elevator mirror
adjusting my smile
before my back

—Nalini Shetty, India

mud flats
the uncharted geography
of her mastectomy

—Adele Evershed, USA

wikipedia morning
I imagine the cry
of an extinct bird

—Neha Singh Soni, India

afterlife
the blues
in a conch

—Biswajit Mishra, Canada

monsoon rain
two wedding rings
in the gutter

—Katherine E Winnick, United Kingdom

rain shadows
listening for the patter
of shrapnel

—Adele Evershed, USA

About

Nalini Shetty is a poet from Mumbai, India. She writes haiku, senryu, tanka, and haibun, focusing on clarity and resonance in everyday moments.

Adele Evershed is a Welsh writer who swapped the Valleys for the American East Coast. A Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and Touchstone Award winner for an individual poem her work has appeared in Frogpond, Modern Haiku, The Heron’s Nest, among other places.

Neha Singh Soni is a Chartered Accountant from India with a deep love for poetry, especially haiku. She primarily focuses on love poems and nature-inspired verses. Her work has been published in renowned online magazines.

Biswajit Mishra is a bilingual poet writing mostly in English and occasionally in Odia. His poems have been published internationally in magazines. Born in India and having spent a few years in Kenya, Biswajit and his wife Bharati currently live in Calgary, Canada

Katherine E Winnick is an award winning Japanese short form poet and editor published in 18 countries.

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