Call of The Page
@callofthepage.bsky.social
We run international online courses, workshops & events with an emphasis on minimal words, & the Japanese forms haiku, senryu, tanka and haibun. We also offer one-to-one tutorials/mentorship with Alan Summers and publish The Pan Haiku Review.
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filling the ditches
great snarling bramble-wodwos
crawling into spring
great snarling bramble-wodwos
crawling into spring
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
filling the ditches
great snarling bramble-wodwos
crawling into spring
great snarling bramble-wodwos
crawling into spring
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I’m honored to have this poem make the long list of the latest installment of Haiku Dialogue, with the theme of ‘Energy in Motion - Movement in Stillness’. Thanks so much to Guest Editor Vidya Shankar, and congratulations to all the featured poets.
#senryu
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
#senryu
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I’m honored to have this poem make the long list of the latest installment of Haiku Dialogue, with the theme of ‘Energy in Motion - Movement in Stillness’. Thanks so much to Guest Editor Vidya Shankar, and congratulations to all the featured poets.
#senryu
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
#senryu
thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...
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high in the bare oak
the crow is ignoring us
early morning mist
the crow is ignoring us
early morning mist
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM
high in the bare oak
the crow is ignoring us
early morning mist
the crow is ignoring us
early morning mist
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January 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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A calm bay
mouthfuls of shrimp
dive after dive.
Brandt's Cormorant, Jan. 2026, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
mouthfuls of shrimp
dive after dive.
Brandt's Cormorant, Jan. 2026, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
February 2, 2026 at 5:18 AM
A calm bay
mouthfuls of shrimp
dive after dive.
Brandt's Cormorant, Jan. 2026, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
mouthfuls of shrimp
dive after dive.
Brandt's Cormorant, Jan. 2026, #BodegaBay, #California.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #sonomacounty #m43 #haiku
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January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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You've probably noticed that we don't offer free shipping.
We are always happy to adjust the amount - it's set up for books weighing 2lbs, so sometimes it overshoots - but we do charge.
Why?
Because it was a slow year for online orders...
And our postage account still ate $10,000 in 2025.
We are always happy to adjust the amount - it's set up for books weighing 2lbs, so sometimes it overshoots - but we do charge.
Why?
Because it was a slow year for online orders...
And our postage account still ate $10,000 in 2025.
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
You've probably noticed that we don't offer free shipping.
We are always happy to adjust the amount - it's set up for books weighing 2lbs, so sometimes it overshoots - but we do charge.
Why?
Because it was a slow year for online orders...
And our postage account still ate $10,000 in 2025.
We are always happy to adjust the amount - it's set up for books weighing 2lbs, so sometimes it overshoots - but we do charge.
Why?
Because it was a slow year for online orders...
And our postage account still ate $10,000 in 2025.
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#haiku / #senryu by Ash Evan Lippert. Ash is an emerging queer writer from South Carolina.Their #poetry has appear widely. Their debut chapbook, “god of the body”, is available on Yavanika Press. Find them on Bluesky (@wanderstruck.blog) & IG: (@wanderstruck_haiku). #southcarolina #shadow
February 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
#haiku / #senryu by Ash Evan Lippert. Ash is an emerging queer writer from South Carolina.Their #poetry has appear widely. Their debut chapbook, “god of the body”, is available on Yavanika Press. Find them on Bluesky (@wanderstruck.blog) & IG: (@wanderstruck_haiku). #southcarolina #shadow
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Today's Find at MyHaikuPond.com
New Year cleaning
folding the sweater once knitted
for her soldier son
Milan Rajkumar
The Mainichi, Feb 2nd, 2026. (Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay)
Image: “Year-end Cleaning”, Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753-1806)
See: The link in the comment for more info.
New Year cleaning
folding the sweater once knitted
for her soldier son
Milan Rajkumar
The Mainichi, Feb 2nd, 2026. (Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay)
Image: “Year-end Cleaning”, Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753-1806)
See: The link in the comment for more info.
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Today's Find at MyHaikuPond.com
New Year cleaning
folding the sweater once knitted
for her soldier son
Milan Rajkumar
The Mainichi, Feb 2nd, 2026. (Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay)
Image: “Year-end Cleaning”, Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753-1806)
See: The link in the comment for more info.
New Year cleaning
folding the sweater once knitted
for her soldier son
Milan Rajkumar
The Mainichi, Feb 2nd, 2026. (Selected by Dhugal J. Lindsay)
Image: “Year-end Cleaning”, Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753-1806)
See: The link in the comment for more info.
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#haiku #senryu #tanka journals that reopened to submissions yesterday (with deadlines):
- 2/15/26: Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal (theme: "green")
- 2/15/26: Post-ku
- 2/15/26: The Cicada's Cry
- 2/28/26: Atlanta Haiku Festival Competition
- 2/28/26: cattails
- 2/28/26: Kingfisher
(1/2)
- 2/15/26: Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal (theme: "green")
- 2/15/26: Post-ku
- 2/15/26: The Cicada's Cry
- 2/28/26: Atlanta Haiku Festival Competition
- 2/28/26: cattails
- 2/28/26: Kingfisher
(1/2)
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Today's Feature:
tank barrels
Banksy plants
a bigger daisy
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Nick Virgilio Association: Haiku in Action, Prompt: 'Winter Observations on the Brink of War', January 25th. - January 31st. 2022.
tank barrels
Banksy plants
a bigger daisy
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Nick Virgilio Association: Haiku in Action, Prompt: 'Winter Observations on the Brink of War', January 25th. - January 31st. 2022.
November 27, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Today's Feature:
tank barrels
Banksy plants
a bigger daisy
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Nick Virgilio Association: Haiku in Action, Prompt: 'Winter Observations on the Brink of War', January 25th. - January 31st. 2022.
tank barrels
Banksy plants
a bigger daisy
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Nick Virgilio Association: Haiku in Action, Prompt: 'Winter Observations on the Brink of War', January 25th. - January 31st. 2022.
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Today's Find:
pussy willow the phial of expired wishes
Alan Summers @haikutec
Bones - journal for contemporary haiku, no. 14, Nov. 2017
Image: 'Peacock Butterfly on Willow Catkins', by Kornelia Laubach from Pixabay
pussy willow the phial of expired wishes
Alan Summers @haikutec
Bones - journal for contemporary haiku, no. 14, Nov. 2017
Image: 'Peacock Butterfly on Willow Catkins', by Kornelia Laubach from Pixabay
November 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Today's Find:
pussy willow the phial of expired wishes
Alan Summers @haikutec
Bones - journal for contemporary haiku, no. 14, Nov. 2017
Image: 'Peacock Butterfly on Willow Catkins', by Kornelia Laubach from Pixabay
pussy willow the phial of expired wishes
Alan Summers @haikutec
Bones - journal for contemporary haiku, no. 14, Nov. 2017
Image: 'Peacock Butterfly on Willow Catkins', by Kornelia Laubach from Pixabay
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Today's Feature:
the rain
almost a friend
this funeral
Alan Summers @haikutec
Azami, #28, Japan, 1995
Image: 'Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama', Utagawa Hiroshige (1834)
the rain
almost a friend
this funeral
Alan Summers @haikutec
Azami, #28, Japan, 1995
Image: 'Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama', Utagawa Hiroshige (1834)
November 29, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Today's Feature:
the rain
almost a friend
this funeral
Alan Summers @haikutec
Azami, #28, Japan, 1995
Image: 'Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama', Utagawa Hiroshige (1834)
the rain
almost a friend
this funeral
Alan Summers @haikutec
Azami, #28, Japan, 1995
Image: 'Spring Rain at Tsuchiyama', Utagawa Hiroshige (1834)
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Today's Find at http://MyHaikuPond.com
duskfall…
the moon bumps
into a paperboat
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Heron’s Nest vol. XXI no. 4, December 1st , 2019
Image: 'Summer Moon at Miyajima', Tsuchiya Koitsu (1936)
duskfall…
the moon bumps
into a paperboat
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Heron’s Nest vol. XXI no. 4, December 1st , 2019
Image: 'Summer Moon at Miyajima', Tsuchiya Koitsu (1936)
November 29, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Today's Find at http://MyHaikuPond.com
duskfall…
the moon bumps
into a paperboat
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Heron’s Nest vol. XXI no. 4, December 1st , 2019
Image: 'Summer Moon at Miyajima', Tsuchiya Koitsu (1936)
duskfall…
the moon bumps
into a paperboat
Alan Summers @haikutec
The Heron’s Nest vol. XXI no. 4, December 1st , 2019
Image: 'Summer Moon at Miyajima', Tsuchiya Koitsu (1936)
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Today's Find:
river wind . . .
heat carries the buzz
of unknown lives
Alan Summers @haikutec
river wind . . .
heat carries the buzz
of unknown lives
Alan Summers @haikutec
November 28, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Today's Find:
river wind . . .
heat carries the buzz
of unknown lives
Alan Summers @haikutec
river wind . . .
heat carries the buzz
of unknown lives
Alan Summers @haikutec
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Today's Feature:
powdered snow
a crow's eyes above
the no parking sign
Alan Summers @haikutec
Does Fish-God Know (2012)
powdered snow
a crow's eyes above
the no parking sign
Alan Summers @haikutec
Does Fish-God Know (2012)
December 1, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Today's Feature:
powdered snow
a crow's eyes above
the no parking sign
Alan Summers @haikutec
Does Fish-God Know (2012)
powdered snow
a crow's eyes above
the no parking sign
Alan Summers @haikutec
Does Fish-God Know (2012)
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Today's Feature:
field of stargazers
I'm the one who waves
at the Chinese satellite
.
Alan Summers @haikutec
Presence 41 (2010), THF Per Diem, Oct. 17, 2020
field of stargazers
I'm the one who waves
at the Chinese satellite
.
Alan Summers @haikutec
Presence 41 (2010), THF Per Diem, Oct. 17, 2020
November 29, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Today's Feature:
field of stargazers
I'm the one who waves
at the Chinese satellite
.
Alan Summers @haikutec
Presence 41 (2010), THF Per Diem, Oct. 17, 2020
field of stargazers
I'm the one who waves
at the Chinese satellite
.
Alan Summers @haikutec
Presence 41 (2010), THF Per Diem, Oct. 17, 2020
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Hello Mary Beth, I do have an idea for you: @thehaikutec.bsky.social or @haikutec@mastodonworld.
Alan is a true grandmaster of ao haiku, an award winning poet (Japan Times), etc.
He does online courses at all levels and one-to-one tuition.
#haiku
His website:
www.callofthepage.org/courses/
Alan is a true grandmaster of ao haiku, an award winning poet (Japan Times), etc.
He does online courses at all levels and one-to-one tuition.
#haiku
His website:
www.callofthepage.org/courses/
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April 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Hello Mary Beth, I do have an idea for you: @thehaikutec.bsky.social or @haikutec@mastodonworld.
Alan is a true grandmaster of ao haiku, an award winning poet (Japan Times), etc.
He does online courses at all levels and one-to-one tuition.
#haiku
His website:
www.callofthepage.org/courses/
Alan is a true grandmaster of ao haiku, an award winning poet (Japan Times), etc.
He does online courses at all levels and one-to-one tuition.
#haiku
His website:
www.callofthepage.org/courses/
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Today's Feature:
the snow-spinning wind
I dream of only big trees
in my prison yard
Alan Summers @haikutec
THF Per Diem: Haiku of the Day, Feb. 18, 2023
the snow-spinning wind
I dream of only big trees
in my prison yard
Alan Summers @haikutec
THF Per Diem: Haiku of the Day, Feb. 18, 2023
November 27, 2024 at 6:53 AM
Today's Feature:
the snow-spinning wind
I dream of only big trees
in my prison yard
Alan Summers @haikutec
THF Per Diem: Haiku of the Day, Feb. 18, 2023
the snow-spinning wind
I dream of only big trees
in my prison yard
Alan Summers @haikutec
THF Per Diem: Haiku of the Day, Feb. 18, 2023
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An #Advent of #haiku
Day 22
from Pressed Between Palms., available from today on Amazon. Thanks to editor and publisher Jerome Burgland. Also my gratitude to CX Turner and @haikutec for contributing a blurb
First published by Heterodux Haiku-and nominated for a #Touchstone
Day 22
from Pressed Between Palms., available from today on Amazon. Thanks to editor and publisher Jerome Burgland. Also my gratitude to CX Turner and @haikutec for contributing a blurb
First published by Heterodux Haiku-and nominated for a #Touchstone
December 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
An #Advent of #haiku
Day 22
from Pressed Between Palms., available from today on Amazon. Thanks to editor and publisher Jerome Burgland. Also my gratitude to CX Turner and @haikutec for contributing a blurb
First published by Heterodux Haiku-and nominated for a #Touchstone
Day 22
from Pressed Between Palms., available from today on Amazon. Thanks to editor and publisher Jerome Burgland. Also my gratitude to CX Turner and @haikutec for contributing a blurb
First published by Heterodux Haiku-and nominated for a #Touchstone
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Today's Feature at http://MyHaikuPond.com
fresh graffiti
the dog approves
by signing
Alan Summers @haikutec
Nick Virgilio Haiku Association, April 7-21, 2021
fresh graffiti
the dog approves
by signing
Alan Summers @haikutec
Nick Virgilio Haiku Association, April 7-21, 2021
November 27, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Today's Feature at http://MyHaikuPond.com
fresh graffiti
the dog approves
by signing
Alan Summers @haikutec
Nick Virgilio Haiku Association, April 7-21, 2021
fresh graffiti
the dog approves
by signing
Alan Summers @haikutec
Nick Virgilio Haiku Association, April 7-21, 2021