green tomatoes
the crow checking
before I do

—Jacek Margolak, Poland

a fly and two ants
examine a bug –
evening rain

—Vishal Prabhu, India

alfresco breakfast
ordering my eggs
sunny side up

—Louise Hopewell, Australia

khus sharbath —
a garden hose
scents the air

—Vaishnavi Ramaswamy, India

bougainvilleas –
the welcoming entrance
to my vacation home

—Maria Tosti, Italy

summer train journey
the blunt graphite pencil
gets blunter

—Geethanjali Rajan, India

by the roadside
roasted corn cobs —
Delhi monsoons

—Rupa Anand, India

About

Jacek Margolak is a haiku and senryu poet based in Poland. His work focuses on capturing the quiet friction between family memory, daily human experiences, and the raw rhythms of nature. He strives to find the stillness hidden within brief, everyday moments.

Bombay-born, US-educated, Vishal Prabhu has since taken time off to stand and stare. He lives in the Himalayas.

Louise Hopewell is an Australian poet and playwright based in Naarm/Melbourne. When not writing, Louise can be found riding her bicycle or playing ukulele.

Vaishnavi Ramaswamy is a nature and animal enthusiast, and a lover of poetry and music.

Maria Tosti is an Italian author and artist from Perugia. Her literary debut was with a multilingual poetry book in 2014. She likes creating visual poems thanks to her passion for Photography, Drawing and Painting.

Geethanjali Rajan teaches Japanese and English in Chennai. She is the author of a book of haikai forms, longing for sun longing for rain (2023) and the coauthor (with Sonam Chhoki) of Unexpected Gift (2021). She edits haiku at cattails and at Café Haiku.

Rupa Anand is a spiritual seeker turned poet. She is a Pushcart Prize (haiku), Red Moon Anthology (haibun) and Touchstone Award (haiku), nominated and long-listed poet. She lives in New Delhi, finding peace in writing for and about cancer, and of course the wildlife she encounters in her environment.

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