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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 4d

#senryu by frequent contributor, John Pappas. John is a touchstone-winning #poet, literature professor & punk-rock drummer. He does all that in Boston, MA, USA. #lemonade #art #poetry #growingup #poetrycommunity #boston #poetrylovers #summer #micropoetry #haiku

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Fatma Zohra Habis @fati1212.bsky.social · 3d

Happy to appear on this week’s Haiku Dialogue, "Music Around the World - From apprentice to master or how to walk the path of music", edited by Deborah Karl-Brandt : thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialogue…#haikuk#haikusaturdaya#senryuy#senryusundaya#poetrycommunityt#poetryr#vss3656#inkMinene

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to Dhugal J Lindsay once again at The Mainichi for publishing my poem today...

in the city
a riot
of wildflowers

I am chuffed and grateful. 👍

mainichi.jp/english/arti...

Haiku in English: Oct. 7, 2025 - The Mainichi

in the city a riot of wildflowers -- Melissa Dennison (Bradford, England) Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay

mainichi.jp

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The Poetry Pea @thepoetrypea.bsky.social · 5d

Great poem Melissa! Thank you for sharing it with us.

meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 10d

a fly searches
through every room
no escape

😱

Thanks once again to the fabulous team at pea towers. It's great to be included with such talented poets.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=hkxn...

Go on have a listen...

@thepoetrypea.bsky.social

#haiku

S8E39 Creepy Crawlies in haiku & senryu

YouTube video by Poetry Pea

m.youtube.com

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 7d

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower."

-Albert Camus

a field of grasses an wildflowers up in the hills. there are trees in the background.

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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 7d

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-Aristotle
💚✨️🌞💚

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 8d

💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition.

Today's prompt comes from Lesley Sharpe, who was commended and longlisted in the 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Lesley!

The road not taken... track back to an impossible choice, weigh the moment, and walk the other path. How does it feel? Where does it lead? Who do you take with you, or meet on the way? Find the world where another life plays out. Write a postcard from it that reveals a long-held secret. Who will you send it to?

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 9d

Huge thanks once more to Professor Mcmurray at the Asahi Shimbun for publishing my poem in today's haikuist network column.

circling
butterflies
eventually
go their own way

www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...

#haiku

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

haiku on the move--adult writing workshop in the park--Barbara Anna Gaiardoni (Verona, Italy)

www.asahi.com

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks, that's praise indeed. Yes, it's a dark one...😱😆

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MarkgZero @markgzero.bsky.social · 10d

One of my (many) favourites from the podcast. Double meaning in L3.

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 10d

a fly searches
through every room
no escape

😱

Thanks once again to the fabulous team at pea towers. It's great to be included with such talented poets.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=hkxn...

Go on have a listen...

@thepoetrypea.bsky.social

#haiku

S8E39 Creepy Crawlies in haiku & senryu

YouTube video by Poetry Pea

m.youtube.com

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Shinobazu Pond 俳句 @shinobazupond.bsky.social · 13d

Monday morning
one hour late -
the week, already unmoored.

#FromOneLine Prompt No.392
#haiku #senryu ⏰

FromOneLine - submissions OPEN @fromoneline.bsky.social · 13d

#FromOneLine 392

Where can we go with just one connecting #prompt line? Let's see how many different places we can discover from just one starting point! Start your poem/vss with the opening line :

Monday morning. One hour late.

#FromOneLine 392 #prompt

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 13d

Thankyou to Eric @freshoutmag.bsky.social for publishing my monoku. Grateful. 🙏

check them out here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/1D2h...

#haiku

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 15d

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The Poetry Pea @thepoetrypea.bsky.social · 15d

Pleasure to feature you. Thanks to Amy who did a brilliant job.
Tune in 👉 poetrypea.com/s8e38-dancin...

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 18d

Huge thanks to Amy @thepoetrypea.bsky.social for selecting my verse for this week's podcast. There are some wonderful poems here written by great poets so check it out!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=wuEF...

the last tango
yew limbs
entwine

#haiku

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Magedah Shabo @magedah.bsky.social · 23d

@artbyseranya.bsky.social #RetroArtPrompt #DailyHaikuPrompt #senryu #haiku

morning tea
not bitter enough
for the news

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lichtbringer @saintghost.bsky.social · 21d

autumn thunderstorm
after a summer romance
the sky’s cooling off

#haiku
#DailyHaikuPrompt

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Thomas L. Vaultonburg @wolftwinthomas.bsky.social · 23d

dry creek bed-
a turtle shell
turned skyward
#haiku #poetry

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Jocelyn @jocelynx44.bsky.social · 21d

in the infinite night
stars forget they died
and carry on their light

#haikufeels #haiku

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 22d

#haiku by returning contributor, Nitu Yumnam @nituyumnam Nitu is an Indian, residing in the United Arab Emirates. By profession, Nitu is an educator. Also, a #poetry enthusiast.
#micropoetry #poetrylovers #UAE #india #moon

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Every Writer @everywriter.bsky.social · 22d

www.everywritersresource.com/2025-6-words... It's baaaaack...

2025 6 Words of Horror for Halloween Contest - EveryWriter

www.everywritersresource.com

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Tanja @joypops.bsky.social · 22d

blue sky~
birch leaf drifting
down and down

#haiku

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 22d

Huge thanks to Maurice @ci-poetry.bsky.social for publishing my haibun in the current edition of cover creations. Grateful.

It's a great place to submit poetry, btw. 😊 Highly recommended.

www.cipoetrypublication.com

#haiku
#haibun

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meldenn73.bsky.social @meldenn73.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks to kjmunro at haiku dialogue this week for longlisting my poem. Grateful. 🙏

thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

#haiku

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