Translated into German
Honoured to have the following collaborative haiga included in this issue:
photograph: Claudia Brefeld
haiku: Debbie Strange
Sunday, June 07, 2026
Seashores - An International Journal to Share the Spirit of Haiku, Vol. 15, April 2026
today is the day . . .
our ginkgo tree drops
every leaf
walrus tusks
a rusty pickaxe stuck
in the glacier
Our Best Haiga: Black and White Haiga/Haisha, May 2026
Curated by Lavana Kray
May 31, 2026: "fly" feature
(note: this haiga first appeared in Haiga in Focus #67 in colour)
NeverEnding Story: Biting NOT Barking Series, May 2026
Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu:
zombie fires
come back from the dead . . .
this wilderness
haunted by skeletons
and memories of trees
Blithe Spirit 35.4, 2025
Chen-ou Liu's Comments:
This tanka bridges climate science and Gothic imagery. In L1, "zombie fires," refers to overwintering peat fires that smoulder underground through freezing winters before reigniting in spring. By framing this ecological phenomenon as a literal haunting in L2, the tanka emphasizes the lingering trauma climate change inflicts upon natural landscapes.
In L4, "skeletons" operates as a powerful double entendre, evoking both charred tree trunks and traditional images of the dead. L5, "memories of trees," deepens the sense of grief and absence, suggesting ecosystems that survive only as traces or recollections. Nature is irrevocably altered: the once-living forest has become a graveyard of skeletons that refuses to rest in peace.
Heliosparrow Poetry Journal, May 2026
Featured May 15, 2026:
A Raven in the Middle
Featured May 26, 2026
Feathering
Haiku Page, Issue 12, 2026
Delighted to appear in this senryu-themed issue!
cold wave
the time it takes to find
our ice legs
active shooter
fawns are taught
to go to ground
Stars in the Seaweed, Haiku Canada Members' Anthology 2026
foreclosure
a barn spider ties up
loose ends of light
Shortlisted for Best-of-Issue Award, Presence 75
Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective, May 2026
Curated by Eric A. Lohman
Featured Artist: May 11, 2026
(note: this tanka first appeared in The Art of Tanka #1, Fall/Winter 2023)
Daily Haiga: An Edited Journal of Traditional and Contemporary Haiga, May 2026
Featured Artist: May 15, 2026
Note: this haiku was first published in Blithe Spirit 34.3, 2024
Creatrix: Poetry and Haiku Journal, Number 73, June 2026
sand mandalas
the flattened remains
of jellyfish
Sakura Haiku Challenge Anthology - Consulate General of Japan in Toronto, 2026
The following haiga was presented online for the Sakura Haiku Challenge and is included in the 2026 anthology:
Contemporary Haibun, Volume 21, Red Moon Press, 2026
Honoured to have this haiga chosen by Ron Moss for Contemporary Haibun:
Cattails, April 2026
food insecurity
the empty throat pouch
of a nutcracker
fifth instar the nymph i once was
hospice window
the see-through skeletons
of by-the-wind sailors
shafts of light
flicker across the floor . . .
my kitten
never quite captures
her elusive enemy
Cafe Haiku: The Magazine of the Cafe Haiku Group (Mumbai, Thane, Hyderabad and Chennai), 2026
Haiga feature on the theme of "Naturescapes":
Note - these haiga feature the following Japanese kigo:
aki no kawa = autumn river
natsu no kiri = summer mist
haru no kure = spring sunset
kankin = winter birds
The Art of Tanka, Issue 6, Spring/Summer 2026
one day
by the sea is all it takes . . .
my worries
disappear like spindrift
ribboning off every wave
A Fine Line: The Magazine of the New Zealand Poetry Society, Autumn 2026
mom's vital signs
we decipher the code
of lightning bugs
Selected Haiku, 2025 Yamadera Basho Memorial Haiku Contest
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