maryland

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2w ago

#monoku by new contributor, Adele Gallogly (IG:@AdeleGallogly). Adele is a new writer of #haiku and its related forms. Her work has appeared in several other fine publications. #poetry

Against a white background, this #monoku by new contributor, Adele Gallogly (IG:@AdeleGallogly), reads,

sunset passing on the river otter rumors

Adele is a new writer of #haiku and its related forms. Her work has appeared in several other fine publications. #poetry

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2w ago

#monoku by returning contributor, thomas david (IG: @thomas.david575 ). Thomas is from West Sussex in the United Kingdom. His #haiku and senryū have appeared here before and in many other fine publications. #poetry #daisychain #England

Against a white background, this #monoku by returning contributor, thomas david (IG: @thomas.david575 ) reads,

daisy chain stringing me along

Thomas is from West Sussex in the United Kingdom. His #haiku and senryū have appeared here before and in many other fine publications. #poetry #daisychain #England

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2w ago

#shahai / #tanka - #art by long time contributor, Reid Hepworth (IG: @reidhepworth ). Reid lives in a small cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario where she spends her time listening to trees, talking to all manners of wildlife and writing short form #poetry. #haiku #photo #canada

In this #shahai / #tanka - #art by long time contributor, Reid Hepworth (IG: @reidhepworth ), a color photo shows a moth, perched in daylight, on an angular-shaped stone, striated and giving the impression of a cut log. A rounder glob of granite sits atop the “log-stone,” next to the moth. Ferns occupy the background at the left edge of the photo.. The accompanying tanka verse reads:

how the wind
lays bare her hidden depths
standing in front
of the full-length mirror
she disrobes with one eye closed

Reid lives in a small cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario where she spends her time listening to trees, talking to all manners of wildlife and writing short form #poetry. #haiku #photo #canada

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2w ago

#haiku / #senryu by long-time contributor, Debarati Sen (IG: @debarati_poetry), of India. #poetry #maternity #moon

Against a night-black background, this #haiku / #senryu by long-time contributor, Debarati Sen (IG: @debarati_poetry), of India, reads,

maternity ward —
the moon and I
awake all night

#poetry #maternity #moon

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2w ago

#haiku by FreshOut newcomer Siniša Avramov. Born in 1974, Siniša lives in Bečej, Serbia. #poetry #woods #autumn #serbia

This #haiku by FreshOut newcomer Siniša Avramov, reads

in the woods
the lichen reflects the light –
and again

Born in 1974, Siniša lives in Bečej, Serbia.
#poetry #woods #autumn #serbia

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

#monoku by Laurence Stacy. Laurence teaches English & literature at Kennesaw State University, #Georgia, USA. He is the recent coauthor of “Before the Earth: Haiku and Haikai.” A longtime martial artist, he is also interested in connections between the disciplines he enjoys. #poetry #haiku #autumn

Against a background and in a handwritten-style script, both of vaguely autumnal colors, this #monoku by Laurence Stacy, reads,

Autumn I too decide to let go

Laurence teaches English & literature courses at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA. He is the recent coauthor of “Before the Earth: Haiku and Haikai.” In addition to studying poetics, he is a longtime martial artist, interested in connections between the disciplines he enjoys. #poetry #haiku #autumn #Georgia

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

#haiku by Ron Scully. Ron (IG: @ronaldjscully ) is a retired bookseller. He now lives in the Pacific Northwest where he reads & writes, appearing recently in “The Cost of Living” by Yavanika Press 2026. Currently he’s working on a play. Otherwise his grandkids keep his neurons firing. #poem #fish

This #haiku by Ron Scully reads,

two angel fish
not an inch apart
for better or worse

Ron (IG: @ronaldjscully ) is a very retied bookseller. After half a lifetime on the road, an authentic Willy Loman only funnier, he has repaired to the Pacific Northwest to read and write. He practices haikai daily and has published widely in the short form journals, the latest of which is The Cost of Living by Yavanika Publishing 2026. Currently he is working on a play. Otherwise the grandkids keep the neurons firing. #poetry #washington #fish #marriage

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

#collaborative #rengay by long time FreshOut contributors Hifsa Ashraf (IG: @hifsays ) of #Pakistan and Arvinder Kaur (IG: @arvinderk8 ) of #India #poetry #haiku

This #collaborative #rengay by long time FreshOut contributors Hifsa Ashraf (IG: @hifsays ) of #Pakistan and Arvinder Kaur (IG: @arvinderk8 ) of #India titled “Old Haveli,”reads in alternating verses beginning with Arvinder,

Old Haveli

sleeplessness
a round of riddles
on the terrace

naming constellations
after fairies

filigree window
light and shades
on her cherubic face

afternoon haze
roasting peanuts
in the sand

haveli pathway
grandpa’s footsteps fade

broken wooden fence
covered with
the ripe grapevines

Arvinder Kaur, India
Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan

#poetry #haiku

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4w ago

#monoku by Patricia Hawkhead of Bradford-upon-Avon, UK. Patricia has been submitting Haiga, shahai and #poetry to FreshOut for several years and her work appears widely in many other fine publications. Find her on IG: @boujolais8 #flowers #haiku #UK

Against a white background, this #monoku by Patricia Hawkhead of Bradford-upon-Avon, UK, reads,

cut flowers a study in still death

Patricia has been submitting Haiga, shahai and #poetry to FreshOut for several years and her work appears widely in many other fine publications. Find her on IG: @boujolais8 #flowers #haiku #UK

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4w ago

#haiku by FreshOut newcomer Kila Lim ( IG: @KilaTalkStory ). Kila Lim is a poet from Manila, Philippines. She feels lucky to have found the world of haiku in 2024. Her poetry has appeared in various publications ever since. #poetry #blue #sky #philipines

Against a white background, hashed intense sky blue, this #haiku by FreshOut newcomer Kila Lim ( IG: @KilaTalkStory ), reads,

when we believed
the blueness
of the sky

Kila Lim is a poet from Manila, Philippines. She feels lucky to have found the world of haiku in 2024. Her poetry has appeared in various publications ever since. #poetry #blue #sky #philipines

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4w ago

#haiku by Adele Evershed (IG: @ad_libby ). Adele is a Welsh writer who swapped the valleys for America’s East Coast. Find more about her forthcoming publications on our Instagram, Facebook or Threads posts. #warbler #fathers

Against a plain white background, this #haiku by Adele Evershed (IG: @ad_libby ), reads,

hooded warbler —
dad’s voice trembles
over my new name

Adele is a Welsh writer who swapped the valleys for America’s East Coast. She has 2 #poetry collections: “Turbulence in Small Spaces” (Finishing Line Press) & “The Brink of Silence” (Bottlecap Press). Her 3rd, “In the Belly of the Wail” is upcoming from Querencia Press. She has published 2 novellas in flash, “Wannabe” & “Schooled” (Alien Buddha Press), & has an upcoming novella, “A History of Hand Thrown Walls,” with Unsolicited Press. #warbler #fathers

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4w ago

#monoku by Adele Gallogly (IG:@AdeleGallogly). Adele is a new writer of #haiku #poetry and its related forms. Her work has appeared in several other fine publications. #bullfrog #summer

Near FreshOut headquarters, deep in the American South, summer - even late summer, fall and early winter, can bring the sounds of frogs over any body of water, deep or shallow, overgrown or clear. Often one may be awakened during the night by them. Here, to note that, against a black background, this #monoku by new contributor, Adele Gallogly (IG:@AdeleGallogly), reads,

cottage sunday a bullfrog organ song

Adele is a new writer of #haiku #poetry and its related forms. Her work has appeared in several other fine publications. #bullfrog #summer

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4w ago

It’s been a rainy weekend at FreshOut headquarters, deep in the American South. It’s still summer but fall is right around the corner. To celebrate, here, against a white background, is a #monoku by Melissa Dennison @melissa.dennison.54 of the UK. #poetry #rain #haiku #summer

It’s been a rainy weekend at FreshOut headquarters, deep in the American South. It’s still summer but fall is right around the corner. Here, against a white background, this #monoku by Melissa Dennison @melissa.dennison.54 of the UK, reads,

rain on the roof a snail exhales

#poetry #rain #haiku #summer

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#shahai by regular contributor, Jerome Berglund ( @Berglundjeromehaiku ). Jerome currently hails from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, where he produces fine poetry and art featured here many times and in many other publications. #poetry #haiku #photo #NOLA

In this #shahai by regular contributor, Jerome Berglund ( @Berglundjeromehaiku ), a black and white photograph shows a very full, colorless blossom, nested in its own foliage. In the top left corner, an accompanying haiku reads,

wild iris
one of the slats bent back
at an angle

Jerome currently hails from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, where he produces fine poetry and art featured here many times and in many other publications.
#poetry #haiku #photo #NOLA

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#monoku by new contributor Martina Matijević. #poetry #haiku #summer #tide

Against a white background, this #monoku by new contributor Martina Matijević, reads

marsh ride the crumples of a tissue

#poetry #haiku #summer #tide

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#haiku by Deborah A. Bennett Deborah (IG: @d.a._bennett ) draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of #nature #poetry #poetrylovers

Against a white background, this #haiku by Deborah A. Bennett reads,

child’s dime sinking
in the fountain water
damselflies

Deborah A. Bennett @d.a._bennett draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of #nature #poetry #poetrylovers

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#shahai by returning contributor, Biswajit Mishra. Biswajit is a bilingual #poet writing mostly in English & occasionally in Odia. Born in India & having spent some time in Kenya, Biswajit & his wife currently live in Calgary, #Canada #photo @biswajitmishra.ig biswajitpoetry@biswajitca.bsky.social

In this #shahai by returning contributor, Biswajit Mishra, a cloudy sky of many colors is seen above power lines and traffic signs. The accompanying #haiku reads,

unspoken words
the potential clouds
my day

Biswajit Mishra is a bilingual poet writing mostly in English and occasionally in Odia. Born in India and having spent a few years in Kenya, Biswajit and his wife Bharati currently live in Calgary, #Canada #poetry #photography

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biswajitpoetry@biswajitca.bsky.social

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#haiku by returning contributor,Joseph P. Wechselberger (IG: @jwech15 ). Joseph has been writing haiku since 2018. His work has been Touchstone-nominated / long-listed many times and widely published and anthologized across the web. #haiku #poetry

Upon a white background, this #haiku by returning contributor,Joseph P. Wechselberger (IG: @jwech15 ), reads,

a mallard’s eggs
beginning to hatch
swamp pinks

Joseph has been writing haiku since 2018. His work has been Touchstone-nominated / long-listed many times and widely published and anthologized across the web. #haiku #poetry

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#senryu by new contributor, Vikram Kolmannskog, marking the Aug. 28 passing of champion of gay rights & inclusion of all kinds, King Harald V of #Norway. Vikram is a queer-of-colour poet, psychotherapist & professor living by the forest outside Oslo, Norway. Find more @ www.vikram.no #poem #haiku

Against a plain white background, this #senryu by new contributor, Vikram Kolmannskog, marking the recent (Aug. 28) passing of champion of gay rights and inclusion of all kinds, Norway’s King Harald V, reads,

late summer bouquet
boys who love boys and
the king has died

Vikram is a queer-of-colour poet, psychotherapist and professor living by the forest outside of Oslo, Norway. Find more at his website: www.vikram.no
#poetry #haiku #Norway

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#digital #haiga by regular contributor, Mark Meyer at 3dot studio in Mercer Island, Washington, USA. #poetry #art

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · last mo.

#haiku by Jennifer Gurney. Jennifer lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published. Two of her poems have won international contests & one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has 10 books of poetry. #stones #colorado #poetry #river

Against a plain white background, this #haiku by Jennifer Gurney, reads,

who molds
these heart-shaped stones
the river or my tears

Jennifer lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published. Two of her poems have won international contests & one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has 10 books of poetry. #stones #colorado #poetry #river

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#haiku / #senryu by Oana Maria Cercel (IG: @oana_maria ). Oana lives in Italy where she writes and co-edits Cold Moon Journal. #poetry #italy #silence

This #haiku / #senryu by Oana Maria Cercel (IG: @oana_maria ), reads

silent womb
the grayness
of another winter

Visually, the poem is presented on a background of dark gray clouds, on a moonless winter night. Oana lives in Italy where she writes and co-edits Cold Moon Journal. #poetry #italy #silence

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#haiku by returning contributor Tony Williams, (IG: famwill2019 ). Tony has been writing haiku since 2020, when he finally retired to spend more time with vegetables, flowers, trees, etc. No book, but occasionally considering one. #poetry #raspberries #summer #rain

Against a plain white background, this #haiku by returning contributor Tony Williams, reads

heavy rain . . .
spotting rust
on the raspberries

Tony has been writing haiku since 2020, when he finally retired to spend more time with vegetables, flowers, trees, etc. No book, but occasionally considering one. #poetry #raspberries #summer #rain

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Collaborative #shahai by Stephanie Zepherelli (IG: @bellaboopalombo - #poem ), & Carol Rudall ( #photo ). California native and former dance professor, Stephanie Zepherelli has lived on Oahu the past 40 years. She has a drawer full of mismatched spoons, & a tribe of Madagascar geckos. #oahu #haiku

In this collaborative #shahai by Stephanie Zepherelli @bellaboopalombo ( #poem ), and Carol Rudall ( #photo ), boot prints are seen in beach sand, the imprint of what is likely a cane, accompanying. The prints proceed in one direction (from the bottom of the frame toward the top) and then seem to turn and head back the other way. The accompanying #haiku reads,

turning heel
too many footnotes
on a love letter

A California native and a former dance professor, Stephanie Zepherelli has been living on Oahu the past 40 years. She has a drawer full of mismatched spoons, and a tribe of Madagascar geckos. #oahu

@freshoutmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#senryu by Vidya Premkumar (IG: @i_sing_peace ). Vidya is a visual artist and poet from Wayanad, Kerala, India. Her work is infused with the socio-political realities and the nature around her. #poetry #haiku #gender #india

Against a plain, white background, this #senryu by Vidya Premkumar (IG: @i_sing_peace ), reads,

raincloud gender—
my shadow tries
on other shapes

Vidya is a visual artist and poet from Wayanad, Kerala, India. Her work is infused with the socio-political realities and the nature around her. #poetry #haiku #gender #india