John Hawkhead

Out today at Circle of Salt edited by Kelly Moyer: crow shadows at the brink of infinity Link: circleofsaltmag.blogspot.com/2026/10/an-e... #esoteriku #haiku #senryu #crows #infinity

The latest issue of NOON: Journal of the Short Poem is out, edited by Philip Rowland, and includes this: low tide fossilised footsteps led us here A full book of poetry here: noonpoetry.com/wp-content/u... #haiku #micropoetry #senryu #history #life

I like the two more experimental #monoku best....all are good. "breech birth death hatches from its shell" "blood letting them get away with it" ~John Hawkhead

If you read the journal tsuri-dōrō you’ll be pleased that editor Tony Pupello has published a book of his #haiku called ‘tea gone cold’. 47 pages of poetry plus artworks by yours truly, one of which is included here. Go on, treat yourself: tsuridoro.org/tsuri-doro-p... #senryu #art #poetry

The latest issue of NOON: Journal of the Short Poem is out, edited by Philip Rowland, and includes this: low tide fossilised footsteps led us here A full book of poetry here: noonpoetry.com/wp-content/u... #haiku #micropoetry #senryu #history #life

À #haiku from Akitsu Quarterly (Summer 2022) with an ink drawing abstract crow on his grave stone the crows #drawing #crow #art #haiga

A #haiku from Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal edited by Steliana Voicu with Romanian translation: breeze-blown grasses the gentle caress of spring rain ierburi legănate de vânt mângâierea blândă a ploii de primăvară Theme: #rain Link: enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2026/10/ench...

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À #haiku from Akitsu Quarterly (Summer 2022) with an ink drawing abstract crow on his grave stone the crows #drawing #crow #art #haiga

À #haiga from ‘Circle of Salt’ edited by Kelly Moyer: heat ravelled air wasps stitch the fabric of the universe Link for more: circleofsaltmag.blogspot.com?m=1 #haiku #micropoetry #wasps

This was at Lavana Kray’s ‘Black & White Haiga/Haisha’ site earlier this year but I forgot to post it here: cliff edge an echo returns in silence Link: ourbesthaiga.blogspot.com?m=1 #haiga #haiku #senryu

I have a couple of #senryu out in the new issue of tsuri-dōrō edited by Tony Pupello: crematorium the new extractor fan takes our breath away urgent kisses in the taxi ride home the meter runs over The whole issue is here: tsuridoro.org/issue-35-oct... #haiku #art #tsuri-dōrō #micropoetry

Here’s a short piece from the latest Pebbles in Petrichor Journal: Agent Orange the elephant in the ballroom Here’s a link: petrichormag.com #monoku #haiku #idiots #trump-ballroom

Here’s issue 5 of Post-ku edited by @petrock.bsky.social America first 1% This is what it’s about: post-ku.com #haiku #micropoetry

#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

I have a couple of #senryu out in the new issue of tsuri-dōrō edited by Tony Pupello: crematorium the new extractor fan takes our breath away urgent kisses in the taxi ride home the meter runs over The whole issue is here: tsuridoro.org/issue-35-oct... #haiku #art #tsuri-dōrō #micropoetry

The latest from @waleshaiku is out edited by Joe Woodhouse and C.X. Turner and includes this #haiku breaking dawn the sun comes out of a cracked shell See the whole issue here:: www.waleshaikujournal.com/_files/ugd/f... #dawn #micropoetry

Here’s a something from Only Human edited by AJ Wentz that was written during the football world cup this year and yet another farcical intervention by an orange ballon of gas: own goal in off the post truth A whole senryu journal here: static1.squarespace.com/static/ #monoku #haiku #micropoetry

MUSE, 2 days to go! Just £450 left to raise. MUSE mixes my artwork with 12 wonderfully authors, creating part art book, part anthology, and total labour of love. help me get it into print, there are just 2 days left. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the... Every pledge and every share helps. ❤️

I always enjoy a #Sciku where one of the lines is just a single word, and this one by @haikuhawk.bsky.social is a great example, just a very well put together and clever poem! pheromones the short-lived affair of ant flights #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Pheromones thescikuproject.com/2026/10/01/p...

Here’s a short piece from the latest Pebbles in Petrichor Journal: Agent Orange the elephant in the ballroom Here’s a link: petrichormag.com #monoku #haiku #idiots #trump-ballroom

À #haiku from Haiku Journal edited by Glenn Lyvers: stolen rowboat at midnight her fingers trailing through reflected stars Link here: haikujournal.org/issue14-poem... #micropoetry #stars #senryu

A short monoku from Folk Ku 7 edited by Jodie Hawthorne: in one small bloom heartsease #haiku #nature #love

heavy snow arriving in one fall all my sadnesses -John Hawkhead ( @haikuhawk.bsky.social ) #haiku #senryu

A short monoku from Folk Ku 7 edited by Jodie Hawthorne: in one small bloom heartsease #haiku #nature #love

The wordplay in this #Sciku by @haikuhawk.bsky.social is simply delightful, just a fantastically elegant six words: tectonic plates she finds faults everywhere #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #SciArt #Tectonics thescikuproject.com/2026/09/21/t...

A new verse from returning contributor @haikuhawk.bsky.social: 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗱 t e e t h m a r k s as if we were fossils or parallelograms — John Hawkhead

A new verse from returning contributor Helen Buckingham: Upon publication of this piece and the subsequent receipt of my Nobel/Ig Nobel/FIFA Prizes in Lit. I hereby promise you the sum of $5,000 (ink permitting). — Helen Buckingham

Incredibly honoured to have been nominated for à Best of Net by ‘Sense & Sensibilty’ editor Patricia Carragon: broken sandcastles clearing away the remains of children #WeSeeYou #senryu #haiku Good stuff here: sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/b...

A monoku from the latest Trash Panda Journal edited by Lisa Johnson: habitat loss getting blood from a stone curlew #habitatloss #haiku #monoku

modŏ 50+ new & selected one-line haiku Alan Summers The Daily Haiku with Alan Summers’ Book Announcement: charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/t... #monostich #haiku #monoku #articles #footnotes #features

There are just 36 days left to back this terrific Kickstarter from @bonniehawkinsart.bsky.social - it's going to look gorgeous, so please check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Warning: May contain me. :-)

Here’s a prelaunch link for @bonniehawkinsart.bsky.social fabulous MUSE Project - do give it a look, you’ll love it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

If you are at all interested in this fantastic project then it’s important to back the Kickstarter campaign - particularly if you’re a fan of #art #poetry and #shortstories it’s a fabulous piece of work.

The scattered seeds of a windblown rainbow.

If you are at all interested in this fantastic project then it’s important to back the Kickstarter campaign - particularly if you’re a fan of #art #poetry and #shortstories it’s a fabulous piece of work.

Even more minimalist than haiku, the one-line haiku is a poem in one short line. They’ve become increasingly popular and more widely published in journals and anthologies: www.callofthepage.org/courses/haik... #haiku #monostich #monoku #callofthepage #courses

A monoku from the latest Trash Panda Journal edited by Lisa Johnson: habitat loss getting blood from a stone curlew #habitatloss #haiku #monoku

late-summer graveyard gatekeeper butterflies flit from light to shadow geriatric ward each wheelchair crosses the tiles with its own wobble #haiku