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#CallForSubmissions The Best #Haiku international search is underway. $330USD in honorariums with a top $150 award. At least 50 winners chosen by 3 judges for the annual #book. Submit up to four of *your* best at HaikuCrush.com *Haiku is alive in 2025!*

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Jun 9

For our new followers, we interrupt this search for The Best #Haiku, to help you get familiar with what the previous searches became, check the anthologies out on most online bookstores. Or visit this shortcut link to Amazon... TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/

Please share. Thank you!
#callforsubmissions

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 3d

#Haiku is alive in 2025! #callforsubmissions

Reminder, the #HaikuCrush submission deadline is midnight, October 13th at HaikuCrush.com

Best of luck to those who enter!

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 6d

#Haiku is alive in 2025!

Please repost this reminder... The Best Haiku search ends in 10 days! Submit at HaikuCrush.com

#callforsubmissions #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #monoku #haikusaturday #saturdayhaiku #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #writingcommunity #writers #poetrybook #poets

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 7d

#Haiku is alive!

We think good #humor in haiku is rare, even though we love a bad #pun now and then. This one's top-notch punny. We've a #HaikuCrush on UkuleleCLE @ukulelecle.bsky.social today!

#poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #vss365 #cleveland #ohio #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #joke #funny

Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 8d

#Haiku is alive!

Only 12 more days until the deadline. Visit HaikuCrush.com to submit.

#callforsubmissions #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #monoku #writingcommunity #haikufeels #amwriting #haikuchallenge #poets #poems #poetrybook #poetrybooks

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 12d

#Haiku is alive in 2025!

About 16 days left.

#callforsubmissions #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #monoku #haikusaturday #saturdayhaiku #haikufeels #haikuchallenge

Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 19d

Time soars, dives + dwells. Then it flew!

The Best #Haiku deadline is in 23 days. $330US awarded, $150 for the top haiku. Submit up to 4 of your best at HaikuCrush.com

#poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #haikusaturday #callforsubmissions #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 13d

We're pleased to feature you!

Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 13d

#Haiku is alive in '25!

It's sometimes the small details that make a walk unique. We appreciate this haiku by The Hermit of Everything, and have a #HaikuCrush on THOE @hermiteveryday.bsky.social today!

#poetrycommunity #poetry #haikuchallenge #treasure #autumn #fall #nature #micropoetry #walking

The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 14d

Autumn approaches,
A wellspring of small changes,
Treasure on each walk.

#haikuchallenge wellspring

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 19d

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 22d

Simply beautiful.

Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 23d

#Haiku is alive in 2025!

In undisturbed dust, Tish Bouvier @tishbouvier.bsky.social captures the essence of anticipation and the unknown. We have a #HaikuCrush on Tish today!

#haikuchallenge #poetry #poetrycommunity #ancestors #walnut #asleep #dust #dailyhaikuprompt #micropoetry #writingcommunity

Tish Bouvier @tishbouvier.bsky.social · 23d

Walnut chest unopened
dust of ancestors asleep
stories yet untold

#dailyhaikuprompt (walnut)
#5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity
#haiku

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · 26d

Happy Mightymite Day!

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Sep 8

#Haiku is alive in '25!

Reminder, please repost. Thanks!

The Best Haiku search ends in a few weeks. $330US awarded, $150 for the top haiku. Submit up to 4 of your best at haikucrush.com

#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #callforsubmissions #haikufeels #haikuchallenge

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Haiku is alive in '25!

Leafy Labyrinth by ‪Sparty®‬ @young-spartacus.bsky.social beautifully paints a soft scene and soothing spirit. Today, we've a #HaikuCrush on Sparty! ‬
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#haikuchallenge #poetry #poetrycommunity #nature #trees #whisper #haikufeels #micropoetry #forestfriday #writingcommunity

Sparty® @young-spartacus.bsky.social · Sep 5

'Leafy Labyrinth'

Quiet paths await,
Through shadowed trees, leaves whisper,
Nature's calm embrace.

Happy Friday my friends! Here's to the weekend!

Sparty 🙏🏼

#EastCoastKin #Photography #Haiku #Scape #ForestFriday #ClassicMono #PhotographersofBluesky #Nature #ColorADay #BWFri #Travel #AltText #Art

This black and white photograph captures a tranquil and somewhat somber forest scene, dominated by a path receding into the distance.
A distinct, unpaved path stretches from the foreground, leading the viewer's eye deeply into the frame. Its surface appears uneven, covered with a scattering of fallen leaves and debris, creating a textured ground plane.
On either side of the path, a dense arrangement of mature trees with prominent, textured trunks and spreading branches forms a natural tunnel or corridor. The lack of colour emphasises the varied textures of the bark and the stark contrast between the lighter highlights and deeper shadows of the tree trunks.
The canopy overhead is thick, allowing only diffused light to filter through, contributing to the overall muted tone of the image. The leaves, visible on the trees and on the ground, appear as varying shades of grey, emphasising their forms and density rather than their seasonal colour.
The black and white palette enhances the sense of depth and quietude, creating an almost ethereal or melancholic atmosphere. The path gradually narrows and blurs towards the background, conveying a sense of distance and the vastness of the woodland.
The composition is symmetrical, with the path acting as a leading line, drawing the viewer's gaze towards a brighter, more open area at the far end of the visible path, suggesting a continuation through the dense woods.

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Aug 23

#Haiku is alive!

Recently noted by Haiku #Romance @haikuromance.bsky.social... Heart Breaths: Book of Contemporary Haiku and Alan Summers @thehaikutec.bsky.social.

Haiku Romance @haikuromance.bsky.social · Jul 25

Alan Summers @thehaikutec.bsky.social contributed to Heart Breath. We found a link to the book.

www.cyberwit.net/publications...

#romance #romantic #poetry #haiku #tanka #love

Heart Breaths: Book of Contemporary Haiku

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Aug 17

#Haiku is alive!

None of us have ever experienced #writersblock, right??? The opposite answer is exactly why we appreciate this and have a #HaikuCrush on MK @muederkrieger.bsky.social!

#haikusunday #haikuchallenge #poetry #poetrycommunity #writinglife #writerslife #writingcommmunity #micropoetry

MuederKrieger @muederkrieger.bsky.social · Aug 17

writer's block —
a jewel hides in my
head's wasteland

#whistpr #wasteland
#HaikuChallenge #jewel
#Senryu #SenryuSunday #micropoetry

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Aug 10

#Haiku is alive in 2025! Please repost. Thank you!

The Best Haiku search is happening now. $330US awarded incl $150 top prize. Minimum 50 to be selected by 3 judges for the '25 #anthology. Submit up to 4 of your best at haikucrush.com

#poetry #haikusunday #sundayhaiku #senryu #callforsubmissions

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hi Mark, we think you're better than you think at #haiku. The first 3 lines can stand on their own -- leaving readers to ask *why* you want to climb, then they intuitively know or ponder then know. Such can be the "less is more" quality of haiku!

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Aug 8

#Haiku is alive in 2025!

We've read Anne's Brutal Wanderer and can enthusiastically recommend it!

#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetrybook #poetrybooks

Anne @annemorrigan.bsky.social · Jul 19

Guess who has a poetry collection in amazon's top 500 Canadian poetry books? And how many are there in total, because is this impressive, or??

Anyway... 🙌 yay!

#haiku

mybook.to/cGOgQcl

Brutal Wanderer

Read it now

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Aug 4

Well done, Luci!

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Aug 2

#Haiku is alive in 2025! Please retweet, thank you!

The Best Haiku international search is underway. $330USD awarded with a $150 top prize. At least 50 to be chosen by 3 judges for annual #book. Submit up to 4 of your best at haikucrush.com

#poetry #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #callforsubmissions

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Jul 31

#Haiku is alive!

We can't imagine better counsel than this haiku by Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social offers us. Today, our #HaikuCrush is on Raymond Hourigan for his wise reminder!

#poetrycommunity #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #treasure #free #freely #writingcommunity #cherish #loved #love

Raymh @rayhourigan.bsky.social · Jul 30

Freely given, the
Greatest treasure costs nothing,
Cherish your loved ones.
#Specprompts #treasure #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@ajdeane.bsky.social

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Jul 26

Oh, shucks! 🥰

Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Jul 26

#Haiku is alive!

We usually think twice or thrice if given a direct order. But for this one we have no hesitation! Our #HaikuCrush today is on Mightymite @mightymite.bsky.social!

#poetrycommunity #senryu #poetry #micropoetry #haikufeels #haikuchallenge #orders #order #haikusaturday #weekend #happy

Mightymite @mightymite.bsky.social · Jul 25

.
End of week orders
Enjoy your weekend or else -
No 👏 haikus 👏 for 👏 you!

Happy Friday all! 😁

#haikufeels (order)
#haiku #poetry #micropoetry

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Jul 26

#Haiku is alive in 2025! #CallForSubmissions

This year's Best Haiku search is now underway. $330USD in honorariums with top award of $150. Fifty winners to be selected by three judges for the #book. Submit up to four of *your* best haiku (traditional and/or modern) at HaikuCrush.com

#haikusaturday

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Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Jul 24

Thank you, Peter! @petergmitchell.bsky.social for sharing. #Haiku is alive in '25!

#CallForSubmissions

🇨🇦 Peter G Mitchell 😎 @petergmitchell.bsky.social · Jul 12

follow instructions
submit #haiku for prizes
write off for taxes

Haiku Crush @haikucrush.bsky.social · Jul 8

Please share, thanks!

The Best #Haiku international search is underway. $330USD of honorariums with a $150 top prize. At least 50 haiku to be selected by 3 judges for annual #anthology. Enter up to four of your best at haikucrush.com

#poetry #senryu #haikuchallenge #haikufeels #callforsubmissions