John Hawkhead
@haikuhawk.bsky.social
Do scroll down for… #haiku #haiga #art #tanka #poetry #senryu #micropoetry #tomfoolery
This at smols poetry journal edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen:
madman changes my mind map
See and submit here: smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com?m=1
#poetry #micropoetry
madman changes my mind map
See and submit here: smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com?m=1
#poetry #micropoetry
February 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
This at smols poetry journal edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen:
madman changes my mind map
See and submit here: smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com?m=1
#poetry #micropoetry
madman changes my mind map
See and submit here: smolspoetryjournal.blogspot.com?m=1
#poetry #micropoetry
The Winter 2025-2026 edition of @waleshaiku.bsky.social is out and includes this:
gunmetal skies
in the crow’s morning call
an iron hawser
Thanks to editors Joe Woodhouse and Luci C.X. Turner for the inclusion.
Link: www.waleshaikujournal.com
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
gunmetal skies
in the crow’s morning call
an iron hawser
Thanks to editors Joe Woodhouse and Luci C.X. Turner for the inclusion.
Link: www.waleshaikujournal.com
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
February 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The Winter 2025-2026 edition of @waleshaiku.bsky.social is out and includes this:
gunmetal skies
in the crow’s morning call
an iron hawser
Thanks to editors Joe Woodhouse and Luci C.X. Turner for the inclusion.
Link: www.waleshaikujournal.com
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
gunmetal skies
in the crow’s morning call
an iron hawser
Thanks to editors Joe Woodhouse and Luci C.X. Turner for the inclusion.
Link: www.waleshaikujournal.com
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
Reposted by John Hawkhead
PJ's submission window is NOW open for the month of February! We’re looking for your best #senryu and related forms of #poetry, including #kyoka, #haibun, #gembun, #haiga, and #sequences
Submission guidelines:
prunejuicesenryu.com/submissions/
#WritingCommunity
#submissions
Submission guidelines:
prunejuicesenryu.com/submissions/
#WritingCommunity
#submissions
February 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
PJ's submission window is NOW open for the month of February! We’re looking for your best #senryu and related forms of #poetry, including #kyoka, #haibun, #gembun, #haiga, and #sequences
Submission guidelines:
prunejuicesenryu.com/submissions/
#WritingCommunity
#submissions
Submission guidelines:
prunejuicesenryu.com/submissions/
#WritingCommunity
#submissions
January 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
A #haiku at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer:
just one type of love
they say these things are worthless
without provenance
Link: webmail.shellenergy.co.uk/modern/email...
#senryu
just one type of love
they say these things are worthless
without provenance
Link: webmail.shellenergy.co.uk/modern/email...
#senryu
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A #haiku at 5-7-5 Haiku Journal edited by DJ Tyrer:
just one type of love
they say these things are worthless
without provenance
Link: webmail.shellenergy.co.uk/modern/email...
#senryu
just one type of love
they say these things are worthless
without provenance
Link: webmail.shellenergy.co.uk/modern/email...
#senryu
This is in the latest Asahi Haikuist Network edited by Prof. David McMurray:
velvet engineer
a solitary mole
extends a grave
Lots more here: www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
#haiku #micropoetry #nature
velvet engineer
a solitary mole
extends a grave
Lots more here: www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
#haiku #micropoetry #nature
January 29, 2026 at 11:39 PM
This is in the latest Asahi Haikuist Network edited by Prof. David McMurray:
velvet engineer
a solitary mole
extends a grave
Lots more here: www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
#haiku #micropoetry #nature
velvet engineer
a solitary mole
extends a grave
Lots more here: www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...
#haiku #micropoetry #nature
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Reposted by John Hawkhead
A new verse from returning contributor @haikuhawk.bsky.social:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗨𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹
Dare you smile with that
xylophone teeth arrangement
dull wooden laughter?
— John Hawkhead
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗨𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹
Dare you smile with that
xylophone teeth arrangement
dull wooden laughter?
— John Hawkhead
The Means to Destroy Us All
Dare you smile with thatxylophone teeth arrangementdull wooden laughter? — John Hawkhead
dadakuku.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A new verse from returning contributor @haikuhawk.bsky.social:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗨𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹
Dare you smile with that
xylophone teeth arrangement
dull wooden laughter?
— John Hawkhead
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆 𝗨𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹
Dare you smile with that
xylophone teeth arrangement
dull wooden laughter?
— John Hawkhead
January 26, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Reposted by John Hawkhead
black ice
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 AM
black ice
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
An old ticket to the Goblin Ball
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
An old ticket to the Goblin Ball
black ice
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 AM
black ice
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
a murder of crows lands
in minnesota
Reposted by John Hawkhead
Have you ever fancied a big challenge, written #haibun before, or never before, or curious why #prose and a #haiku poem or #tanka verse is part of this mysterious genre?
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haib...
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haib...
Call of the Page - The Shape of Haibun
New page
www.callofthepage.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Have you ever fancied a big challenge, written #haibun before, or never before, or curious why #prose and a #haiku poem or #tanka verse is part of this mysterious genre?
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haib...
www.callofthepage.org/courses/haib...
Reposted by John Hawkhead
The Wolf Twin Review opens 2026 with new #haiku & #senryu from an award-winning haikai poet. We invite you to learn more about the marvelous John Hawkhead (@haikuhawk.bsky.social).
May your New Year be inspiring! Let's keep howling together.
🐺🎊🐺✍️ #WolfTwinReview #Interview #PoetryCommunity
May your New Year be inspiring! Let's keep howling together.
🐺🎊🐺✍️ #WolfTwinReview #Interview #PoetryCommunity
John Hawkhead Interview
Wolf Twin Review's interview with John Hawkhead.
www.wolftwin.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Wolf Twin Review opens 2026 with new #haiku & #senryu from an award-winning haikai poet. We invite you to learn more about the marvelous John Hawkhead (@haikuhawk.bsky.social).
May your New Year be inspiring! Let's keep howling together.
🐺🎊🐺✍️ #WolfTwinReview #Interview #PoetryCommunity
May your New Year be inspiring! Let's keep howling together.
🐺🎊🐺✍️ #WolfTwinReview #Interview #PoetryCommunity
Reposted by John Hawkhead
Eternally grateful to @haikuhawk.bsky.social for his wonderful and clever poetry. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
möbius strip
sending a thank-you card
for a thank-you card
#Sciku #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Mobius
thescikuproject.com/2026/01/22/e...
möbius strip
sending a thank-you card
for a thank-you card
#Sciku #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Mobius
thescikuproject.com/2026/01/22/e...
Eternally grateful by John Hawkhead - The Sciku Project
möbius strip // sending a thank-you card // for a thank-you card - Visit The Sciku Project to learn more about this möbius sciku!
thescikuproject.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Eternally grateful to @haikuhawk.bsky.social for his wonderful and clever poetry. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
möbius strip
sending a thank-you card
for a thank-you card
#Sciku #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Mobius
thescikuproject.com/2026/01/22/e...
möbius strip
sending a thank-you card
for a thank-you card
#Sciku #ScienceHaiku #SciComm #Mobius
thescikuproject.com/2026/01/22/e...
A very short poem from Smols, edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen:
mortal remains the last option
#haiku #micropoetry #senryu
mortal remains the last option
#haiku #micropoetry #senryu
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
A very short poem from Smols, edited by Robin Beach Jacobsen:
mortal remains the last option
#haiku #micropoetry #senryu
mortal remains the last option
#haiku #micropoetry #senryu
From the latest Take 5ive edited by Steve Wilkinson, two of four #tanka in my first outing:
spring rains
otters play tag
with bubbles
joining up dots
in a stream
almost lost
among leaves cast
in winter winds
a creaked whisper
in the oak’s heart
Lots more here: take5ive.weebly.com
spring rains
otters play tag
with bubbles
joining up dots
in a stream
almost lost
among leaves cast
in winter winds
a creaked whisper
in the oak’s heart
Lots more here: take5ive.weebly.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:29 PM
From the latest Take 5ive edited by Steve Wilkinson, two of four #tanka in my first outing:
spring rains
otters play tag
with bubbles
joining up dots
in a stream
almost lost
among leaves cast
in winter winds
a creaked whisper
in the oak’s heart
Lots more here: take5ive.weebly.com
spring rains
otters play tag
with bubbles
joining up dots
in a stream
almost lost
among leaves cast
in winter winds
a creaked whisper
in the oak’s heart
Lots more here: take5ive.weebly.com
Reposted by John Hawkhead
This wonderful #Sciku by @haikuhawk.bsky.social (with an outstanding third line btw) reveals that there's so much more to ice than meets the eye. Visit The Sciku Project to find out more!
a deep understanding
of the chemistry of ice
cracks in our matrix
#SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/05/i...
a deep understanding
of the chemistry of ice
cracks in our matrix
#SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/05/i...
Ice by John Hawkhead - The Sciku Project
a deep understanding // of the chemistry of ice // cracks in our matrix - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about John's sciku!
thescikuproject.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This wonderful #Sciku by @haikuhawk.bsky.social (with an outstanding third line btw) reveals that there's so much more to ice than meets the eye. Visit The Sciku Project to find out more!
a deep understanding
of the chemistry of ice
cracks in our matrix
#SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/05/i...
a deep understanding
of the chemistry of ice
cracks in our matrix
#SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/05/i...
Worth posting this one again right now I think…
This wonderful #Sciku by @haikuhawk.bsky.social (with an outstanding third line btw) reveals that there's so much more to ice than meets the eye. Visit The Sciku Project to find out more!
a deep understanding
of the chemistry of ice
cracks in our matrix
#SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/05/i...
a deep understanding
of the chemistry of ice
cracks in our matrix
#SciComm
thescikuproject.com/2025/06/05/i...
Ice by John Hawkhead - The Sciku Project
a deep understanding // of the chemistry of ice // cracks in our matrix - Visit The Sciku Project to discover more about John's sciku!
thescikuproject.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Worth posting this one again right now I think…
Reposted by John Hawkhead
The latest Folk Ku Journal edited by Jodie Hawthorne is out with a ‘water’ theme:
moonlight in ripples
throughout the dark times
we had each other
Link: kingriverpress.com/folk-ku-jour...
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
moonlight in ripples
throughout the dark times
we had each other
Link: kingriverpress.com/folk-ku-jour...
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
January 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The latest Folk Ku Journal edited by Jodie Hawthorne is out with a ‘water’ theme:
moonlight in ripples
throughout the dark times
we had each other
Link: kingriverpress.com/folk-ku-jour...
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
moonlight in ripples
throughout the dark times
we had each other
Link: kingriverpress.com/folk-ku-jour...
#haiku #senryu #micropoetry
Reposted by John Hawkhead
#digitalhaiga by regular contributor, John Hawkhead of Bradford-upon-Avon, UK. (IG: @haikuhawk ) #poetry #haiga #art #poemwords
January 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
#digitalhaiga by regular contributor, John Hawkhead of Bradford-upon-Avon, UK. (IG: @haikuhawk ) #poetry #haiga #art #poemwords
