LEAF, Journal of The Daily Haiku, 2026

 

thawing river

birdsongs return 

in a flow 

spring dawn

rose planters

back in place 

snowball fight

for a while 

we forget the cold 

LEAF, Journal of The Daily Haiku, Issue 09, April 2026

https://leafjournal.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/LEAF-Issue-Nine-Final-Single.pdf

Horror Senryu Journal, 2026

wrong turn—

barmanu’s fresh footprints 

across the muddy road 

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misty family farm 

behind the banyan locks 

a shishaka’s smile

The inaugural issue of Horror Senryu Journal (Fall 2026): Horror Poetry.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKQBD27M?spcref=PRINT_LISTING

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8191996387
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 22, 2026
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0HKQBD27M

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crow moon—
a dumpster crushes
the mid-night notes

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ash-blown mist the plot thickens before it ends

Horror Senryu Journal, March, 24, 2026

https://horrorkujournal.blogspot.com/

The Mainichi - Best of 2025

ceasefire — the sky blooms with fireworks

Dec. 27, 2025

Comment: After a ceasefire, celebratory fireworks fill the sky. The word “blooms” captures the transformation — explosions that once brought destruction now create beauty and joy. The irony is sharp: similar lights and sounds in the sky, opposite meanings. For those who endured bombardment, the celebration may carry complex emotions, but the haiku simply presents the moment — the sky reclaimed, violence replaced by festivity, at least for now.

Haiku in English – Best of 2025 by The Mainichi Shimbun, Japan’s national daily.

https://cdn.mainichi.jp/vol1/2026/03/23/20260323p2a00m0et003000q/0.pdf?1

https://pjcaislamabad.org.pk/2026/03/24/haiku-of-hifsa-best-of-2025/

Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog, 2026

bridal mannequin
the price tag
around its neck

by Hifsa Ashraf (Pakistan)

tinywords, Issue 23.2, Jan. 22, 2024
Charlotte Digregorio on July 16, 2026

https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/2026/07/16/the-daily-haiku-with-hifsa-ashraf-kim-klugh-and-sara-winteridge-july-17-2026/#comment-31622

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grassy trail
in the deep forest . . .
after your departure
I choose not to tread
the same path

Quail Eggs – A Tanka Journal, Issue 4, March 2026

Charlotte Digregorio's Writer's Blog, March 18, 2026

https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/daily-haiku-carole-daoust-and-daily-tanka-hifsa-ashraf-march-19-2026/

Quail Eggs Tanka Journal, 2026

dad's old letters
back in the drawer
getting pale—
after the birds leave
the winter horizon

      paper boats
      in the rain puddle
      left alone
      until they soften
      and fall apart

Quail Eggs, A tanka journal, Issue 5 - June 2026

https://quaileggstanka.blogspot.com/p/issue-5-june-2026-tanka-doha.html

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grassy trail
in the deep forest
after your departure
I choose not to tread
the same path

Quail Eggs, A tanka journal, Issue 4 - March 2026

https://quaileggstanka.blogspot.com/p/issue-4-march-2026-tanka-page-8.html

The Bougainvillea Journal, 2026

winter sunlight—
a patch of marigolds
in family garden

moving day—
on the dining table
wilted marigolds

wandering after cawing fades into the winter dusk


The Bougainvillea Journal, Issue 01 – Spring 2026.
https://aswordsfly.com/index.php/issue-1/

The Mamba Journal, 2026

back home late

dad tracing my face

for what I was

 

The Mamba, Journal of Africa Haiku Network, September 2026 issue 

https://africahaikunetwork.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/mamba-20-journal-of-africa-haiku-network.pdf

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suspended
in the manhattan dust
the elephant’s tusk

dune after dune
the missing curve
of crescent moon

waterfall rainbow
blooming all the colours
in my irises

dusk at Safari
a baobab holds up
the setting sun
  
settling dust
the low flight
of a kori bustard

The Mamba: Journal of the African Haiku Network, Issue 19 February 2026

 https://africahaikunetwork.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/mamba-19-february-2026.pdf

Poetry Pea Journal, 2026

spring twilight

a cricket's chirp unfolds 

its colours 

Published in Poetry Pea Journal 2:26

April Video Prompt feature as selected by Lakshmi Iyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lMI5iaXkqk

Also featured in Poetry Pea Podcast, aired on 26th May, 2026
https://poetrypea.com/category/podcast/page/2/

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winter dusk—
my thoughts drift
into the murmuration

poetry pea short video prompt by Arvinder Kaur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYafdCDt1J4

S9E13 Poetry Pea Podcast - Haiku between wings, contemporary short poetry (at 2:51) and also in Poetry Pea journal 1:26.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iok6-UlZOg

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village trail—
the mud tracks take me
back to my childhood

-Hifsa Ashraf


S9E7 Poetry Pea Podcast - A Monster haiku & senryu edition. Also in Poetry Pea Journal, 1:26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKVTs87mids