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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 17h

#senryu by long time contributor, Anthony Q. Rabang, of the Philippines. Anthony is a physician with a passion for #poetry. He writes poems as a hobby & as a form of meditation. IG: @bigbangthony #poetrycommunity #tattoo #poetrylovers #sunrise #micropoetry #orchid #phillipines

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 23h

#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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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 3d

#monoku #senryu by returning contributor, Peter Jastermsky ( @pjastermsky ). Author of 10 books of haiku-based writing, Peter lives among the Joshua trees in So.Cal., USA. Learn more at peterjastermsky.com. #poetry #haiku #micropoetry #poetrylovers #guitar #autumn #poetrycommunity #california

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 6d

#shahai by new contributor, Anne Fox @annefox333 of Broomes Island, Maryland. USA #poetry #haiku #photo #poetrylovers #photographylovers #supervillain #superhero #poetrycommunity #maryland #avatar

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 8d

#haiku / #senryu by returning contributor, Tejendra Sherchan, of Kathmandu, Nepal ( IG: @tejendra.sherchan ) #poetry #micropoetry #autumn #poem #poetrylovers #nepal #poetrycommunity #stories

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 9d

#haiku by long time contributor, Deborah A. Bennett @d.a._bennett | Deborah draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers and haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of nature. #poetry #poetrylovers #summer #autumn #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #illinois

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 10d

#monoku by returning contributor, Melissa Dennison of the UK. @melissa.dennison.54 #poetry #haiku #senryu #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #oneline #UK

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 10d

#haiku / #senryu by Miriam Sagan. Miriam is the author of over 30 books of poetry, fiction & memoirs. Her most recent books include Start Again (Red Mountain, 2022, and Star Gazing (Cholla Needles, 2020). #poetrylovers #poem #sky #santafé #autumn

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 10d

#haiku by returning contributor, Gregory Papastergiou, a hard working nurse from Athens, Greece. #poetrycommunity #poem #poetrylovers #micropoetry #greece #rose

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 10d

#haiku by Ron Scully @ronaldjscully of Burien, Washington, USA #worms #night #track #poem #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetry #micropoetry #washington

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 14d

#micropoetry by new contributor, Naomi Olivia. Naomi is “a godless Transgender #poet from st. louis/#florida.” Her work appears widely in various journals. Find Naomi on IG: @moth.carcass.coat (a collaboration with best friend & editor erin vastola). #poetry #stlouis #summer #poetrylovers #gunshots

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 15d

#digital #haiga by long time contributor, Rupa Anand of New Delhi, India #poetrylovers #art #digitalart #tiger #haiku #grace #jungle #poet #poem #poetry #india

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 16d

#haiku by Tuyet Van Do, of Melbourne Australia. Tuyet’s poetry has been widely published in various journals & was nominated for a Touchstone Award for Individual Poems in 2022. #poetry #autumn #summer #leaves #micropoetry #haiku #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #Australia #Melbourne

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 16d

#haiku by Adele Evershed (IG @ad_libby ) | Adele is a Welsh writer who swapped the valleys for the American East Coast. She has published 3 poetry collections and 3 novellas. #poetry #micropoetry #equinox #summer #autumn #frog #wales #usa #poetrylovers

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 17d

#haiku by Joseph Wechselberger @jwech15 Joseph lives in Browns Mills, NJ USA. Retired since March 2007, he began writing haiku/senryu in 2018.
#poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #summer #NJ #kiss #berries #wild

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 17d

A #shahai perfect for #summer / #autumn from Steliana Voicu @steliana_voicu #photo #haiku #senryu #leaves #trees #poetrylovers #photographylovers #poetry #romania

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 17d

#senryu / #haiku by Anthony Q. Rabang, of the Philippines. Anthony is a physician with a passion for poetry. He writes poems as a hobby & as a form of meditation. (IG: @bigbangthony ) #poetry #poetrylovers #summer #micropoetry

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 19d

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

#haiku by long time contributor, Mona Bedi @drmonabedi . Mona is a physician/educator in #india. A past FreshOut Featured Artist, her #poetry has many times, been featured here and elsewhere and has won numerous awards. #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #micropoetry #dragonfly #summer

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 23d

#haiga by long-time contributor Debbie Strange (X @Debbie_Strange & IG @debbiemstrange). The #haiku was previously published by the New Zealand Poetry Society. The #painting is new. #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #art #artist #canada

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 24d

#haiku by long time contributor, Deborah A. Bennett @d.a._bennett | Deborah draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of nature. #poetry #poetrylovers #summer #fish #haiku #micropoetry #illinois #fishing

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 24d

#haiku by Tim Chamberlain. Tim is a haijin who began publishing in small press mags in the late 1990s. After a 20-year haiku hiatus, he recently resumed publishing, on-line & on his blog, “Shinobazu Pond 俳句.” Originally from London, UK, he now lives in Tokyo. #poetrylovers #summer #leaves #japan

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 24d

#haiku by Vishal Prabhu (IG: @wilderness.es.poet ). At large in the Himalayas, Vishal Prabhu is currently eyeing stone & wood houses through the fog. His not so new collection, “The Vagabond Poems,” was published by Red River press this year. #moth #poetry #glass #poetrylovers #micropoetry #india

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 24d

#senryu by Randy Brooks (IG: @brooksbookshaiku). Dr. Randy Brooks is Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin U. where he teaches courses on #haiku & #tanka. He & his wife publish “Brooks Books” & co-edit Mayfly haiku magazine. #poetry #poetrylovers #micropoetry #Illinois #poetrycommunity

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freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 27d

#haiku / #senryu by long time contributor, Debarati Sen, of India (IG: @debarati_poetry ) #sunset #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #micropoetry #dusk #india

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