the deck chairs
where my neighbors used to sit …
the slow drift
of dogwood blossoms
into their empty pool

—Chen-ou Liu, Canada

rainless clouds
and the muffled wind…
a peacock calls
from every window
I happen to open

—Minal Sarosh, India

cirrus duplicatus
the parallel trunks
of loblolly pines
slanting sunlight falls
through possum ribs

—Joshua St. Claire, USA

summer evenings
our glasses filled
with pomegranate juice
the afterglow at the horizon
a deepest red I’ve ever seen

—Lakshmi Iyer, India

About

Chen-ou Liu is the author of five books, including Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize, 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest) and A Life in Transition and Translation (Honorable Mention, 2014 Turtle Light Press Biennial Haiku Chapbook Competition). His tanka and haiku have been honored with many awards.

Minal Sarosh is an award-winning Indian English poet, haikuist and novelist.
At the moment, she is mesmerised by Japanese short-form poetry, like haiku and its related forms, and spends her time writing and exploring its nuances.

Joshua St. Claire is a poet from Pennsylvania in the United States. His poems have appeared in numerous journals. His favorite topic is the sky.

Lakshmi Iyer has learnt to let go things beyond her control and learn to live in the world of haiku that reenergizes her spirits to care and be with her family around.

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