December 2024 Featured Haiku
autumn equinox
a maple balances
light and dark
night pond
water striders rearrange
the cosmos
a sliver of moonlight
shines thru a crack
in the barn door
autumn equinox
a maple balances
light and dark
night pond
water striders rearrange
the cosmos
a sliver of moonlight
shines thru a crack
in the barn door
January Haiku Submissions
OPEN
Submit up to 3 haiku by December 25th
THEME: New Year
burst into full blossom
a skylark sang
Haiku Submission Guidelines
Haiku poetry originated in Japan and was perfected by the great haiku masters: Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Masaoka Shiki, Kobayashi Issa and Chiyojo. Today haiku is an art form that is practiced internationally, and in the spirit of promoting global peace and contemplative artistic expression, Zen Peacemaker’s showcases three haiku a month on this page.
- Haiku sent must be based on the monthly theme. By submitting, you acknowledge all work is original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere (i.e., no simultaneous submissions please). We consider poems on the internet (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs) to be previously published.
- By sending their haiku, authors agree to its publication on our website and social media.
- We will consider both free form haiku and haiku written using the traditional syllable count of 5-7-5.
- Due to the volume of submissions, we can only contact poets whose haiku will be showcased.
- Haiku submitted before the 25th of the month will be considered to be showcased the following month. Submissions are judged anonymously.
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“Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself.” – Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
a frog jumps into
the sound of water
is transferred to another candle—
Spring twilight
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Co-Editor: Lorraine Padden
Managing Editor: Clotilde Wright
